Syrian Shelling Blocks UN From Recovering Kidnapped Peacekeepers

A UN bid to recover peacekeepers kidnapped by Syrian rebels, was blocked on Friday.

Shelling from the Syrian military made the route unsafe and so the twenty-one will remain with the rebels.

Plans are for a UN convoy to try again, on Saturday, when a two hour ceasefire is supposed to take place.

The rebels had initially said that they would not release them until the military left the area, but they gave in to pressure from the UN.

Voting For Pope to Begin Tuesday

Tuesday will see the first vote for pope occur.

The voting is done by secret ballot.

For a new pope to be elected, one name must reach a two thirds majority.

At this point there are many candidates who may become the next pope.

Due to this, the election is expected to take several days.

Hopes and expectations are for the new pope to have been selected in time for Easter, on March 31.

Kenyan Votes Still Being Counted

Kenyatta, left, Odinga, right

Voting may have taken place on Monday, but Kenyans still do not know who won the election.

Election officials are still counting the votes, and it looks like a close total.

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is currently leading, but he does not appear to have the numbers required.

Kenyan law requires that a candidate gain more than fifty percent of the votes, in order to win.

If Kenyatta does not gain the fifty percent, he will face a runoff election against Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who has the second most votes.

The runoff election would take place in April.

Georgia Town Proposing Mandatory Gun Ownership

Nelson, Georgia is proposing a plan that has some people up in arms.

Their idea is to require the head of every household to own and carry a gun.

It does allow for exceptions to the rule, such as felons, religious beliefs, and mental or physical inability to carry one.

City officials say they decided upon plan, as the they only have one police officer, who works eight hours five days a week.

Other than that single officer, the town is dependent on two different sets of county sheriff's, as the town lies on the border, who are far away.

Opponents of the plan aren't actually bothered by an increase in gun ownership, they are upset that it's a government telling them what they must do.

Bumble Bee Foods Recall

Bumble Bee Foods has announced a recall on canned fish.

According to the company the recall is occurring because the cans "do not meet the company's standards for seal tightness".

No illness has been connected to the fish, but loose seals could allow bacteria into the cans.

Listed under the recall are:
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Bumble Bee Brand five ounce chunk light tuna in water, forty-eight count case, UPC 866203

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Bumble Bee Brand five ounce chunk light tuna in vegetable oil, forty-eight count case, UPC 866213

• Lot Code: 3016SACCLH, Best by Date: Jan 16 2016
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Bumble Bee Brand five ounce chunk white albacore in water, twenty-four count case, UPC 866253

• Lot Code: 3017SA1CKP, Best by Date: Jan 17 2016
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Syrian Rebels to Hold UN Peacekeepers Til Syrian Troops Leave

Syrian rebels known as the Martyrs of Yarmouk admit that they are holding UN peacekeepers.

They say they will release them once Syrian military forces pull out of the region.

The twenty-one Filipino peacekeepers were taken, on Wednesday, while near the Golan Heights.

According to videos of them, they say they are being treated well.

The UN has had a thousand strong peacekeeping force between Israel and Syria, in the Golan Heights, since 1974.

Venezuelans Mourn Chavez

On Wednesday, thousands lined the route that the casket carrying Hugo Chavez went down.

His casket was eventually set to rest, in public display, at a military academy.

Tens of thousands lined up to see the casket, see their beloved leader one last time.

A funeral will be held on Friday, with twenty-two heads of state expected to attend.

Afterwards, Chavez's embalmed body will be placed in a glass coffin, to be permanently displayed at the Museum of the Revolution.

Within the month, Venezuela will have to undergo an election, which is expected to very close.

North Korea Threatens Nuclear War on March 11

Kim Jong Un waving to the masses

North Korea once again threatened the US with a nuclear attack.

A spokesman for North Korea stated, "Since the United States is about to ignite a nuclear war, we will be exercising our right to preemptive nuclear attack against the headquarters of the aggressor in order to protect our supreme interest."

According to the minister, the North will have the right to attack, as of March 11.

The statement came as the country held military parades, in Pyongyang.

On Tuesday, they had said they were scrapping the armistice, which ended the fighting in 1953.

South Korea and the US are currently holding joint military games, that will last til the end of April.

Suspicious Packages Cause Evacuation of 1500 From Peterson AFB

Around 09:45 MST, five suspicious packages were found on Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs.

All of the packages were found in the headquarters of US Northern Command.

Fifteen hundred people were evacuated from the building.

Bomb techs have been called in, to investigate the packages.

The buildings for Air Force Space Command and Army Space and Missile Defense Command were both put on lock down, as a precaution.

Military police closed the base's north gate, for a time, but eventually reopened it.

No information has been released as to why the packages are considered suspicious.

At 16:00, the all clear was given as the packages had been safely removed and taken to a secure location.

8,000 March in Support of Gun Rights in Chicago

At least eight thousand people took part in a gun rights march, in Chicago, on Wednesday.

They were there as part of Gun Owners Lobby Day, an annual event for Illinois.

After the march, they packed the Prairie Capital Convention Center.

Speakers focused on talking about getting concealed carry passed and blocking further weapons bans from being voted through.

Marchers talked of the necessity of guns for self defense and defense of their loved ones.

Organizers blame snow from keeping another fifteen hundred from joining their march.