Militants Hold Out As Kenya Forces Try To Crush Cross-Border Jihad -- Reuters
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Islamist fighters from Somalia's al Shabaab held out at a Nairobi shopping center after killing at least 62 people, surrounded by Kenyan forces trying to crush their group's cross-border jihad.
President Barack Obama offered U.S. support as the raid went into its fourth day, saying he believed Kenya - the scene of one of al Qaeda's first major attacks and a neighbor of chaotic Somalia - would continue to be a regional pillar of stability.
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MIDDLE EAST
Cease-fire called in Syria between Islamic group, U.S.-backed rebels.
Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say.
Assad: No problem with chemical inspectors in Syria, but security a concern.
UNHCR preparing for further influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan.
Twin blasts kill mourners at Baghdad funeral.
John Kerry, Iranian foreign minister to meet during U.N. gathering.
Iran to hold key nuclear talks at UN.
Hezbollah denies receiving chemical weapons from Syria.
Iran's elite military warns of dangers of dealing with U.S.
Israeli soldier killed in West Bank city of Hebron. Benjamin Netanyahu orders settlers back into disputed house.
Israeli PM urged to rethink peace talks.
ASIA
Cambodian opposition boycotts parliament, Hun Sen remains PM.
Factories ablaze as Bangladesh workers rally.
Afghanistan: Taliban kill 11 border police guards.
Pakistan blasts: Burials amid anger after Peshawar church attack.
Sri Lanka's main Tamil party wins key vote in the north.
China says it’s ready to cooperate with U.S..
North Korea denies Kim Jong-un executed mistress to protect wife.
Australia's tough-talking PM to tread diplomatic path in Indonesia.
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Philippines, leaving 20 dead as toll reaches 47 in Asia.
China’s Bo Xilai sentenced to life in prison. Bo Xilai: Chinese ex-politician to appeal against life term.
China's Xi stamps authority on party with Bo verdict.
AFRICA
Vice President: Kenya mall siege in final stage.
Smoke pours from Kenya mall as forces 'close in'. Kenya forces mount assault to end mall siege.
Kenya FM says al-Qaeda behind mall attack.
France says urgent action needed to aid Central African Republic.
Uganda steps up security after Kenya mall attack: army.
Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood.
Tunisia's Islamists resist proposal to step down.
Sudan says US economic sanctions a violation of human rights.
Gunfire from Nigerian forces kills squatters.
Sudan leader says he will travel to U.N..
EUROPE
EU says Iran, 6 key nations to hold nuclear talks.
Merkel, Conservatives triumph in German vote.
Germany's Angela Merkel faces tough coalition talks.
Lavrov: US trying to blackmail Russia on UN Syria resolution.
Russia's Putin says Syria violence could hit ex-Soviet bloc.
Jailed member of Russia's punk band on hunger strike.
Three Britons arrested in France's biggest ever cocaine bust.
Greek police generals resign after neo-Nazi killing.
Costa Concordia captain blames disaster on helmsman.
Scottish independence: Yes campaigners rally in Edinburgh.
AMERICAS
Obama says Kenyan mall attack a 'terrible outrage'.
Decline in illegal immigration to US ends amid recovery.
Obama swamped by several crises.
Nairobi Westgate Mall siege: FBI probing Americans' 'role' in al-Shabaab plot.
Canada investigating report 24-year-old Ontario man among militants in deadly Kenya mall siege.
Colombia: rebels recruited 13,000 minors during conflict.
Venezuelan National Guardsmen arrested over drugs.
Mexico storm death toll rises to 110.
Attorneys for accused Boston Marathon bomber due in court.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Guantánamo: Protest hits bottom; 19 prisoners still on hunger strike.
Ex-Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr due in Canadian court.
US drones kill 7 in North Waziristan strike.
Al Qaeda-linked fighters killed in clash with Syria rebels.
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China, Europe orders signal economic healing but U.S. disappoints.
Apple Touch ID fingerprint tech 'broken', hackers say.
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Oil falls toward $104 a barrel as Syria risk fades.
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