25 Fires Burning in Minnesota

At least twenty-five wild fires are burning in Minnesota.

At least fifty buildings have been lost to the fires, at this point.

Helicopters and planes are battling the blazes, but with many lakes still covered in ice, some sources of water have been closed to them.

The largest is the Green Valley Fire, which has forced the evacuation of the entire town of Menahga.

It has burned over four thousand acres, as it is spurred along by wind gusts hitting on thirty miles per hour.

Two fires near Red Lake have burnt nearly seven thousand acres, but rain in that area is helping the battle.

Gordon Fire Burns 47 Buildings in Wisconsin

A fire that began Tuesday afternoon has burned nearly nine thousand acres, in Wisconsin.

Behind it, lay the remnants of forty-seven burned out structures, seventeen of them homes.

Firefighters battling the blaze were able to save at least seventy-seven other buildings.

Officials had evacuated most of the town of Gordon, with no time table yet for the evacuation will be lifted.

Multiple aircraft, joined fifty-two fire trucks and have the fire at ninety percent containment.

Swedish Man Dies After Sex With Wasp Nest

A thirty-five year old Swedish man died on Monday, from repeatedly being stung by wasps.

The resident of Ystad was found swollen to the point of barely being recognizable.

He had received one hundred and forty-six stings, fifty-four of them to his genitals.

According to authorities, he had attempted to have sexual intercourse with a wasp nest.

Traces of his semen and pubic hairs were found inside the nest and on dead wasps.

Animal rights activists have come out mourning the "murdered" creatures.

Bulgaria's President Asks Parliament to Cooperate

Rosen Plevneliev

President Rosen Plevneliev asked for his country's parliamentarians to come to agreement, for the sake of a stable government. 

Plevneliev told reporters that, "it is important to have a stable government. Everything else, new elections, would mean destabilization. Bulgaria does not need new elections now. This will scare away investors."

Bulgaria's elections, over the weekend, had only a fifty-one percent turnout, as Bulgarians showed their dissatisfaction the government. Making matters worse, the vote was also inconclusive, requiring parliament to form a coalition. However, the parties have refused to work together, leaving the country without a working government.

For a coalition to be considered legal, it must control one hundred and twenty-one of the two hundred and forty seats. At this point the largest coalition hasn't come near the mark.

Part of the problems include the GERB party's control of ninety-seven seats. While they have the single largest amount, no other party will even consider working with them, due to scandals the party has been mixed up in.

While parliament is avoiding coming to an agreement, extremely important issues for the country's future are being left unattended. The economy is already beginning to hurt a bit from the uncertainty surrounding the government's future.

Israeli Police Arrest 25 Palestinians For Attacks

Twenty-five Palestinians were arrested in two separate incidents, on Wednesday.

Nineteen were arrested when a mob attacked the Nablus gate.

They threw bottles, rocks, and other objects at police, injuring six officers.

Stun grenades and water cannons were used against the rioters.

Later, another group of protesters began attacking people who were on their way to the Western Wall for prayers.

Police intervened and arrested six of the attackers.

31 Killed in Bombings in Iraq

Thirty-one people were killed in a  series of bombings in Iraq, on Wednesday.

Most of them took place in Baghdad, but two bombs went off in Kirkuk, and another hit outside of Mosul.

Government, police, and Shiites were the main targets.

Al Qaeda continues to disrupt life in the country, as they work towards seeing the Iraqi government removed.

They and other Sunni groups have gained encouragement from the Syrian civil war, as they watch Sunnis slowly win against the Shiite government.