6 Soldiers Killed in Egypt

On Monday, unknown assailants attacked a state run TV station, in Cairo.

The assault began with rocket propelled grenades being fired at the building and it's dishes.

Gunfire followed the grenades, but the assailants disappeared as security forces approached.

There were no reports of injuries, due to the attack.

Near the Suez Canal, six soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber.

Both incidents point to a rise in terrorist activity, in Egypt.

No one has claimed responsibility for either attack, however the government is blaming the Muslim Brotherhood.

10 Explosions Tear Through Baghdad

Ten explosions tore through Baghdad, on Monday.

Eight of the ten were aimed at Shiite areas, of the city.

Thirty-eight people were killed, between the ten attacks.

No one claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, however Al Qaeda is being blamed.

Bombing at Pakistan Polio Clinic Kills 6

Six people were killed when a bomb exploded at a polio clinic, in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Four police officers and two medical workers were killed, while fifteen other people were injured in the blast.

Police found and safely diffused a second bomb, found near the scene.

A Taliban group claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Maldives Election Rejected by Court

The Supreme Court of the Maldives has ruled that the elections of September 7 were invalid.

No candidate was able to reach the required fifty percent for a victory, forcing a run off ballot.

However, the court decided that there was election fraud and that a new vote was needed.

They scheduled the new vote to take place on October 20.

Per the constitution the new president must take office by November 11.

North Korea Puts Military on Full Alert and Threatens US

On Tuesday, North Korea placed it's military on the highest alert status.

They also released a statement threatening the US with a "horrible disaster".

As part of the threat they warned of the use of nuclear weapons.

According to the North it will be retaliation for a fleet of US ships docking in South Korea.

USMC: Lance Corporal Jeremiah M. Collins Jr.

Lance Corporal Jeremiah M. Collins Jr., nineteen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on October 15.

He was killed during combat in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Collins was assigned to the Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Flooding in Louisville Damages Hundreds of Homes

Hundreds of homes and dozens of roads were damaged or destroyed by flooding in Louisville, Kentucky.

Over six inches of rain fell Saturday night and Sunday morning causing flash flooding.

Nearly two hundred people required help in evacuating.

Some areas still have as much as three feet of standing water.

There have been no reports of serious injuries, due to the flooding.

Good news for the area is that the weather is supposed to be clear for the next several days.

8 Killed in Monster Truck Accident in Mexico

Eight people were killed and eighty injured in a monster truck accident in Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sunday.

The truck had been performing stunts for a crowd when it seemed to lose control and plowed into the bystanders.

Witnesses say that the driver struck his head on the roof of the truck, right before the vehicle swerved into the crowd.

Authorities are investigating the incident, to see if criminal charges should be made.

They are also reviewing safety protocols which allow crowds so close to the stunts, with no barricade to protect them.

Clashes in Egypt Leave 51 Dead

Fifty-one people were killed and hundreds more injured in clashes in Egypt, on Sunday.

Most of the violence occurred in Cairo, but several other cities saw violence as well.

Thousands of Egyptians had gathered in Tahrir Square to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Arab Israeli War.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters took to the streets as well and began attack groups of celebrants.

Police and military forces were able to keep large groups from reaching each other, but fighting broke out in side streets.

At least two hundred members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested as the government responded to the violence.

Man From Germany Killed, Sierra Leone Citizen Kidnapped in Yemen

In two separate incidents, gunmen attacked two diplomatic cars in Sanaa, Yemen.

A German embassy guard was attacked and killed when he resisted his attempted captors.

Later a UN worker, from Sierra Leone, was kidnapped by gunmen, along with his car.

No claims of responsibility have yet been made, but it is considered highly likely that Al Qaeda was behind both kidnapping attempts.