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by Eric Martyn 8:52 AM
Powerful explosions sent thick smoke billowing from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 59 have already died.

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Exclusive RAW Video Footage On The Westgate Attack ( Courtesy of CCTV).

by Eric Martyn 9:16 AM
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by Eric Martyn 9:13 AM
As details are released about the victims in the Nairobi shopping mall attack, a picture emerges of the assault's global impact. Mana Rabiee reports.

by Eric Martyn 9:02 AM
Kenyan police officers take position during the ongoing military operation at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi, September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

by Eric Martyn 9:00 AM
Smoke rises over Westgate Shopping Centre after an explosion in Nairobi, September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

by Eric Martyn 8:58 AM
"Tear gas wafting through the crowd at Westgate. Police evacuating crowds. Black smoke & chaos": Daniel Howden. bit.ly

by Derek Caney 8:40 AM
Kenya security official says attackers include several nationalities.

by Derek Caney 8:34 AM
Kenya's interior minister cannot confirm the number of hostages still in the mall. The minister said that all of the "terrorists" are men, but some are dressed as women.

by Derek Caney 8:32 AM
Early morning gunfire erupts from Kenyan mall under siege by Islamist militants. Julie Noce reports

by Eric Martyn 8:31 AM
Kenyan minster says that the smoke rising from the shopping mall is from militants burning mattresses. The fire was started inside the Nakumatt supermarket inside the Nairobi mall, according to Reuters reports from the scene.

by Derek Caney 8:30 AM
Kenya's interior minister says almost all hostages have been evacuated from the Nairobi shopping mall, where 62 people have been killed. He added that two "terrorists" were killed in today's actions.

by Derek Caney 8:28 AM
Reuters Video: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton meets Egypt's interim leaders at the start of a mediation mission to Cairo. Lily Grimes reports.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 4:50 PM
Analysis: What failed in Pakistan won’t work in Egypt, by David Rohde (Reuters)

Amid violent clashes in Egypt, White House officials argued this week that the United States can’t cut off its $1.3 billion a year in assistance to Egypt. To do so would cause Washington to lose “influence” with the country’s generals. Vital American security interests are at stake, they said, and keeping the torrent of American aid flowing gives Washington leverage. If that argument sounds familiar, it is. For the last decade, the United States has used the same logic in Pakistan.

The U.S. has given $11 billion in military aid to the Pakistani military in the name of maintaining American “influence” in Islamabad. From new equipment to reimbursements for Pakistani military operations, the money flowed year after year, despite complaints from American officials that the Pakistanis were misusing funds and inflating bills.

Can the United States do better in Egypt? Continue reading.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 2:32 PM
Reuters Video: Thousands of Mursi supporters march in Cairo demanding Mursi's reinstatement amid the looming threat that sit-ins will be cleared by force. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 2:27 PM
Reuters: Map of Cairo, locating the main protest camps used by pro-Mursi supporters.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 2:17 PM
Reuters Picture: Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans during a protest at the Rabaa Adawiya square where they are camping, in Cairo August 2, 2013. Tens of thousands of supporters of Mursi marched through Cairo on Friday, demanding Mursi's reinstatement amidst a looming threat that Egyptian authorities will clear out two pro-Mursi sit-ins with force. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 2:15 PM
Reuters: Egypt's army chief sees the need for a political solution: interim vice president

Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Michael Georgy and Alistair Lyon

Egypt's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi understands that there must be a political solution to Egypt's crisis, Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei said in an interview published on Friday, adding that the general was not thinking of running for president.

"He understands that there has to be a political solution. But of course he has a responsibility to protect the country in terms of security. And the army is on the edge," ElBaradei told the Washington Post.

The interview was published as the European Union pursued an effort to negotiate an end to the standoff between the Muslim Brotherhood and the army-backed administration installed after President Mohamed Mursi's July 3 downfall. ElBaradei said protest camps set up by the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo should be disbanded through dialogue, following Interior Ministry warnings that steps would be taken to disperse them.

"I do not want to see any more bloodshed. Nobody wants that. We are doing our best," ElBaradei said.

"That’s why [I favor] a dialogue renouncing violence as part of a package for them to disband this whole demonstration and then start building the country," he added. "They need to cooperate," he added, in reference to the Brotherhood. "But they need of course to feel secure, they need immunity, they need to feel that they are not excluded. It’s things we are willing to provide."

