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Death toll rises as Kenya mall siege continues
Heavy gunfire and loud explosions erupted at Nairobi\'s Westgate shopping mall on Tuesday as Kenyan troops fought al Qaeda-linked gunmen who were holding hostages ...Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a ...Assad dismisses West over draft UN resolution
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the United States, France and Britain for submitting a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to ...25 dead as Typhoon Usagi hits southern China
At least 25 people in southern China have been killed in what has been described as the most powerful storm on earth ...Angela Merkel wins third term as German chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a third term in elections, but her conservatives may be forced to govern in a "grand ...Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills over 75
At least 75 people were killed and 130 others injured when a twin suicide bomb attack hit a Christian church in Pakistan\'s ...China sentences Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption
A Chinese court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison on Sunday after finding the once powerful Communist Party insider guilty of ...Syrian troops storm central village, killing 15
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 15 people overnight in a Sunni Muslim village north-west of the city ...Pakistan releases senior Taliban commander Mullah Baradar
Pakistan Saturday released senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to help push the peace process in Afghanistan, Pakistan\'s foreign ministry ...Syrian war has reached stalemate, deputy PM says
The civil war in Syria has reached a stalemate, according to the country\'s deputy prime minister.