137 Hostages Buried Missing or Dead in Kenya Mall

Militant group al-Shabab took control of the Nairobi mall on Wednesday. 137 hostages were covered in rubble when the mall collapsed. Some people are saying that the government assault team carried out a demolition but Kenya government spokesman Manoah Esipisu told the press that the terrorists purposely stared a fire. Numerous tweets from an account believed to be a genuine al-Shabab member said that "having failed to defeat the mujahideen inside the mall, the Kenyan government used chemical gases to end the siege." It was not stated what type of chemical gases were smoke grenades or poison. The Kenyan government denies these acquisitions. The civilian death toll is 61 currently as the search goes on.

Turkey Shuts Down Turkey-Syria Border Gate

Turkey has shut down its Oncupinar border gate because of an al Qaeda affiliated group fought units of the Free Syrian Army in Azaz (Syria) near the Turkish border. All humanitarian assistance that has been going through that gate has now ended. Turkey will not be allowing anyone through the gate even though they have been accepting refugees from Syria. The fighting in Azaz has stopped and mediation efforts are under way. Violence has spilled over the border before and they would prefer it not to happen again. Fifty two people were killed when a double car bomb blew through the Turkish border town of Reyhanli  on May 11.
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Syria 'welcomes Russian Chemical Weapons Proposal

On Monday the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the government would welcome the Russian proposal to avert the U.S. air strikes by having them turn over their control of its chemical weapons to international monitors. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Moscow made a statement that offered that a diplomatic solution may be possible. While in meeting with Moualem, the Russian Foreign Minister said that Russia will ask Syria to give up their chemical weapons in order to prevent an air strike by the U.S. Lavrov called Syria to sign the Convention on Chemical Weapons. Which states that it is illegal to produce, stockpile, and use chemical weapons. Moualem said Syria "welcomes the Russian initiative," yet did not say weather Syria would agree or disagree with this proposal. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/john-kerry-in-london-campaigns-for-world-to-support-military-strike-against-syria/2013/09/09/e8ad7a72-193d-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html

One teen dead, 3 injured in Texas school stabbing

On Wednesday one teen was stabbed to death while three others were injured in a potentially gang related fight at Spring High School in Spring, Texas. Three students whom were described as "persons of interest" were taken into custody, two were taken away in handcuffs. Spring High School was then locked down and all classes were canceled for the rest of the week. Authorites have not released the name of the slain teen to the public. A man claiming to be his father said "He was just trying to come to school today." His aunt then said "It was totally random." The authorities said that two student were taken away to the hospital with minor injuries while the third is undergoing surgery.