Mexico's Storm Death Toll Rises to 119

The death toll from storms in Mexico rose to one hundred and nineteen, on Saturday.

Wreckage of a missing helicopter was found, as well as the bodies of it's crew.

Military forces also found the body of one of the fifty-three people missing in the La Pintada landslide.

Nearly sixty thousand people remain evacuated from flood zones.

Mexico took a triple punch, which affected twenty-four of the county's thirty-one states.

39 Killed in Al Shabaab Mall Attack in Nairobi

Militants from Al Shabaab, part of the Al Qaeda network, attacked the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday.

They fired machine guns into crowded areas and lobbed grenades into stores.

Thirty-nine people have been killed in the attack and at least two hundred and ninety-three were wounded.

Among the dead were relatives of the Kenyan president, two Canadians, and two French citizens.

According to the US State Department several Americans are amongst the wounded, as is an Israeli citizen.

Two gunmen have died so far, but at least five gunmen are still in the mall, possibly with hostages.

Police and the Kenyan military have them surrounded and pinned in a few rooms.

Attempts are being made to negotiate with the militants, however Al Shabaab tweeted that their people will not negotiate.

Soldier Kidnapped and Killed in Israel

Hazan

IDF Air Force Sergeant Tomar Hazan, twenty of Bat Yam, was kidnapped and killed on Friday evening.

He had been reported missing Friday night and authorities immediately began a search.

By Saturday morning, their search led them to the home of forty-two year old Nidal Amar, in the West Bank.

Amar admitted to kidnapping Hazan, murdering him, and hiding his body in a well.

Authorities found Hazan's body, where Amar said he had hidden it, and quickly recovered it.

His plan was to try and exchange Hazan's body for the release of his brother, who is in prison for terrorism.

Hazan and Amar had been coworkers at a restaurant, where Hazan worked part time for extra money.

An investigation is underway to determine if Nidal Amar worked on his own, or had aid from family or friends.

They do not believe that any militant organization was involved in the plot.

Attacks in Iraq Kill 96

At least ninety-six people were killed in Iraq, on Saturday.

Eight bombs were used in four different attacks, while two shootings also took place.

The worst of the violence happened in Sadr City, when two suicide bombers struck a Shiite funeral. Seventy-two were killed and one hundred and twenty injured, in that attack.

One bomber drove next to the tent, where a meal was being server for the mourners, and blew up the explosive laden vehicle. As panicked people ran away and others ran towards to help a suicide bomber on foot, blew up his explosive vest.

In Azamiyah, gunmen killed four people in a shop in a Sunni neighborhood.

Four suicide bombers attacked the police headquarters in Beiji. Guards were able to kill one of them, but the other three were able to explode their belts. Seven police were killed and twenty-one wounded. 

Outside Mosul two prison guards were executed inside their homes, by gunmen.

Inside the city, a roadside bomb struck a military convoy, killing two soldiers and wounding four.

A car bomb in Ur killed nine and wounded fourteen.

No one claimed responsibility for any of the attacks.

3 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan

Three US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, on Saturday.

A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops, in Gardez.

NATO troops returned fire, killing the shooter.

It is unclear if this was another insider attack, or if the man had stolen a uniform to get on base.

An investigation is underway to determine which it was.