20,000 Evacuated Due to Flooding in Russia

Twenty thousand people have been evacuated from areas that are flooding in Eastern Russia.

Authorities ordered a general evacuation as waters continued to rise, after nearly a week of heavy rains.

Some people have refused to leave, leaving their safety in doubt.

Several rivers have flooded, but the Zeya is by far the worst.

Normally about a quarter of a mile across, it now stretches nearly six miles from side to side.

The Russian government has deployed soldiers to aid in whatever ways they can.

Sinai Attack Kills 25 Police in Egypt

Twenty-five Egyptian police were killed and two injured when their two buses were attacked in the Sinai.

Monday's attack came near Rafah, on police who were not in uniform.

Conflicting reports say that the buses were either hit by rocket propelled grenades or that they were forced to stop and then shot execution style.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

29 Killed in Train Accident in India

Twenty-nine people were killed when a high speed train ran into a crowd in Dhamara Ghat, India.

The train had been cleared to go through the town without stopping, but as it did so a group of Hindu pilgrims crossed the tracks.

Going over fifty miles per hour, the train's driver was unable to stop in time.

Once he did stop, he was severely beaten by an angry mob.

The mob then lit the train on fire and kept rescue workers from getting to the site, for over an hour.

Severe Weather Kills 105 in China

Northern and southern China are reeling from storms that have killed one hundred and five people.

Another one hundred and fifteen are missing, with hundreds injured.

Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces have been dealing with heavy rains for nearly a week.

The rains have caused severe flooding, taking eighty-three lives and causing heavy damage.

Typhoon Utor struck Guangdong province, killing twenty-two, and caused flooding in Hunan and Guangxi Zhuang as well.

China's government has sent soldiers to help aid the areas.