Gas Leak on I225 Causes Hours of Delays

A gas tank on a semi truck was punctured by road debris, as it drove down I225, on Saturday.

The incident happened just south of Parker Road, in Aurora, Colorado, on the south bound side of the freeway.

Traffic was delayed for hours as crews stopped the leak and cleaned up from it.

According to authorities, the leak was actually very small, thanks to the driver noticing and stopping his truck.

Eastwood Comes Out Against Prop 8

Clint Eastwood became the latest big name Republican to come out in support of gay marriage.

Earlier this week, he signed the American Foundation for Equal Rights' petition to the Supreme Court for the overturning of Prop 8.

Eastwood's political clout has been rising, as witnessed by his appearance at the Republican National Committee, in August.

His signature joined over one hundred other top Republicans in their belief that it should be overturned.

California's Proposition 8 defined marriage as only being between one man and one woman.

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Kenyans Hold Last Rallies Before Election

Kenyatta, left, Odinga, right

Saturday saw the last major political rallies in Kenya, before the elections take place.

Kenyans will head to the polls, on Monday, to decide who their next president will be.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta are the two leading candidates.

Thousands of Kenyans showed at their competing rallies, in Nairobi.

President Mwai Kibaki is urging the people of Kenya to vote peacefully and for the losers of the election to do so graciously.

After the election in 2007, violence broke out, killing at least twelve hundred people.

Portuguese Protest Austerity

As many as half a million Portuguese protested in Lisbon, on Saturday.

Hundreds of thousands more protested in cities and towns across the country.

They marched through the streets to let the government know their anger over austerity measures.

Taxes have gone up as the government tries to bring an end to the country's deficit.

Unemployment is closing in on eighteen percent as Portugal is in it's third year of recession.

The protests have the backing of most of the major union organizations.

Al Qaeda English Language Magazine Gives Terrorism Tips

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula regularly puts out an online magazine entitled Inspire, which is in English.

Now they've put Inspire into print.

Inspire regularly gives out tips on how to create bombs, set up traps, and other delightful crafts towards becoming a terrorist.

It also has a hit list of westerners who are wanted by AQAP, dead or alive.

Opeds regularly warn foreign governments to stop trying to fight Al Qaeda's forces, around the world.

They also have a section calling for martyrs to sacrifice themselves for the glory of Al Qaeda and Islam.

Iran and Syria Decry Western Aid to Syrian Rebels

Walid al-Moualem

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem let the displeasure of his government be known, on Saturday.

He was joined by Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in decrying the US's plan to give non military aid to the Syrian rebels.

The two countries condemned the move as a "double standard policy" that was out to "punish the Syrian people".

Salehi said that if the US really wanted to bring an end to the war that they would, "force the opposition to sit at the negotiation table with the Syrian government".

Meanwhile, President Assad, of Syria, accused Britain of trying to lengthen the conflict and of arming rebel forces.

Chadian Troops Claim Another Al Qaeda Commander

Soldiers from Chad have claimed that they have killed a top Al Qaeda leader.

On Saturday, Chadian forces "in northern Mali completely destroyed a terrorist base".

According to the Chadian military, among the dead was Mokhtar Belmokhtar a top Al Qaeda officer, in Mali.

Belmokhtar was also responsible for the Algerian hostage taking, last month.

Two days ago, Chadian forces claimed to have killed Adelhamid Abou Zeid, another top Al Qaeda leader.

Neither death has been confirmed by any other sources, but they haven't been denied by Al Qaeda either.