Riots Begin After Sayedee Sentenced to Death in Bangladesh

Over thirty people have been killed and three hundred injured as riots occurred all across Bangladesh.

They began after a death sentence was handed down in the trial of seventy-three year old Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the vice president of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.

Sayedee and other Jamaat leaders are on trial for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

Jamaat is the leading Islamic party and carries a lot of political weight as well as religious.

The government has also begun steps to ban the party from existing in the country. 

Kerry and The EU Promise Aid For Syrian Rebels

Secretary of State Kerry has announced that the US will give three hundred and eight five million dollars in aid, to the Syrian rebels.

The US will not provide military aid or weapons.

They will provide food, medical supplies, and money that is to be used for sanitation and rebuilding.

Meanwhile, the EU announced an increase in aid to the rebels.

Europe will begin sending non lethal military supplies, including armored vehicles and technical supplies.

Israel has also been aiding the rebels, most notably by treating their wounded soldiers, in Israeli hospitals.

However, spokesmen for the Syrian National Council, the official governing body of the rebels, complained that the aid wasn't enough.

While they do not want direct western intervention, they do demand that they be given weapons, so that they can bring the war to a quicker conclusion.

Benedict XVI Officially No Longer Pope

Seventeen days after announcing he would retire, Benedict XVI is officially no longer the Pope.

Thursday morning, the title was lifted from him and he went to begin his retirement.

In doing so, he became the first pope, since Gregory XII in 1415, to not die in office.

It is unclear when the new pope will be named, but expectations are for one to be in place by Easter, on March 31.

Santa Cruz Shooting Leaves 2 Police Officers Dead

Baker, left, Butler, right

Two Santa Cruz police officers were killed when they tried to question a suspect, on Tuesday afternoon.

Sergeant Loran Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler were shot and killed by Jeremy Goulet, as they stood outside his home.

They were able to call for back up when the shooting began.

Goulet then stole both of their weapons and one of their vehicles.

A man hunt began, lasting about a half hour before he was located.

Other officers were forced to shoot Goulet when he opened fire on them, as well.

The shooter died from his wounds, on the scene.

Police are limiting the release of information, while the investigation is ongoing.

Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Kabul

Ten people were killed and another ten injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up under a bus, in Kabul.

Wednesday's attack was aimed at a bus full of Afghan soldiers.

A man, dressed as a mechanic, slid under the bus as it was loading, and blew himself up.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

It is but one more show of how the situation is ongoing.

Taliban Drugs Then Shoots Police in Afghanistan

Seventeen people were druggedd and then shot and killed in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, on Tuesday night.

Ten were members of the Afghan Local Police, while seven were civilians, working with them.

A Taliban spokesman was quick to claim the attack.

It is unclear what kind of drugs the Taliban used.

This is a new form of attack, that hadn't been seen before.

Officials are worried that the Taliban will try similar tactics again.

Vader Denied Entrance to Ukrainian Justice Ministry

Darth Vader and a squad of his storm troopers were denied entrance to the Ukrainian Justice Ministry, in Kyiv.

Security, backed by military troops refused to let them enter, on Tuesday, nor would they explain why they couldn't enter.

When the police showed up they were just as unhelpful, and demanded that the group leave the area.

They were tying to enter to gain an appointment with Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych.

Their goal was to demand that the government stop harassing the Internet Party of Ukraine.

The party pushes for technological improvements in order to remove the need for bureaucracy.

Mysterious Ways

We spend so much time fighting God instead of allowing Him to work.

His ways are mysterious and beyond our comprehension.

We put so much effort into trying to put human qualities to Him. That does nothing but limit our faith, which limits our ability to see Him working in our lives.

Yet opening up to Him is one of the scariest things we can do, as it means giving up control. And control is one of the most precious things to a human being.

It is but one way in which we must give ourselves up, so that we can be the most we can be.

Because only in Him can we be all that we are designed to be.

Michigan Seeking to Punish Recycling Smugglers

For over thirty years Michigan has had a program of offering ten cents back for cans and bottles.

It began as a way to promote recycling and has been massively successful.

However, people have been abusing the system and coming in from other states to get more money.

To fight this the state had added a stamp for cans from Michigan.

This still didn't stop the "smugglers" and so now the state is considering more drastic action.

A bill, currently in the state house, would give the state the ability to charge and arrest people who bring in other states cans.

Under the bill, bringing in between one hundred and ten thousand nonreturnable containers would be punishable by up to ninety-three days in jail and a thousand dollar fine.

Six Strikes Your Off

AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon have announced their participation in a program created by the Center For Copyright Information.

Under the program anyone who is caught infringing on copy right will be sent a warning.

If someone receives six warnings, they will immediately find themselves with either severly limited or no internet access.

The companies involved believe that if someone refuses to change their ways after all of the warnings, then clearly they're not going to.

Opponents of the program worry that it will hurt the ability of businesses to offer wifi.

A similar program is set to begin March 2014, in the UK, but with only three strikes.