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The al Shabaab group is accused of being behind several recent attacks on foreigners in Kenya, including an incident in September when a British man was killed and his wife taken hostage.
Judith Tebbutt, 56, was taken from the Kiwayu Safari Village after her husband David, 58, was murdered.
Reports said Kenyan military forces entered southern Somalia on Sunday and were "pursuing al Shabaab across the border".
It comes a day after Kenya's minister of internal security George Saitoti told a news conference that his nation would hunt down the Islamist militia.
"For the first time our country is threatened with the most serious level of terrorism," he said. Read More
The unease is especially strong in areas in and around mountains that must be repeatedly decontaminated, as every rainfall brings a new batch of radioactive substance-contaminated leaves and soil washing down from the hills. Since some 70 percent of Fukushima Prefecture is mountainous, such instances of regular recontamination could occur over a broad area, while the same effect has also been observed in some undeveloped areas of cities.
The central government is considering paying for any decontamination operations conducted by local governments at sites with radiation emissions of 1 millisievert per year or more, but residents in places faced with regular recontamination after every major rainfall are concerned the national government may not keep the cleanup funding flowing.
The city of Fukushima decontaminated its Onami and Watari district in July and August after a surge in local radiation levels. In the week following the end of the operation, the city took fresh radiation readings at 885 points, of which seven actually registered levels exceeding those found before the decontamination. One gutter measured even showed a rise from 3.67 microsieverts per hour before the cleanup to 4.63 after the work.
"Radiation increased close to the mountains and in spots where water and soil washed down the slopes," the Fukushima Municipal Government stated. Read More
The ship has been wedged on Astrolabe Reef since 5 October and about 350 tonnes of fuel has spilled so far, polluting the ocean and nearby Bay of Plenty beaches.
For the last two days salvage crews have been in a race against time, preparing to pump the remaining 1300 tonnes of heavy fuel oil off the Rena before it breaks up.
A spokesperson for Svitzer Salvage, Matthew Watson, says the plan is to have as few people as possible working to reduce the number at risk.
Mr Watson says changing weather conditions, coupled with the tilt of the fractured ship and oil-splashed surfaces, make it a risky operation.
Maritime New Zealand's salvage co-ordinator Bruce Anderson says he received a plan from the salvage crew that will allow them to stay on the vessel overnight and all of Monday. Read More
Maritime New Zealand has acknowledged another oil release is likely at some stage because of Rena's position on the Astrolabe Reef.
There have been 1250 dead birds recovered so far.
A total of 181 birds, including 143 little blue penguins, have been taken to the Oiled Wildlife Recovery Centre.
Maritime New Zealand says anyone who discovers wildlife affected by the oil spill should contact the Wildlife Response Team.
Maritime New Zealand says close to 5000 people have now volunteered to help clean up oil which has washed up from the Rena. Read More
Labour MP John Mann said he had written to police to look at whether Mr Werritty and the former minister had broken the law.
He told the Sunday Telegraph: "Mr Werritty gave out business cards saying he was an adviser to Dr Fox.
"If that is not the case and he was getting money - for whatever purpose - by misrepresenting his relationship with the defence secretary, that cannot be right."
A City of London Police spokesman confirmed the force had received an allegation of fraud.
Sky reporter Mark Stone said: "At this stage we do not know how much evidence the police will be able to mount and whether there is a case to answer."
Dr Fox is also facing more pressure over his involvement in soliciting donations for a company that funded Mr Werritty.
Prominent Tory backers have reportedly complained that Mr Fox "misled" them about how the money would be used. Read More
the researchers IGN-CSIC, spotted at the inspection carried out from a helicopter in the header area of the spot, about 2,400 meters from the nearest point on the coast, numerous steaming lava fragments in suspension , in an area of approximately 100 meters and surrounded by rows of gas bubbles. Also have observed a change in the color of the head, and this is more dark and turbulent aspect. This would mean that the eruption is occurring within 150 feet deep.
With this information, the direction of the Plan gave the order to close off access to the village of La Restinga, and prohibit air and sea traffic in the area. In this sense, Professor Ignacio Lozano vessel ceased research and returned to port.
Scientists at the National Geographic Institute (IGN) and the Centro Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC), have confirmed, this afternoon (Saturday 15th October 2011), the eruptive process of El Hierro is a surtseyana like rash, consisting of four phases. However, they said that the completion of these depend on the amount of magma that is expelled by the volcano.
As explained by the coordinator of the team of scientists from CSIC, Ramon Ortiz, the first phase, the effects have been seen today, is the expulsion of "lava bubbles that carry gas and once they break the surfice." In a second stage, according to Ortiz, "you will see a white column of steam" that will give way to the third phase to be observed "black colored explosions known as rooster tails." Finally, you can view "the growth of a small island where a fountain of lava flow type pump".
