FBI agents join Kenya mall attack investigation
Federal agents are in Kenya to help with the investigation, analyzing fingerprints and DNA to determine the identities of victims and the terrorists.
Behind Nairobi attack, a Somali mastermind
Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr is bookish and recites poetry. He has also killed most rivals to gain control of al-Shabab.
Kenyan officials say siege is over; death toll expected to rise
The four-day long standoff could bolster the image of the brutal al-Shabab in global jihadist circles.
Gunmen in Kenya siege said to be international group
The al-Shabab militants who launched the attack reportedly spoke English, were from different nations.
American woman injured in Kenya mall massacre recovering
Elaine Dang, of Del Mar, Calif., is one of the five Americans injured in Saturday's attack on a Nairobi mall. Two of Dang's friends were killed in the attack.
Al-Shabab: Nairobi attackers not American
An al-Shabab spokesman denies reports that some of the attackers keeping hostages at a mall in Nairobi are American.
Loyalty slips with the ANC
Black South Africans are slowly losing faith in the party that ended apartheid. It is accused of being wasteful, ineffective and out of touch.
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India’s blue helmets
After years of leading the peacekeeping mission in Congo, India is scaling back on its military commitments.
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- Court convicts 2 former Bihar leaders of swindling Indian state of funds for cattle feed
Africa
- Fighting resumes between Malian soldiers, separatist rebels in northern town of Kidal
- South African ruling party calls for tighter security measures in wake of Kenya mall attack
- Kenya Red Cross: 39 people still missing after deadly Nairobi mall attack
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Middle East
- International weapons inspectors arrive in Beirut ahead of their mission in neighboring Syria
- Crude oil falls to below $102 a barrel as possible partial shutdown of US government looms
- Lawyer of Iranian in Israel denies spy allegations while speculation cast on timing of case
- Turkey unveils set of reforms, some aimed at reconciliation with Kurds
Europe
- Merkel's conservatives, center-left Social Democrats to begin exploratory talks on coalition
- UK treasury chief Osborne used Conservative conference speech to propose tougher welfare rules
- Stocks under pressure as investors fret over US budget battle, Italian political uncertainty
- British businessman jailed in US for trying to sell missile parts to Iran is back in UK
The Americas
- 9 killed, 6 wounded in apparent drug-related attacks amid fears of Mexico violence resurgence
- Catholic church collapses in northern Mexico, kills 10-year-old boy, injures 24 church goers
- Rev. Jesse Jackson to keep working for retrieval of US man captured by Colombian rebels
- Family: Egypt extends detention of 2 Canadians for another 45 days
National Security
- Iranian foreign minister says nuclear facility inspections possible to open negotiations
- Call ends decades of silence between US, Iranian leaders; rift seems closer to being bridged
- Breaking freeze, Obama speaks to Iran's Rouhani, says resolution to nuclear dispute possible
- Obama to deliver statement from White House amid budget fights, foreign policy challenges