42 Killed in Explosions at Mosques in Lebanon

Soldiers guard the crater left by one of the bombs

Forty-two people were killed on Friday as two different mosques were hit by bombings.

The Lebanese Red Cross said that more than five hundred were injured by the blasts.

Both bombs struck in Tripoli at Sunni mosques, as people were leaving prayers.

Fourteen people were killed at the Taqwa mosque, while the al-Salam mosque saw twenty-eight deaths.

Hezbollah was initially blamed for the attacks, but they denied any involvement and condemned them as atrocities.

Violence in Iraq Kills 32

Thirty-two people were killed in terror attacks, in Iraq, on Friday.

Twenty-five of them were killed when a suicide bomber struck a busy park in Baghdad's suburb of Qahira.

Another fifty people were wounded in the explosion.

No one claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Other attacks struck in both Shiite and Sunni areas, making it unclear who carried out the attacks.

Colorado Police Looking for Man Who Stabbed Woman and Toddler in Wheat Ridge

Wheat Ridge, Colorado police are looking for a man who they say stabbed a woman and her toddler.

According to authorities, forty-four year old Marvin Wilson attacked them, Thursday morning along a greenbelt near 48th Avenue and Otis Street.

He stabbed the woman in her leg and the toddler in the stomach.

Both victims are expected to make a full recovery, but the toddler will be kept in the ICU over night.

Wilson is described as six foot, one hundred and forty-five pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and multiple tattoos.

When last seen, he was wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts, and black boots.

Anyone with information should call the Wheat Ridge Police Department at 303-237-2220.

52 Injured in Southern California Bus Accident

Fifty-two people were injured in a bus accident near Irwindale, California, on Thursday morning.

Eight of the injured were listed in guarded condition, due to non life threatening injuries requiring further care.

The bus was taking elderly passengers to a casino.

Police say that the driver tried moving to his left, but struck a car and then over corrected to the right, causing the bus to flip on it's side.

Eastbound Interstate 210 was shut down for about six hours, due to the accident.

Al Qaeda Rockets Fired From Lebanon Hit Town in Israel

Two rockets fired from Lebanon struck into Israel, on Thursday.

They landed in the town of Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv plowing holes into pavement, and throwing shrapnel which damaged nearby cars and homes.

Luckily, no one was injured in the attack.

An Al Qaeda linked group, Brigades of Abdullah Azzam claimed responsibility for the attack.

They actually launched four rockets, however, one failed to make into Israel and the other was shot down by an Iron Dome battery.

The IDF said that they regarded the incident as a one time situation, and held back from retaliating. 

Ramadi Suicide Bombing Kills 14 in Iraq

Fourteen people were killed when an explosion struck outside of an Iraqi military headquarters in Ramadi.

A suicide bomber blew up his car just outside of the building.

Ten of the dead were civilian bystanders.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Al Qaeda is considered the likely suspect.

2 Killed 4 Wounded in Kashmir Firefights Between India and Pakistan

Soldiers guard the border

Fire was exchanged twice across the Kashmir border, on Thursday.

In the first exchange, in the Rakhchakri sector, a Pakistani soldier was killed and two Indian civilians were wounded.

The second exchange took place in the Tatta Pani sector, killing another Pakistani soldier and injuring two more.

Both Pakistan and India accuse each other of starting the firing and say that they then responded in defense.

Exchanges of fire have become more and more common over the past few months. 

This has put an increasing strain on relations between the two countries.

US Army: Master Sergeant George A. Bannar Jr

Master Sergeant George A. Bannar Jr., thirty-seven of Orange, Virginia, died on August 20.

He was killed during combat, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

It was his fifth deployment to Afghanistan.

Bannar was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Among his completed courses were: Airborne School, Warrior Leaders Course, Jumpmaster School, Air Assault School, Advanced Leaders Course; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Course; Senior Leaders Course, Advanced Special Operations Techniques Course, Military Free Fall School, Military Free Fall Jumpmaster School, Advanced Military Free Fall Parachutist School, Basic Instructor Course, Small Group Instructor Training Course, Special Forces Qualification Course.

His decorations include: Bronze Star with Valor Device, Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device, five Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, five Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three Campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, three Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Expert Field Medical Badge, Air Assault Badge, Canadian Parachutist Badge, Royal Netherlands Army Parachutist Badge, Venezuelan Parachutist Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Special Forces Tab.

51 Major Fires Burning in the US

Fifty-one major fires are currently burning in ten US states.

The ten states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Over nineteen thousand firefighters are busy battling the blazes.

Focus is currently centering on Montana where twenty-one of those fires are located and the governor has declared a state of emergency.

Dozens more smaller fires are burning in several other states.

So far this year more than thirty-two thousand fires have burnt fifty-three hundred square miles.

This has caused budgetary strains on the US Forest Service and other firefighting agencies.

The Forest Service has already spent nine hundred and sixty-seven million dollars fighting fires.

They have been forced to start moving money meant for other areas towards the firefighting funds.

20 Injured in Kansas School Bus Crash

Twenty people were injured when a school bus over turned in Kansas, on Wednesday.

The bus driver lost control, while on a curved ramp, and the bus slid down the embankment and over turned.

Thirty students and adults were aboard the bus, when the accident occurred.

None of the injuries were serious, with most being scrapes.

An investigation is underway to determine why the driver lost control.

The ramp from Kansas Highway 7 to Kansas Highway 32 was closed from the time of the accident until Wednesday evening.