Nairobi Westgate Attack

Kenyan security forces have launched an assault on the Westgate shopping complex in the capital attempting to break the two-day siege. The suspected group of al-Shabab militants have been over run (some reports say that there were 10 extremists), accounting for 62 dead and more than 170 injured. The al-Shabab are Somali Islams that carried into Kenya. Tear gas has been used to move the crowds of onlookers in the surrounding area. Since this incident, around the country, security has stepped up at entrance and exit points, making more arrests at unspecified airport. There's no clear indication to what caused the blasts inside the shopping complex.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24206913

Shooting at Washington Navy Yard

Six people have been reported killed by mass shooting including four others and a police officer. The shooting was called in at 8:20 Monday morning. One gunman has been shot and killed, while another two possible are still at large. The deceased gunman is a 50 year old Navy employee. A witness described the other two around the same age in civil military uniforms. The shooting had started at a building in the south-eastern part of the Navy Yard, which serves as the Naval Sea Systems Command yard. President Obama urged that all of the federal agencies should be cooperating on the matter.

New Vincent Van Gough Painting Identified

The painting: Sunset at Mountmajour, was recently identified as one of Mr. Van Gough. It has been found in a Norwegian's private art collection. It was identified by the letters, artistic materials and style that was incorporated with the painting. It is the first full sized canvas that has been discovered since 1928, and will be held on display on September 24th, at the Van Gough Museum in Amsterdam. The museum director had been brought this painting once before in 1990, but denied the authenticity because it had no signature. With more recent technology, and a two-year investigation, the researchers confirmed the suspicions about Sunset at Mountmajour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24014186

Israel missile Test amid fear of Syria escalation: BBC

The Israeli government underwent a missile test, which rose the tensions even further with their neighbor Syria. Before this test, Israel and Syria have undergone a 30 month conflict causing two million refugees to flee. BBC's Richard Galpin in Jerusalem said that Israel is taking measures to the possibility that the US might send air strikes, leading into a Syrian retaliation, or possibly an allied attack from the Shia militia in Lebanon, on Israel. This missile preparation was all caused when an alleged chemical attack on August 21 killed innocent women and children. President Obama is pushing for a military retaliation on Syria, asking permission from congress to give US intervention.