September 23, 2013
Most Hostages Rescued from Mall in Kenya
Kenya's interior minister says most of the hostages have been rescued from the Nairobi shopping mall that Islamist militants stormed on Saturday. Joseph Ole Lenku said Kenyan forces are now in "full control" of the Westgate Mall. He said two…
September 23, 2013
Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest Low Pay, Shut Factories
More than 100 garment factories in Bangladesh have been forced to close as workers protest for a third day demanding a sharp raise in their minimum wage. Police firing tear gas and rubber bullets clashed with rock-throwing protesters Monday in the…
September 23, 2013
Germany’s Angela Merkel faces tough coalition talks
Chancellor Angela Merkel's triumphant conservative party is considering who to team up with to form a new German coalition after their election victory. Her conservative bloc got 41.5% - their best result since 1994, but just short of a clear…
September 22, 2013
Assault On Iraq Funeral, Other Attacks Kill 96
Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, struck a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families in a Shiite neighbourhood in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks around Iraq that killed at least 96…
September 22, 2013
Gunmen Kills 59 in Mall Attack in Kenya
Kenyan security forces are continuing to work to apprehend gunmen who killed at least 59 people and wounded 175 others at a busy shopping mall in Nairobi. Officials said the operation to capture the gunmen and rescue an unknown number of hostages…
September 22, 2013
Suicide Bombers Kill 50 in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan say two suicide bombers have attacked a church in the northwestern part of the country, killing at least 50 people and wounding about 100 others. The head of a nearby hospital where victims were taken says many of the wounded…
September 21, 2013
US House Passes Budget Bill That Defunds Health Care Law
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a temporary funding measure that would keep the government operating, but defunds President Barack Obama's signature health care law. The Republican-controlled House passed the measure Friday by a vote…
September 21, 2013
Vice President Biden Visits Mexico for Trade Talks
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is urging the United States and Mexico to develop a stronger economic partnership, saying it is the most important part of the relationship between the two countries. Biden told Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on…
September 21, 2013
Death Toll in Nigerian Militant Attack Rises to 143
Nigerian officials say the death toll from an attack by Islamist militants earlier this week has risen to 143. An official with the Environmental Protection Agency says authorities have been collecting corpses since the attack took place Tuesday…
September 21, 2013
Nearly 100 Dead After Mexico Storms
Mexican rescue workers continued the grim search Friday for people missing after strong storms triggered mudslides that engulfed parts of several towns and villages on both coasts. People are searching the wreckage in La Pintada, west of the…