Four people have been charged over the siege at the Westgate shopping centre in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, in which at least 67 were killed, police say. The four foreigners have been charged with aiding terrorist groups and being in Kenya illegally. Their nationalities have not been disclosed, but they are said to be ethnic Somalis. […]

An Italian politician who compared the country’s first black minister to an orangutan said he would not quit as vice-president of the senate. Roberto Calderoli, who represents the anti-immigration Northern League, told parliament he did a “silly thing” and offered to send Cecile Kyenge flowers. But he said a majority of parties did not want […]