Syrian Soldiers Killed in Iraq

Forty-eight Syrian soldiers as well as nine Iraqi quards were killed, on Monday.

They were in the Anbar Province of Iraq, when their buses were attacked.

On Saturday, the Syrians had crossed the border to escape rebel forces.

Iraq was transporting them back to Syria.

The Defense Ministry of Iraq called it, "an attack against the sovereignty of Iraq, its land, and its dignity, and a clear violation of human rights".

It is becoming more difficult to contain Syria's civil war, within the borders of Syria.

Doctors Claim to Cure HIV in Toddler

Doctors in Mississippi claim to have cured HIV, in a toddler.

The child was born in July 2010, and within thirty hours put on an aggressive HIV therapy.

According to doctors, the little girl is now completely HIV free, and therefore considered cured.

Normally it takes up to six weeks to diagnose for HIV, but doctors considered the newborn to be at such a high risk that they began the treatments as soon as possible.

As the infection was confirmed, doctors continued the treatments until no sign of the virus was findable.

Raqqa Falls to Syrian Rebels

Raqqa fell to the Syrian rebels, on Monday.

The strategic city, along the Euphrates River, is the first provincial capital to fall to rebel forces.

If rebels can hold the town it would be further proof that the Assad regime is declining faster.

With fighting become more intense in Damascus and other cities, the government seems to have allowed some cities to fall, in order to preserve ones deemed of utmost importance.

The increased fighting has also caused the death toll to grow even faster.

An estimated seventy-three thousand people have been killed in the nearly two year conflict.

Monkey Temporarily Escapes Colorado Zoo

A seven year old howler monkey escaped from her enclosure at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, in Colorado Springs.

On Saturday, Eva was able to pull back some mesh and squeeze out.

Her escape was witnessed by visitors, and a green alert was announced nearly immediately.

She didn't go far, just onto the roof of the enclosure, and lay there sunbathing until she was recaptured.

Eva was then put back into her enclosure as zoo workers repaired and strengthened the area where she escaped at.

International Brigade of Shiites Fights to Defend Shrine in Damascus

Shiites from around the Middle East are coming to Syria to fight in the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas brigade.

Most of the brigade is made up of Shiites from Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.

They have come to protect the shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, in Damascus, which has found itself on the front line of the Syrian civil war.

The brigade was formed after an online video showed Sunnis desecrating and burning another Shiite holy site.

Existence of such a brigade shows how the Syrian civil war is much more than one nation fighting itself, but is a growing conflict between the two main branches of Islam.

Kerry Gives Egypt $250 Million

On Sunday, Secretary of State Kerry announced that the US will be granting Egypt a financial reward.

Two hundred and fifty million dollars will go to Egypt for it's promises to eventually have political and economic reforms.

Kerry warned that any future aid would be dependent on the reforms actually taking place.

If Egypt can show reforms in action, another billion US dollars is headed their way, as well as nearly five billion from the IMF.

The secretary also touched on the importance of Egypt's regime and the opposition working together.

Most of the opposition plans on boycotting the upcoming elections, in protest of what they say is an already rigged system.

Explosion Strikes Near Shia Mosque in Karachi

Flames lit the night ski of Karachi after an explosion ripped through a Shia part of Pakistan's largest city.

Forty-five people were killed and over one hundred and fifty injured.

The explosion struck near a mosque, as people were leaving evening prayers.

Several buildings were destroyed by the blast, which caused fires in even more.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Gas Leak on I225 Causes Hours of Delays

A gas tank on a semi truck was punctured by road debris, as it drove down I225, on Saturday.

The incident happened just south of Parker Road, in Aurora, Colorado, on the south bound side of the freeway.

Traffic was delayed for hours as crews stopped the leak and cleaned up from it.

According to authorities, the leak was actually very small, thanks to the driver noticing and stopping his truck.

Eastwood Comes Out Against Prop 8

Clint Eastwood became the latest big name Republican to come out in support of gay marriage.

Earlier this week, he signed the American Foundation for Equal Rights' petition to the Supreme Court for the overturning of Prop 8.

Eastwood's political clout has been rising, as witnessed by his appearance at the Republican National Committee, in August.

His signature joined over one hundred other top Republicans in their belief that it should be overturned.

California's Proposition 8 defined marriage as only being between one man and one woman.

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Kenyans Hold Last Rallies Before Election

Kenyatta, left, Odinga, right

Saturday saw the last major political rallies in Kenya, before the elections take place.

Kenyans will head to the polls, on Monday, to decide who their next president will be.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta are the two leading candidates.

Thousands of Kenyans showed at their competing rallies, in Nairobi.

President Mwai Kibaki is urging the people of Kenya to vote peacefully and for the losers of the election to do so graciously.

After the election in 2007, violence broke out, killing at least twelve hundred people.