Nine Killed in Oregon Bus Crash

An Oregon bus crash has left nine people dead and twenty-six more injured, Sunday afternoon.

It happened on I-84 about ten miles out of Pendleton, Oregon.

The bus slipped on ice, went through a guard rail, and down an embankment.

Each of the passengers were having to be rescued by specially trained emergency workers trained in rope rescue.

They are then being airlifted to the nearest hospital, via three helicopters.

Investigators are working to confirm that weather was responsible.

Officials have not yet released any information about which company the bus belonged to, where it was from, or heading.

Secretary Clinton Hospitalized With Blod Clot

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was sent to the hospital with a blood clot, on Sunday.

Doctors believe that the clot began when she suffered a concussion, a few weeks ago.

The clot was noticed during a follow up visit.

She is being treated at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, with anti-coagulants.

 Clinton will stay there for forty-eight hours as doctors observe how well the medication works.

2 Killed in Attack on Coptic Church in Misrata

Woman praying at the Misrata Coptic church earlier in 2012

An explosion hit the Misrata Coptic Church, in Libya, on Sunday.

Two people were killed and another two injured in the blast.

All four were Egyptian citizens, who were preparing the church for the New Years Eve mass.

After the explosion, Egypt's ambassador visited the church, and urged Libyan security forces to protect the building.

No one has claimed responsibility, for the explosion, which is under investigation.

Misrata is the third largest city in Libya.

Brazilian Robbers Take 9 Hostages After Failed Heist

Nine Brazilians have been taken as hostages, by a gang of bank robbers who are fleeing from police.

Around 02:00 local time, the gang hit a jewelry factory in Cotipora.

Quick reacting police arrived at the factory, and a shootout began.

Two officers were wounded and three robbers killed, during the shootout.

One of the dead robbers was Elisandro Falcao, the leader of the gang and most wanted man in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The rest of the gang made off into the forest, with their hostages.

Over two hundred local and federal police are now searching for them, in the surrounding areas.

Governor Tarso Genro said that the, "top priority is to make sure we rescue the hostages alive".

Falcao's gang had become infamous for using explosives to rob banks, shops, and other businesses, in the region.

Comet ISON Could Put on Show For Earth

Comet McNaught in 2007 over Chile

Comet ISON is set to go right past the sun, in late 2013.

Scientists believe that it's trajectory should put it close enough to give Earth quite a show.

While they say it doesn't pose any threat to Earth, it could be very visible for us.

According to astronomers, if it gets close enough to the sun to "create a tail of ice particles" it will be "brighter than even the full moon".

In 2007, Comet McNaught was quite visible over Chile, and others have been throughout the years, with the most notable being a 1680 sighting which was visible even during the day.

19 Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Pakistan

At least nineteen Shiite pilgrims were killed, on Sunday, in the Mastung district of Baluchistan Province, of Pakistan.

Another twenty-five were injured when a bomb blew up next to one of their three buses, Sunday morning.

The explosion destroyed the one bus and damaged the other two.

Wounded pilgrims were taken to the hospital in Quetta, the provincial capital.

The pilgrims had been making their way to Zahedan, Iran, after gathering in Quetta.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Two Wounded in Attack on Iraq's Deputy PM

Two people were wounded after a mob attacked Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister, on Sunday.

Saleh al-Mutlak had been speaking at a rally, in Ramadi, when protesters appeared.

At first they just threw words, but that turned into water bottles, rocks, and shoes.

Mutlak's security then tried to get him out, but the protesters attacked, broke through the guards, and attacked the deputy.

Federal police then shot "into the air" to disperse the mob, wounding two people.

IDF Patrol Attacked South of Shechem

An IDF patrol south of Shechem was attacked, on Saturday evening.

Two men threw a firebomb at the patrol and then took off running.

None of the soldiers were injured in the attack.

Other soldiers later arrested two suspects.

They were caught with knives, a fire bomb, and an "improvised gun".

Both suspects will face charges of terrorism.

UK Judge Rules Christians Can't Say No to Working on Sundays

A judge in the United Kingdom ruled that Christians do not have the right to say no to working on Sunday.

The judge stated that not working on Sundays is not a "core component" of Christianity.

Justice Langstaff made the decision on an appeals case, in which a Christian woman was suing over being fired for refusing to work on Sundays.

Langstaff's decision was met with outcries that the decision is an attack against Christianity, that it is an attempt by the court to control the faith, and that it violates freedom of religion.

The Justice explained his decision by stating that since all Christians do not require the day off, it can not be a tenant of the faith.

Bodies of Kidnapped Pakistani Police Found

Twenty-one of the twenty-three kidnapped Pakistani police were found dead, early Sunday.

One of the others was wounded and survived, by playing dead, while another escaped completely.

The wounded officer has been hospitalized, and is expected to recover.

They were kidnapped, on Thursday, during attacks on their bases, by the Taliban, in the Khyber Paktunkhwa province, near Peshawar.

Their bodies were found in the Jabai area of the Frontier Region, not far from where the attacks occurred.

Pakistan's government had given the Darra Adam Khel tribe until Monday to find the police, or face financial punishment.

Under Pakistani law, tribes can be held responsible for attacks which happen in their territory.