South Korea's First Female President

In South Korea last Monday, history was made as they welcomed Park Geun-hye, 61, as the first female president after she was elected in December. Some of the things she wants to improve in South Korea are the income inequality and the relationship South Korea has with North Korea. She has a political background, as her father, Park Chung-hee, was on of the founders of modern Korea who ruled for 18 years before he was killed in 1979. Because of his human-rights violating dictatorship, she is often criticized for not distancing herself from the legacy left behind. However, she was elected to presidency by 52% of voters.



http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/24/world/asia/south-korea-female-president/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Russia Cleans Up After Meteor Explodes

In Chelyabinsk, Russia (Ural Mountain region) the blast from a meteor shook the area, and now a cleanup is under way since Saturday. Some buildings were left untouched by the Friday morning blast, but others had blown-out windows and crumbling walls. It was reported that approximately 1,000 people were injured, including about 200 children. The injuries were mainly of people from the Chelyabinsk area, and were from the glass of windows, so they are not considered serious. A spinal injury that resulted from the shock wave of the meteor blast caused one woman to be flown to Moscow. More than 4,000 buildings were damaged, costing over 33 million American dollars. The repairs began Saturday as workers swept up and replaced broken glass windows and boarded up holes.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/16/world/europe/russia-meteor-shower/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Delaware Courthouse Shooting Claims 3 Lives

A Caucasian man of about 50 or 60 years of age entered the lobby of the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware at around 8 o'clock Monday morning and began shooting. The state police sergeant said that the gunman acted alone, and it was not an act of terrorism. He killed two women in the shooting, then died. Whether he died by taking his own life or being shot down by police is unknown. Among the injured are two Capitol Police officers, however their injuries are not life-threatening because they were wearing bulletproof vests. The names of the shooter and the victims are not being released, as the investigation must be carried out first. The courthouse will be closed Tuesday.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/justice/delaware-court-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

California Bus Crash Kills 8, Possibly More

In San Bernardino County, California, a tour bus from the company Scapadas Magicas of National City, California rear-ended a sedan at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. It occurred on State Route 38 between Mentone and Forest Falls. The crash killed at least eight people and injured, both severely and non-severely, 42 more people. The death toll is expected to rise as authorities still attempt to remove bodies from inside the bus. Mario Lopez, spokesman of the California Highway Patrol, stated that the site of the crash was "horrific" and "probably one of the worst ones" of his career. A coroner is trying to identify the bodies of those killed by the crash. The cause is still unclear.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/us/california-bus-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3