California's Rim Fire Over 134,000 Acres

California's Rim Fire has now burned more than one hundred and thirty-four thousand acres.

Officials are taking it as a good sign that it's rapid grown has slowed.

Twenty-three buildings, including four homes, have been lost to the flames.

Around forty-five hundred homes have been evacuated due to the threat level.

Almost three thousand firefighters have battled to gain seven percent containment.

Hopes are that the weather will continue to cooperate and that they will be able to increase containment while the fire continues to slow down.

Train Derailment Kills 5 in Mexico

Five people were killed and twenty-two injured when a train derailed in Tabasco, Mexico.

Eight of the train's twelve cars ended up leaving the tracks and falling to their sides.

At least two hundred and fifty people were aboard the train when it left the tracks.

The military has joined rescuers in searching for more victims.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the derailment.

Firefighters Battling 7 Fires Burning in Portugal

Over a thousand fire fighters are battling blazes in Portugal.

Seven fires are burning through out the country.

Winds have been pushing the flames, making fighting them extremely difficult and even more dangerous.

Portuguese authorities say that they now have control of one of the six fires.

That fire killed one firefighter and injured six others, on Thursday.

Three other firefighters have been injured battling the other blazes.

Fighting Between Government and Rebels Leaves 82 Dead in Congo

Eighty-two people died in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congo's military.

According to the government twenty-three of the dead were soldiers, while the rest were rebels.

Fighting has been going for five days now, after a the two sides seemed to be nearing a permanent cease fire.

Government forces were hoping to dislodge the rebels from the hills over looking Goma, but have only made a mile of progress.

UN forces are working in cooperation with the government forces, defending the town and using their helicopters to attack rebel lines.

Attack on Yemen Air Force Bus Kills 3 Injures 23

Three people were killed and twenty-three injured when an explosion ripped through a bus in Yemen.

Five of the wounded were listed in critical condition.

The bus had been carrying high ranking air force personnel.

Officials believe that the bomb had been somehow placed on the bottom of the bus.

Al Qaeda quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.

46 Killed in Iraq Violence

Twelve separate attacks left forty-six dead in Iraq, on Sunday.

A car bomb struck a market in al-Ameen killing three and wounding thirteen.

In Balad a car bomb exploded killing four and injuring thirteen.

Three separate blasts struck Baqouba killing twelve and injuring sixty-two. Two of them were in residential areas, while the third struck a wedding party.

Ghazaliya saw two people die and seven injured by a car bomb blast.

Four people were killed and twelve wounded when a car bomb exploded in Madain. Another four were killed and thirteen wounded when a bomb struck a youth soccer game, in the town.

North of Mosul militants set up a fake check point and killed five soldiers who stopped at it. Inside the city a man was killed in a drive by shooting.

Eight were killed and twenty-seven injured when a blast hit a popular cafe in Shaab.

Another car bomb hit Zayona killing three and wounding six.

Over four hundred have been killed in August's violence.

57 Buildings Burnt Down in Myanmar Riot

Over a thousand Buddhists rampaged through Htan Gone, Myanmar, over Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

It began Saturday afternoon when a Muslim man was arrested for attempting to sexually assault a young woman.

A mob gathered and demanded that the police give the man to them.

When the police refused, the mob began burning Muslim buildings.

They continued through the night, until security forces showed up, fired shots into the air, and dispersed the mob.

In the wake of the riot forty-two homes and fifteen shops had burnt down.

Luckily, no injuries were reported due to the events.

3 UN Peacekeepers Wounded in Congo

Three UN peacekeepers have been injured in the latest fighting in Congo.

M23 rebels renewed the fighting on Wednesday.

Since then UN and Congo forces have exchanged artillery fire with the rebels.

UN helicopters have also gone on the offensive against rebel positions near Goma.

The fighting has killed six civilians and an unknown number of rebels.

Congo accuses Rwanda of aiding the rebels, not just financially, but this time with actual troops.

Rwanda denies the accusations of sending troops.

Over 1000 Dead, 3600 Suffering After Chemical Weapon Attack in Syria

There is no doubt that a chemical weapons attack occurred in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday. Even Iran now admits that it happened.

Over one thousand people died from the use of some sort of chemical weapons, while more than thirty-six hundred have been treated for symptoms.

What is in question is who committed the atrocity.

Rebel forces blame the government, who in turn accuse the rebels of the act.

Syria's government is known to have a stock pile of the weapons, while the rebels terrorist members likely have them available as well.

It is also possible that weapons belonging to the government fell into the hands of rebel forces.

The UN is attempting to investigate the area, but is very unlikely that any conclusive proof will be found.

Both sides will be doing all they can not to seem guilty, but also working to make the other look responsible.

Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole

Robert Bales, who murdered twenty-two people, in an Afghanistan village, on March 11, 2012, was sentenced on Friday.

He was given the maximum sentence of life in prison with a chance for parole.

In June he plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.

Bales showed no emotion while the verdict was read at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Family members, of those who had been killed, had flown from Afghanistan for the trial and sentencing.

They were severely disappointed in the lack of a death sentence, saying that it was not justice.