U.N. says Darfur mission withheld details of attacks on civilians
Joint U.N.-African Union deemed one of the worst missions the United Nations is involved with
China bans private clubs in parks, historical buildings in graft crackdown
Private clubs have a reputation in China as places where shady dealings are carried out by an extravagant elite
Panama arrests supreme court judge on suspicion of corruption
Alejandro Moncada is suspected of crimes including money laundering and illicit enrichment, marking first case of its kind for the Central American country
Anti-Islamic State fighters claim control of Kobani neighborhood
Turkey has offered to help Kurds enter the fight for Kobani, parts of which have apparently been re-taken from Islamic State militants, while the U.S. has air-dropped arms for the first time to help the city's defenders
China high-speed rail designer gets suspended death sentence in bribe case
The engineer credited with designing China's high-speed rail network is found guilty of taking $7.8 million in bribes, state media reports
Kurdish sources: Islamic State advance in Kobani appears to be stalling
Amid intensifying air strikes against Islamic State militants in the Syrian border town of Kobani, sources say the militants' advance is stalling
Investigative journalism's "golden age" faces surveillance threat
Eroding protection of whistleblowers, lure of "cheap sensationalism" threaten investigative journalism, experts say
At least 12 dead in Turkey as fate of Syrian town stirs up Kurdish tensions
MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-KURDS:At least 12 dead in Turkey as fate of Syrian town stirs up Kurdish tensions