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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 23 Sep, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australian among dead as most Nairobi mall siege hostages freed By Africa correspondent Martin Cuddihy, staff and wires Kenya's military says it has successfully freed most of the hostages in a shopping mall siege which claimed the lives of at least 68 people, including an Australian-UK dual citizen. Up to 15 armed militants from the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab had been holding around 30 hostages inside the Westgate mall in the capital Nairobi. "Most of the hostages have been released, and the Kenya Defence Forces has taken control of most parts of the building," Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna told local television. He did not say how many hostages had been held or freed. The Department of Foreign Affairs last night confirmed the death of a person holding dual Australian and British citizenship, but did not provide any further details. More » Suicide bombers kill dozens outside Pakistani church Merkel romps to victory in German election Entire NBN Co board offers to resign: report Syria's refugee children haunted by horrors of war America's Cup still eludes Team New Zealand More Analysis » Obamacare standoff: bill threatens US shut-down In Australian politics, disunity is death. But in US Republican party politics, it might be unity that's the problem. On Friday, Republicans in the House of Representatives - all except one - voted in favour of a bill that threatens to shut down the US government, unless the Affordable Care Act ('Obamacare') is repealed. There's zero chance of that happening. And that has real consequences. More » A message to the ALP machine: stay out of this The unelected lords of Westminster Our sights must be set on the Asian century Abbott wise to pull back... but not too far Labor's mini-moguls lose power but gain perspective Australia's new PM for Women has a lot to learn Abbott's climate change strategy holds no surprises Disability reform is enough to keep any minister busy Only one side is fighting the curriculum wars Just In More Just In » US Navy helicopter crashes into Red Sea, two crew missing A US Navy helicopter has crashed into the Red Sea and a search is underway for two of the five crew members, the military says. More » Strong winds bring down tress and powerlines in WA Former Christmas Island administrator slams Coalition policy Final votes counted in Victorian seat of McEwen today SES under investigation for alleged corruption More arrests made over deadly PNG trek attack America's Cup still eludes Team New Zealand Typhoon Usagi drenches Hong Kong NSW to allow random searches on sex offenders Syria's refugee children haunted by horrors of war World More World » US Navy helicopter crashes into Red Sea, two crew missing A US Navy helicopter has crashed into the Red Sea and a search is underway for two of the five crew members, the military says. More » Former Christmas Island administrator slams Coalition policy More arrests made over deadly PNG trek attack America's Cup still eludes Team New Zealand Typhoon Usagi drenches Hong Kong Syria's refugee children haunted by horrors of war Business More Business » Entire NBN Co board offers to resign: report All members of the NBN Co board have submitted their resignations to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, according to media reports. More » Vodafone's turnaround taking longer than expected Shares finish lower after Thursday's five-year high JPMorgan fined $970m over 'London whale' Top chief executive salaries drop slightly Politics More Politics » Former Christmas Island administrator slams Coalition policy The former administrator of Christmas Island has labelled a Federal Government decision to only provide weekly updates on asylum seeker arrivals as "puerile." More » NSW to allow random searches on sex offenders Entire NBN Co board offers to resign: report Merkel romps to victory in German election LNP candidate claims Fairfax still up for grabs Sport More Sport » City sinks United in derby, Arsenal goes top Manchester City ran over the top of United in the local derby as rivals Tottenham and Arsenal climbed the EPL ladder. More » Vettel booed in Singapore as Webber's engine fails America's Cup still eludes Team New Zealand Grand final pits best attack against best defence Souths refuse to look further than Manly Tomane hopeful O'Connor will stay in Australia Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NASA calls off search for lost comet probe NASA has called off attempts to find its Deep Impact space probe, after it lost contact last month. More » Scientists speak out against vandalism of genetically modified rice Biologists warn problems in 'three-parent baby' IVF technology overlooked Shark population decline linked to reef damage Australian researchers mothball scramjet project after failed test Environment More Environment » Russia to tow Greenpeace ship, detainees to port after raid Russian border guards will tow Greenpeace's Arctic protest ship to port after armed officers locked up the activists onboard, including two campaigners from Australia. More » Scientists speak out against vandalism of genetically modified rice British tourist trampled to death by elephant in India Draft IPCC report predicts sea levels to rise a metre by end of century Flannery defends Climate Commission after axing About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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