Queensland Drenched and Struck by Tornadoes

Hundreds of people have been evacuated due to flooding in Queensland, Australia.

One person is confirmed dead and another two are missing.

Dozens have been injured as the storm sent not just pouring rain, but at least six tornadoes.

Around seven hundred homes are thought to have been destroyed.

Residents in Brisbane, as well as New South Wales, are bracing for the storm, as it heads their direction.

Brazilian Night Club Fire Kills 232

Two hundred and thirty-two people were killed, and another one hundred and sixteen injured, Sunday morning, in a Brazilian night club fire.

It happened at Kiss in Santa Maria, about 02:00 BRST.

Hundreds of college students had packed into the club to hear a popular country band, Gurizada Fandangueira.

 Part of the show included on stage pyrotechnics, and those are being blamed for starting the fire.

According to witnesses, security had the doors locked and were not letting people exit, as in Brazil concert goers pay for their tickets, after the show.

Other witnesses said that those outside tried tearing down the walls, with their hands, to try and rescue people.

Authorities say most of the dead died from smoke inhalation and being trampled in the panic.

Investigators are looking into the stories about security, at whether the club was over capacity, and if the exits were clearly marked.

Homes Evacuated in El Paso County Due to Fire

Calhan, Colorado

A brush fire has broken out in El Paso County, Colorado.

It is just a few acres, at this time, and is located about thirteen miles south of Calhan and thirty-eight east of Colorado Springs.

Fire fighters are on the scene, and working to put out the blaze.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has announced that several homes are being evacuated.

This is an on going story, and we will update as information becomes available.

Israel Warns Syria Over Chemical Weapons

Two Iron Dome defense batteries were placed in northern Israel, on Sunday.

It came after Israel once again warned Syria about keeping it's chemical weapons secure.

Israel fears that Syria's chemical weapons will be captured by terrorist groups, which fight on both sides of the civil war, and turned against Israel.

Syria is known to have mustard gas, Sarin, and VX nerve agents; they may also have other chemical weapons.

Back on December 6, Syria was caught preparing bombs full of Sarin.

Those bombs have not been used and once prepared only have a shelf life of sixty days, after that time they must be destroyed.

With about a week left, Syria must use or destroy them.

1 Dead in UK Flooding

Another wave of flooding is causing the United Kingdom grief.

Seventy-nine warnings and 289 alerts are currently in place, with southwest England in the most danger.

One person has been killed by the high waters.

Dozens of people have required rescue.

No end in the rain is in sight, with warnings continuing through Tuesday.

Morsi Announces Curfews For Egyptian Cities

After the deaths of thirty-three people, in riots, President Morsi has announced curfews for three cities.

For the next thirty days, the Egyptian military will enforce a 21:00-06:00 curfew in Ismalia, Port Said, and Suez.

The Port Said riots started as a protest against a court sentencing twenty-one people to death, for their parts in a brawl, last February.

Last year's brawl was sparked at a soccer match, in the end, seventy-four people had died.

However, all across the country, protests and riots have been taking place, since Friday, as Egyptians protest the rule of Morsi.

Troops have had to be called in, to enforce peace, in several cities.

Occupy Snooze

In shocking news, Occupy Denver still exists.

They're currently working on boycotting Snooze restaurants.

Snooze's crimes? Their owner supported a law banning the homeless from Denver.

Because of this, OD has apparently been boycotting Snooze, for awhile now. I'm sorry I didn't get the memo.

OD's facebook page brags about the "Huge turnout" they had last week.

Yes, six people, is a huge turnout. And that's generous, I'm allowing that the cameraman was one of them, as is the signless person in grey.

For those unaware, Snooze is a very popular breakfast place, that is only open through lunch time. It's so popular that before it expanded, reservations were weeks in advance.

Well OD will be back at Snooze, protesting outside, this Sunday from 10:00-13:00.

Let them stand outside waving signs about how corporate America is bad, while drinking Starbucks, wearing Nikes, and taking pics with their Iphones.

I don't know about you, but I'm planning on enjoying some amazing food. Join me at one of their 5 Colorado locations or their San Diego, California one. I think I'll go occupy Snooze.

AR 15 Scares Robbers Away

Two men broke into a New York apartment and quickly pointed a gun at the first person they saw.

That resident let out a scream which was enough to let his room mate know something was really wrong.

When the robbers came upstairs and started to open the door, they found the barrel of an AR 15 pointing at them.

Soon thereafter, without taking anything, both robbers left the building.

The rifle was never even loaded, but just it's presence was enough to protect that apartment.

Man Breaks Into Police Station, Pretends to Be a Cop

A little bit after midnight, Saturday morning, Arapahoe County Sheriff Deputies noticed that a door to a substation was broken.

Through the window they saw a man hiding behind a ballistic shield, trying to open a gun safe.

They then found that the door was barricaded and called the office phone.

The man answered, "Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office" and pretended to be working for the county.

When he realized who he was talking to, he hung up and went back to trying to open the safe.

The deputies called for back up, which surrounded the building.

Eventually, they convinced the man to come out, but according to police he moved towards them aggressively, so a K9 was sent at him.

The dog bit the man, while subduing him, and officers arrested him.

Philip Thomas, forty-one, was treated for the bite and arrested.

Neither the dog nor any of the deputies were injured in the incident.

Zeman Wins Czech Presidency

Milos Zeman has won the Czech Presidency.

He beat out Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg with a fifty-five to forty-five percent vote.

A former Prime Minister, Zeman becomes the first popularly elected President of the Czech Republic.

In the Czech Republic, the President doesn't have the same level of power, as does the US President.

The Czech President is the face of the country and appoints constitutional court and central bank candidates, but does not really have any other powers.

Despite that, Zeman is expected to try and influence his country into closer ties with the EU.