Tornadoes Leave Dozens Injured and 1 Dead in Midwest US

Tornadoes have touched down in multiple states as another storm system moves across the US, on Sunday.

Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma reported twisters touching down.

Damage was seen in all of the states, including part of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma.

Dozens have been injured throughout their paths and one person was killed in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Danger from the twisters could last throughout the night and on into Monday morning.

Gunmen Kill 10 Police, Kidnap 5 in Iraq

For the second day in a row police officers have been kidnapped in Iraq.

Gunmen attacked a police station in Rawah, on Sunday evening.

Ten officers were killed and five were taken.

The gunmen also burned a nearby army outpost after chasing the soldiers off.

On Saturday, ten officers were kidnapped from Ramadi.

No one has claimed responsibility for either attack, but it is thought to be the work of Shiite groups.

One Person Killed at Tunisian Protests

Hundreds of people massed in protest in Tunisia, on Sunday.

They were part of Ansar al-Sharia, a group which the government has banned from meeting.

Protesters and police clashed, leaving one dead and dozens injured, including eleven police officers.

Police used teargas to attempt to disperse the massed people, but they refused to leave until officers fired shots into the air.

North Korea Launches 4th Missile

North Korea launched a fourth short range missile, on Sunday.

This followed their launch of three on Saturday.

All of the missiles fell into the Sea of Japan, and nothing was damaged by them.

For months North Korea has threatened to launch one of their mid range Musudan missiles.

The launches may have been a way for them to save face, while still backing down from their threats of using a more dangerous weapon.

Plane Lands Without Landing Gear at Newark

A DeHavilland DHC-8 came in hard, early Saturday morning, at Newark Liberty International Airport. The US Airways plane was flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey.

As they made ready to land, the pilot realized the landing gear were not engaging. The pilot circled the airport several times, all the while trying to get them to deploy.

When it became clear that they would not come down, the decision was made to go ahead with a belly landing. The pilot safely performed the hard landing and no one aboard was hurt.

The runway was closed for about eight hours, while everything was cleaned up. Both the FAA and NTSB are investigating the incident.

Car Slams Into Virginia Parade Injury 60

Sixty people were injured when a car ran into a parade in Virginia, on Saturday.

Thousands of people were at the Appalachian Trail Days Parade, in Damascus, when the vehicle began plowing through the parade.

The vehicle was going about twenty-five miles per hour when it first struck the crowd.

According to authorities, the driver had a medical problem, and lost control of the car.

They did not release more information about the driver, but do not plan on pressing charges.

None of the injuries were too serious, and only nine people required hospitalization.

70 Injured in Connecticut Train Crash

Seventy people were injured when two commuter trains collided in Connecticut, on Friday.

Eight remain hospitalized with three of them still in critical condition.

One of the trains derailed from it's tracks, hitting the other head on.

Authorities believe that a piece of rail may have been broken, causing the accident.

The NTSB is continuing their investigation, they will also be investigating the crews of the trains as well as their responses to the incident.

Travel through the area will be shut down, until the tracks can be cleaned up and repaired, causing a major headache for commuters.

100,000 Protest in Rome

Over one hundred thousand people massed to protest in Rome, on Saturday.

They demanded that the government to focus on creating jobs instead of continuing austerity measures.

The government, which was elected nearly three months ago, but only formed a working coalition three weeks ago, is facing the worst recession the country has seen in nearly four decades.

National debt is the second largest in Europe, at one hundred and twenty-seven percent of the nation's economic output.

Unemployment is also very high, with the national average nearing twelve percent, while the average for those under twenty-five is closing in on forty percent.

Job creation was the primary promise of Prime Minister Letta, but his focus has seemed to been stuck on tax reforms instead.

6.0 Quake Hits Japan

A 6.0 quake shook parts of Japan, on Saturday afternoon.

The earthquake was centered near the Fukushima Prefecture, which suffered the deadly quake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

No injuries were reported and damage was apparently very minor.

Travel by air and train was delayed while runways and rail lines were checked to ensure they were not damaged.

Officials believe that this was an after shock to the previous quake, which registered as a 9.0.

Aftershocks can happen for years, after a large quake.

Plane Catches Fire Landing in Moscow

A UTair Boeing 737 caught fire as it landed in Moscow, on Saturday.

The plane's left landing gear burst into flames on touch down, destroying the brakes on the wheels.

Authorities praised the pilot for keeping the plane under control and on the runway.

Fire crews were quickly able to put out the flames.

None of the one hundred and thirty-six people on board were injured in the incident.

Vnukovo airport was closed for about two hours as the plane was cleared from the runway.

During that time twenty-three flights had to be diverted to nearby airports.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.