6 Dead After 13 Tornadoes Hit Texas

Six people were killed and at least sixteen injured on Wednesday night when a tornado struck the town of Granbury, Texas.

Seven more people are still missing, as crews search through the rubble of houses destroyed by the twister.

Thirty-six homes and buildings were destroyed, with forty-seven more damaged.

Other areas were hit by at least twelve more tornadoes, but none of them caused more than minor damage and no injuries.

Harper Says Canadian Oil Will Travel Through US One Way or Another

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it quite clear, to the Obama administration, where things stand.

While visiting New York, on Thursday, he very publicly stated that Canadian oil will travel through the US, no matter what, even if another method has to be used.

The Obama administration has been dragging it's heels on authorizing the use of the Keystone XL Pipeline to bring oil from Alberta down through the US to Texas.

Most of the states involved have not only approved their own parts, but have finished their construction.

Around eight hundred thousand barrels a day would be carried by the pipeline, greatly helping the economies of Canada, the US, and each of the states involved.

Harper's government has made it clear that they consider the pipeline of the the utmost importance and it has been stated that if Obama does not approve it, by this summer, "irreparable harm" will be done to relations between the governments.

Ultra Orthodox Jews Protest Draft

Around twenty thousand Ultra Orthodox Jews protested near Jerusalem's draft bureau, on Thursday.

They faced off against police and demanded that the government back down from it's plans to include the Ultra Orthodox in the draft.

For most of the protest things were peaceful, except for the burning of trash cans, but at one point they did attack the police.

Six officers were injured, with two requiring trips to the hospital, as the protesters threw bottles and rocks.

Police responded with stun grenades, a water cannon, and thirteen arrests.
Currently, Ultra Orthodox Jews receive exemptions based on their religious studies.

However, the government has pledged that the exemptions will end, as a way to spread out responsibilities, since almost all men and women are drafted for up to three years.

Ultra Orthodox leaders have promised that any draft orders will be defied.

Nepal Plane Crash Injures 21

Twenty-one people were injured, four critically, when a plane crashed in Nepal, on Thursday.

Eight of the passengers were Japanese tourists.

The plane was coming into land at the Jomsom airport when it crashed into the bank of the Kaligandaki river.

Rescuers were able to free those aboard and get them to safety.

The injured were then flown to Pokhara, where the hospital could deal with their injuries.

Last May, fifteen people were killed in a plane crash at Jomsom airport.

Bombings in Iraq Leave 25 Dead

Thursday saw another series of car bombs hit Shiite areas in Iraq.

Twenty-five people were killed and eighteen injured in Thursday's violence.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Al Qaeda is considered the likely candidate.

Al Qaeda has been striking hard at the country, working to force the government out of power.

Not since 2008 has there been so many attacks.

Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Kabul Including 6 Americans

Fifteen people were killed and thirty-five wounded in a suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.

Six of the dead were Americans, two soldiers and four civilian contractors, who were the target of the attack.

Hezb-e-Islami, a militia group with thousands of soldiers, claimed responsibility for the bombing and promised more in the future.

Gubuddin Hekmatyar, a former prime minister, of Afghanistan, leads the group. He and Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban, are bitter enemies.

The attack brought the number of US troops killed, in Afghanistan, to forty-five, since the beginning of the year. A total of fifty-eight ISAF troops have been lost during 2013.

25 Fires Burning in Minnesota

At least twenty-five wild fires are burning in Minnesota.

At least fifty buildings have been lost to the fires, at this point.

Helicopters and planes are battling the blazes, but with many lakes still covered in ice, some sources of water have been closed to them.

The largest is the Green Valley Fire, which has forced the evacuation of the entire town of Menahga.

It has burned over four thousand acres, as it is spurred along by wind gusts hitting on thirty miles per hour.

Two fires near Red Lake have burnt nearly seven thousand acres, but rain in that area is helping the battle.

Gordon Fire Burns 47 Buildings in Wisconsin

A fire that began Tuesday afternoon has burned nearly nine thousand acres, in Wisconsin.

Behind it, lay the remnants of forty-seven burned out structures, seventeen of them homes.

Firefighters battling the blaze were able to save at least seventy-seven other buildings.

Officials had evacuated most of the town of Gordon, with no time table yet for the evacuation will be lifted.

Multiple aircraft, joined fifty-two fire trucks and have the fire at ninety percent containment.

Swedish Man Dies After Sex With Wasp Nest

A thirty-five year old Swedish man died on Monday, from repeatedly being stung by wasps.

The resident of Ystad was found swollen to the point of barely being recognizable.

He had received one hundred and forty-six stings, fifty-four of them to his genitals.

According to authorities, he had attempted to have sexual intercourse with a wasp nest.

Traces of his semen and pubic hairs were found inside the nest and on dead wasps.

Animal rights activists have come out mourning the "murdered" creatures.

Bulgaria's President Asks Parliament to Cooperate

Rosen Plevneliev

President Rosen Plevneliev asked for his country's parliamentarians to come to agreement, for the sake of a stable government. 

Plevneliev told reporters that, "it is important to have a stable government. Everything else, new elections, would mean destabilization. Bulgaria does not need new elections now. This will scare away investors."

Bulgaria's elections, over the weekend, had only a fifty-one percent turnout, as Bulgarians showed their dissatisfaction the government. Making matters worse, the vote was also inconclusive, requiring parliament to form a coalition. However, the parties have refused to work together, leaving the country without a working government.

For a coalition to be considered legal, it must control one hundred and twenty-one of the two hundred and forty seats. At this point the largest coalition hasn't come near the mark.

Part of the problems include the GERB party's control of ninety-seven seats. While they have the single largest amount, no other party will even consider working with them, due to scandals the party has been mixed up in.

While parliament is avoiding coming to an agreement, extremely important issues for the country's future are being left unattended. The economy is already beginning to hurt a bit from the uncertainty surrounding the government's future.