30 killed, 8 injured in road accidents in Egypt

2013-09-29 08:56:02

At least 30 people were killed and eight injured on Saturday in two road accidents in Egypt.

Interpol issues arrest notice for 'white widow'

2013-09-27 07:19:34

Interpol said on Thursday it had issued an international arrest notice for Samantha Lewthwaite, the British woman dubbed the "white widow", at the request of Kenya.

Gunmen kill 3 in Kenyan raids

2013-09-27 00:28:12

Unknown gunmen stormed a police station on Thursday, killing two policemen and injuring three others in the northern Kenyan town of Mandera.

2 policemen killed in police station attack in Kenya

2013-09-26 15:07:33

Unknown gunmen stormed a police station on Thursday, killing two Administration Policemen (AP) officers and injuring three others in northern Kenyan town of Mandera.

Tackling security concerns in Nairobi

2013-09-25 18:48:02

The Chinese community in Kenya is growing increasingly concerned about the security situation in Nairobi after the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab launched a terrorist attack in a fancy, crowded shopping mall on September 21, killing at least 72 people – including five terrorists, six security officers and one Chinese national – as of September 24.

Foreign experts probe Kenya mall attack

2013-09-25 16:50:11

Top forensic experts from Britain, US and Israel joined their Kenyan counterparts in carrying out analysis at the Westgate shopping mall which was stormed by terrorists.

Egypt shuts headquarters of Brotherhood newspaper

2013-09-25 15:53:58

Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo, the latest move aimed at crushing the Islamist movement, the Brotherhood said on Wednesday.

Kenya mall siege 'over' but death toll unclear

2013-09-25 11:01:28

As Kenya began mourning for at least 68 killed in the siege of a Nairobi mall, it was unclear how many more hostages may have died with the Somali Islamist attackers buried in the rubble.

Kenya says 'defeated' mall militants

2013-09-25 07:55:46

Kenya's president said his forces had "defeated" Islamists from Somalia's al Shabaab on Tuesday, shooting dead five and capturing 11 others suspected of killing 67 people during a four-day siege at a shopping mall.

Kenyan forces kill 6 of remaining attacker

2013-09-24 17:27:22

Kenyan security forces killed six of the remaining attackers, the country's Citizen TV reported on Tuesday, as fresh gunfire erupted in the Nairobi mall.

Somali group denies American, British attackers

2013-09-24 16:55:15

Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab on Tuesday dismissed comments by a Kenyan minister that Americans and a Briton were among the militants who attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi.

Kenya searches mall, attackers' identities probed

2013-09-24 16:14:31

Kenya said it was in control of a Nairobi shopping mall that was attacked at the weekend but was still searching on Tuesday for Somali-linked Islamists.