American killed in Kenya hotel attack was 9/11 survivor
On 11 September 2001, Spindler was working for investment bank Salomon Smith Barney in the World Trade Center.
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Among the dead was an American citizen, a US State Department official said.
Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The leader of the country’s opposition coalition has made serious allegations about the vote.
John Ordway and his daughter Isabella have been taking part in the Vintage Air Rally which journeys from Greece to Africa over the course of five weeks every year.
Jackline Mwende Ngila said that tests showed that her husband, who has been charged with attempted murder, is the one with reproductive issues.
The little girl was found “in a bucket wrapped in a blanket”.
The six-storey building was home to more than 150 families and had been condemned.
Unemployment is high, addiction is rife, and most women are victims of some form of violence – but somehow they find the strength to carry on.
It is the third time in a month that lions have caused panic as they roamed outside of Nairobi National Park.
Some were abandoned on the streets by family members, others left their home because of poverty or neglect.
A team of wildlife rangers tracking the lions aims to capture them.
The man reportedly flew into a rage after losing about €260.
The man, a student, pleaded guilty to hate speech.
For International Youth Day, young adults on the streets of Dublin and Nairobi spoke about their lives, loves and dreams.
In the run-up to Africa Day, Salome Mbugua discusses her social justice work in Ireland and various African countries.
The number of injuries is lower than initially feared as residents were at church or back in their home villages for Christmas.
The men were charged with supporting a terrorist group, although none are accused of being the gunmen involved in the attack.
US forces captured a suspect in the 1988 US embassy bombings during a raid in Libya. Another raid, targeting a militant in Somalia, was aborted after a gun battle.
Police also said that only between four and six armed men, not 10 to 15 as earlier thought, conducted the attack.
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The search is under way for bodies under the rubble of Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, after a four day siege by Islamist gunmen that left 67 dead.
Samantha Lewthwaite, who’s originally from Northern Ireland, is the widow of one of the 7/7 bombers. A Kenyan minister said last night that a “British woman” was believed to be among the attackers.
The three-day siege at the upmarket Nairobi mall is nearing an end, the country’s Interior Ministry says.
It comes as the Red Cross revises down the death toll to 62. The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued an updated warning for Irish nationals.
Mbugi Mwangi was shopping with his fiancée Rosemary Wahito when the attack started. Both lost their lives.
As the stand-off enters its third day, sustained bursts of rapid gunfire erupted at dawn and lasted 15 minutes, and soldiers posted around the complex ducked for cover.
Cabinet Secretary for the Interior Joe Lenku says 59 people have been killed and 175 injured.
Gunmen in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi lobbed grenades and opened fire on shoppers at an upscale mall.
Bodies were said to be ‘strewn all over’, according to police.
After 22 years of work, MSF blames civilians leaders’ tolerance of these abuses.
A compensation deal worth €23.5 million was unveiled. That’s around €4,460 per person – five times the annual salary of a Kenyan civil servant.
The elections are seen as a crucial test for the country which was hit by violence during the last elections five years ago.
The Englishman struggled to contain his excitement after another impressive performance today.
Kenyan police say they believe Somali militant group al-Shabab is behind the attack, which comes after the group’s recent warning of “bloody battles” which would endanger the lives of civilians.
One of Kenya’s most recognisable women Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism, has passed away following a long struggle with cancer.
At least 40 bodies have been counted after the blast in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, according to reports.