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Kenyan interior minister Joseph Lenku says end of shopping centre siege in Nairobi imminent as troops hunt down remaining al-Shabaab terrorists.

Attack on All Saints Church in Pakistan leaves at least 81 dead and 140 injured.

Peta investigation shows immense animal suffering in civet coffee trade.

Somali insurgents claim three Americans among shopping centre attackers.

As Al-Shabaab siege of Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi heads into day three, more shocking photos have emerged.

Chancellor to start negotiations with Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens.

Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend lashes out at Italian prosecutors.

Kenyan forces admit fate of remaining hostages inside shopping centre still unclear.

Asian financial nerve-centre limping back, several flights cancelled.

Loud explosions and heavy gunfire heard at shopping centre as Kenyan forces step up attack against al-Shabaab-backed Islamist militants.

Attack on the Kenyan mall where Islamic extremists are holding hostages a day after attacking the luxury Westgate centre and killing 59 people.

Terrorist group linked to al-Qaida is tweeting live updates on Kenya attack via social media.

Kenyan officials say death toll from grenade-and-gunfire siege at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi has risen to 59, with at least 175 wounded.

Two people killed by falling tree in Shantou City, in southern China's Guangdong province

Israeli commandos airlifted to Nairobi shortly after al-Shabaab fighters attacked Westgate mall.

Al-Qaida-linked group that attacked the Westgate mall has recruited dozens of westerners to its cause.

Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov cites Israeli intelligence that Syrian rebels have seized stockpiles of chemical weapons.

Reports from Nairobi indicate Israel's elite troops are battling Islamic militants to free scores of hostages taken in the Westgate Mall siege.

Merkel's Christian Democratic Union has a strong lead over main challenger Peer Steinbrück's Social Democratic Party (SPD).

As the al-Shabaab siege of the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi heads into day two, more shocking photos have emerged.

Kenyan authorities say 59 shoppers at the Westgate Mall, Nairobi, have been killed and hundreds injured by al-Shabaab terrorists.

Social media updates off as militants monitor authorities' moves through internet.

Russia to 'safeguard' mustard gas, VX and sarin, says Iran parliament speaker.

Former Chinese politician found guilty of all charges including bribery and embezzlement.

Islamist insurgent group says storming of mall is retaliation for Kenya's military intervention in Somalia, as standoff continues.

Suicide bomber rams explosives-laden car into a funeral tent packed with mourners in a Shi'ite part of Baghdad, killing 30 people.

Attacks on seven-year-old took place in 2008, when wife was in office.

Up to 50 shoppers in Nairobi's luxury Westgate mall could be hostages of fanatical al-Shabaab Somali militants.

Drink and bar girl scams leave many foreign residents penniless, forcing them to live on the streets.