Monday, October 21, 2013

Nevada School Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

A shooting took place at Sparks Middle School, in Sparks, Nevada, on Monday.

Authorities say a student brought a hand gun to school.

Just before school was to start, the student shot a teacher and two other students, before turning the gun on himself.

Both the shooter and the teacher died, from their wounds.

No motive is yet known for the shooting, and the identity of the shooter has not yet been released.

The teacher has been identified as Mike Landsberry, a math teacher.

Landsberry was a former Marine and a member of the Nevada Air National Guard who had served multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan.

France Complains About US Spy Programs

Relations between the US and France took a strained toned on Monday.

Another set of Snowden leaks were released, showing that the NSA spied on French phone calls and text messaging.

According to the leaks, more than seventy million calls and several million texts were intercepted.

France called the American ambassador for discussions about the issue.

However, some political analysts note that France is accused of running similar spy programs.

They suggest that the French government is attempting to distract the French people from their own spying, by waving the US's same plots.

Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Russia

A suicide bomber struck in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday.

The attack happened on a bus, in the afternoon.

Six people were killed, including the bomber, and thirty-three injured in the blast.

According to witnesses, the bomber was a woman.

No group has claimed the attack.

Terrorists Bomb Passenger Train in Pakistan

As the Jaffar Express entered Balochistan province, Pakistan, three explosions knocked the train off the tracks.

Three bombs had been planted on the tracks and went off as the train crossed them.

The explosions derailed the train and tore the tracks apart.

Seven people were killed and sixteen seriously wounded, in the attack.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.


Typhoon Wipha Kills 28 in Japan

Twenty-eight people are confirmed dead and eighteen are missing on Izu Oshima.

The Japanese island took the full force of Typhoon Wipha, over the weekend.

Search and rescue crews were only able to get out on Monday, as the storm weakened enough to remove evacuations.

Nearly two thousand members of the Defense Forces have been dispatched to aid in the searches and recovery efforts.

Residents are being warned that more evacuations are coming, as Typhoon Francisco is approaching Japan.

USMC: Lance Corporal Christopher O. Grant

Lance Corporal Christopher O. Grant, twenty of Richwood, Louisiana, died on October 20.

He was killed in combat in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

It was his first deployment.

Grant was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.