Portal:Current events/2013 September 23
September 23, 2013 (Monday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- Westgate shopping mall shooting:
- Explosions and gunfire are reported from the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi where Al-Shabaab gunmen are still holed up. (BBC)
- The Kenyan Interior Minister says that three gunmen were killed and that his troops are in control of all five floors of the building. (Euronews)
- Syrian civil war:
- President Bashar al-Assad said he will allow international experts to access chemical weapons sites. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 25 people are dead in Hong Kong and southern China after Typhoon Usagi passes through with the storm having killed eight people in the Philippines. (NBC News), (AP)
Law and crime
- In his first public statement since his resignation, former Pope Benedict XVI denies that he covered up child sexual abuse cases involving priests during his tenure. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- An Egyptian court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities nationwide and its assets will be confiscated according to the court ruling. (Reuters)
Sports
- Australian footballer Gary Ablett Jr. wins his second Brownlow Medal in the Australian Football League 5 days before the Grand Final between Hawthorn and Fremantle on Saturday, 28th September.