In detention since he was deposed, Mursi faces a judicial inquiry into accusations of murder and conspiring with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in 2011 when he escaped from prison during the revolt against former President Hosni Mubarak. ElBaradei said he would like to see the charges against Mursi dropped "if they are not very serious".

"I would like to see a possible pardon as a part of a grand package. Because the fate of the country is much more important," ElBaradei said.

He also said Sisi was not thinking of running for president:

"You see Sisi’s picture everywhere, and it’s good that he is not thinking of running for president. It’s good that he does not want to have the army run the country," he said. "But people in a national emergency look for power, and the power rests with the army right now."

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 2:14 PM
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says U.S. government, other countries working to bring Egypt parties together

Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall

The United States and other nations are working hard to bring Egypt's parties together to find a peaceful resolution to the current crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday (August 2, 2013).

"Egypt needs to get back to a new normal, it needs to restore stability, to be able to attract business and put people to work," Kerry said before a meeting with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in London.

"We will work very very hard together with others, in order to bring parties together to find a peaceful resolution that grows the democracy and respects the rights of everybody."

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) August 2 at 1:52 PM
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Egyptians stage rival rallies as Mursi charges fuel tension
3:20pm EDT, July 26, 2013

By Noah Browning and Shadia Nasralla

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in rival mass rallies on Friday, hours after the state news agency said ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi was being investigated for charges including murder.

In Cairo, huge crowds heeded a call by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to give him a popular mandate to confront violence unleashed by his July 3 overthrow of Mursi, many of them clutching pictures of the general in full ceremonial uniform. Supporters of the deposed Islamist leader staged mass counter-demonstrations to demand his reinstatement, shrugging off fears of an imminent crackdown.

The army's move against Egypt's first democratically elected president has caused deep alarm in the West. The country of 84 million people forms a bridge between the Middle East and North Africa and receives $1.5 billion a year in mainly military aid from the United States.

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by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 5:20 PM
Reuters Video: Thousands of Mursi opponents follow the Egyptian army chief's call to demonstrate against ''violence and terrorism'' in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). July 26, 2013.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 4:30 PM
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Report from Al Jazeera: unknown gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades have attacked two checkpoints and a police station in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid in northern Sinai, police said. There is no immediate word on casualties. Residents in the area have been warned to stay indoors, with many taking shelter in local mosques, police sources told Al Jazeera.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 3:57 PM
Reuters Picture: Protesters wear masks depicting army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi as they gather for a mass protest to support the army in Tahrir square in Cairo, July 26, 2013. The Egyptian army is detaining Mursi over accusations of kidnapping, killing soldiers and other charges, the state news agency said on Friday. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 3:51 PM
Reuters Picture: A view of a sunset over Tahrir Square during a protest to support the army, in Cairo July 26, 2013. Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as opposing political camps took to the streets. Confirming the potential for bloodshed, two men were killed in confrontations in Egypt's second city Alexandria and a further 19 were hurt, Mena news agency reported. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 3:24 PM
"The Brothers stole our revolution," said Salah Saleh, a horse trainer at a central Cairo rally, voicing widespread criticism that Mursi refused to share out power after taking office and then failed to tackle Egypt's many woes.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 2:25 PM
Friday's protests are in relation to charges that ousted President Mursi conspired with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to flee jail during the 2011 uprising against veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak, killing some prisoners and officers, kidnapping soldiers and torching buildings. Mursi has previously said locals helped him escape from prison during the 2011 upheavals and the Muslim Brotherhood denounced the series of accusations leveled against him.

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 2:15 PM
"At the end of the day, we know all of these charges are nothing more than the fantasy of a few army generals and a military dictatorship," Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said. "We are continuing our protests on the streets."

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 2:09 PM
Two Egyptians were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Mursi in Egypt's second biggest city of Alexandria on Friday, Egypt's MENA news agency reported. It said 19 others were injured in clashes that erupted after thousands took to the streets in response to a call by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for a popular mandate to tackle violence unleashed since the ouster of Mursi on July 3. That triggered calls for pro-Mursi rallies.

Reporting by Omar Fahmy; writing by Yasmine Saleh; editing by Edmund Blair

by Margarita Noriega (Reuters) July 26 at 2:03 PM
A military helicopter flies over clouds of smoke in Cairo July 26, 2013. Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as Egypt's opposing political camps took to the streets. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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