Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons, even if the Jewish State must act alone. Netanyahu said that last week's apparent peaceful overtures by the new Iranian President Hasan Rouhani is a mere ruse to distract the world community from its hopes of enriching enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb.
A massive power explosion on Monday at University of California, Berkley left one person hospitalized for minor burns and forced a wide evacuation on campus last week. Power was later restored to most of the buildings at the school, however eleven had remained without power on Tuesday and some classes were also canceled.
A key component of U.S. President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare bill began on Tuesday, despite the shutdown of the federal government, which was sparked by conservative Republicans trying to derail law designed to extend insurance coverage to millions of America.