US Storm Kills 8

Eight people have been killed as a severe winter storm continues to strike the south western US.

The storm began dropping rain, snow, and freezing rain on Thursday.

Since then it has caused hundreds of accidents across five states.

Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas have all dealt with it, so far, as it slowly makes it way east.

Three people were killed in California, on Thursday, while one was killed in Arizona, on Friday.

On Saturday, one was killed in New Mexico and three in Texas.

China Once Again Tries to Claim Japan's Senkaku Islands

On Saturday, China once again made an illegal attempt to claim the Senkaku Islands, as theirs.

They announced a new East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, along their possessions in the area, but went further and also placed it over Japan's Senkaku Islands.

Any aircraft which fly into the zone, must receive clearance from China, however the islands are Japanese airspace.

This could easily lead to conflicting air paths and directions.

Japan quickly protested the new zone, calling it "totally unacceptable".

China has made multiple attempts to claim the islands for their self, all of which have been rebuffed politically by Japan.

The islands are also claimed by South Korea and Taiwan, however Japan does have proof of ownership, which they gained by buying them from the private owners, who were Japanese citizens.