Ramon Ortiz also said that the diameter of the mouth of the volcano should be about one meter in diameter and it has caused a strain on the island of about five centimeters. He said that the eruption will be visible when you are 60 meters deep.
As you may recall, the Canary Islands Government raised the emergency red light, Level 1, in which, in addition to the mandatory evacuations, mobilization of the necessary resources for intervention activities and logistics have been activated. This was transmitted PEVOLCA \nd address to the people of La Restinga, which must follow the recommendations of the authorities and members of civil protection.
For his part, Director General of Security and Emergency, Juan Manuel Santana, announced that Sunday 16th October 2011 will bring another meeting of the Steering Committee PEVOLCA, which is to be attended by President of the Government, Paulino Rivero, and the director and adviser Plan Economy, Finance and Security, Javier Ortiz. The meeting will take place at 13:00 pm in the City of El Pinar. Source
Canton Police said a 29-year-old British resident and a 40-year-old resident of Neuchatel, Switzerland, died in Friday's crash in the outskirts if the village of Fontaines-sur-Grandson, in Canton of Vaud.
The aircraft, a registered Piper, had taken off from the airfield of Colombier was heading to Amiens, France. The plane lost contact with air traffic control 30 minutes after take-off, police said.
Police did not offer any additional information about the two victims.
The cause of the accident remained unknown. Police asked potential witnesses to call a hotline. Source
By early Sunday morning, the number stood at 297 from two months of lashing rain, with more than 8.5 million in 61 provinces affected by the rising waters, authorities said.
More rain was predicted for Sunday in some provinces and in the capital city, Bangkok.
In the ancient city of Ayutthara, one of the worst-hit regions, military trucks moved slowly down the main street, cutting through a constant river of water, passing out aid to those who can get close.
Anyone with a boat used it to transport aid or to help neighbors carry their possessions from flooded houses. Others used rubber tires of slabs of Styrofoam.
In Bangkok, crews worked feverishly, widening canals and strengthening flood barriers to protect the city.
"I have to say here that there is a lot of water coming to Bangkok but the situation not critical yet," said Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra. Read More
Johnny Tanko was seen in the neighbourhood the night 10-month-old Lisa Irwin was reported missing from her crib at her parents' Kansas City home.
The odd job man, known locally as 'Jersey' was arrested on unrelated charges and is now being questioned as to Baby Lisa's whereabouts, NBC station KSNW reported. He is not a suspect in the case.
The new lead comes as the National Guard were called in to help with the search.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has ordered the deployment of 25 members of the Guard's Military Police Company to join the hunt for the missing child today.
The baby's mysterious disappearance on October 4 has gripped the nation for the last 12 days.
But with no suspects the family have been growing increasingly desperate for new leads.
Diapers found at an empty house near Baby Lisa's home have been there for some time, authorities said yesterday.
Police will continue to investigate a backpack found alongside the diapers, Kansas City Police Department's Steve Young said, according to Fox News. Read More
The protesters swamped the iconic square, stopping traffic as the numbers swelled to 20,0000 in what was thought to be the largest Occupy demonstration in the U.S. so far.
The arrests marred what police said was a largely orderly march, one day after the privately-owned Zuccotti Park's landlord backed down from an attempt to move the demonstration.
Many of the protesters in Times Square came from around the country and did not come up from the encampment.
The New York demonstration came as protesters held marches across the world. In Rome shop windows were smashed, reporters attacked and cars torched as the global 'day of rage' erupted into violence.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at more than 950 demonstrations in more than 80 countries as protesters marked four weeks since the rallies against the global financial system began. Read More
The children were trafficked by a secret network of doctors, nurses, priests and nuns in a widespread practice that began during General Franco’s dictatorship and continued until the early Nineties.
Hundreds of families who had babies taken from Spanish hospitals are now battling for an official government investigation into the scandal.
Several mothers say they were told their first-born children had died during or soon after they gave birth.
But the women, often young and unmarried, were told they could not see the body of the infant or attend their burial.
In reality, the babies were sold to childless couples whose devout beliefs and financial security meant that they were seen as more appropriate parents. Read More
Thousands had flocked to the area around the London Stock Exchange in an effort to replicate the growing protests taking place in the US' financial centre, Wall Street.
The day of global action saw violent clashes in Italian capital Rome, with demonstrations inspired by the movement also starting in New Zealand, parts of Asia and elsewhere in Europe.
Thousands took to the streets in cities including Frankfurt, Berlin, Vienna, Lisbon, Paris, Auckland and Tokyo.
Around 5,000 people also marched at the scene of the initial Occupy Wall Street protests in New York.
In London, protesters pitched tents outside St Paul's Cathedral as night fell, after police cordoned off the home of the Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square.
Scotland Yard had said it would be "illegal and disrespectful" to camp in front of the cathedral, where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was among several people who addressed the crowd
But a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police later said: "We are not going to move anyone at this time." Read More
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