The Lebanese-based al-Qaida linked group known as the Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed responsibility for two explosions, at least one caused by a suicide bomber at Iran's embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, The Jerusalem Post reported. 23 people, including an Iranian cultural attache, were killed in the double suicide attack
The Toronto city council voted to strip Mayor Rob Ford of most of his authority, but the city leader continues to resist the pressure to step down from office, BBC News reported. The council transferred most of Ford's budget to the deputy mayor.
Severe storms and tornadoes slammed the Midwest in the patt days, killing at least six people and injured dozens more as powerful winds destroyed homes and much of Washington, a small town Illinois, ABC News Radio reported. 81 reports of tornadoes went through at least five states in the Midwest. One tornado in New Minden, Illinois was estimated to have winds up to 200 miles-per-hour
William P. White, who served as the insurance commissioner, has said that he was fired after he publicly criticized and questioned Barack Obama's decision to allow an extension of health policies that do not comply with the federal affordable healthcare law.
