Suicide Bombers Kill 19 as Hagel Visits Afghanistan

Crews use a crane to lift a damaged car in Kabul

Two suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan, on Saturday.

The attacks happened within hours of Chuck Hagel's, the new US Defense Secretary, arrival in the country.

One struck at the Afghan Defense Ministry, in Kabul, killing ten and injuring fourteen.

In Khost Province, another killed eight children and a police officer and injured a dozen.

A police officer saw him approaching a group of children, told them to get away, then hugged the bomber to try and block some of the blast.

The Taliban claimed the first attack, but avoided responsibility for the second.

Kenyatta Wins Kenyan Presidency

Kenyatta

The votes are finally all counted and a winner has been announced in the Kenyan presidential election.

With 50.07% of the vote Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is now president elect Kenyatta.

Kenyatta narrowly lost the last election, in 2007.

His father was Kenya's first prime minister and president.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who came in second with 43.31% of the vote, has promised to challenge the results.

Odinga has asked his supporters to avoid the violence which marred the last election.

Both Odinga and Kenyatta started off as socialists, but Kenyatta has brought his political ideology closer to the center.

South Dakota Authorizes Guns in Classrooms

Dennis Daugaard, South Daokta's Governor, signed a new controversial law, on Friday.

The new law allows for the state's teachers to be armed in classrooms.

School districts will have the right to choose if they will allow teachers to carry weapons.

They will also be able to arm school employees, hire security, or even have armed parent volunteers.

Governor Daugaard said he signed the bill, as it allowed for each school district to decide for themselves.

Riots Break Out in Jerusalem

The Al-Aqsa Mosque

Riots broke out in Jerusalem, on Friday outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The riot began after an Israeli police officer picked up and handed a Quran to a Muslim woman, who had dropped it.

He and other officers were then attacked, and both sides called for reinforcements.

Rioters threw gas bombs, rocks, and other objects at police who responded with stun grenades and tear gas.

Several police and rioters were injured in the violent clash.

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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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.