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Settlers Escalate Ulpana Resistance; West Bank Mosque Torched

APN is closely following the showdown over Ulpana Hill.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Extremist settlers are escalating a campaign to resist Israeli government attempts to remove five illegal houses at the West Bank settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah.

Government inches toward an agreement with settler leader for peaceful eviction, as more militant settlers escalate actions.

Cuba Hosted Sri Lanka President / War Criminal

Ample evidence shows Sri Lankan has oppressed and murdered Tamils.

(HAVANA TIMES) - "Cuban President Receives Counterpart from Sri Lanka" read the Prensa Latina headline of June 17.

The agency reported that the four-day official visit by President Mahinda Rajapaksa was at the invitation of President Raul Castro.

Oregon`s 13th Annual Bites for Rights is Tomorrow

BRO’s most delicious fundraiser of the year is held at 115 spots across Oregon.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - More than 100 restaurants, coffee shops, carts, bars and bakeries around the state will support equality tomorrow by donating a portion of their day’s proceeds to Basic Rights Oregon.

Letter to Presbyterian Church USA from New Profile

Israeli organization New Profile, wishes to express appreciation to PCUSA for contemplating adopting a policy of selective divestment as a means of bringing peace to Palestinians and Israelis.

(TEL AVIV) - Organizations and individuals wishing peace for Israelis and Palestinians needs to work towards ending Israel’s Military Occupation of Palestine.

The occupation is dastardly for the Palestinians and injurious for Israelis.

The Agent Orange Leak on Okinawa

Buried Stockpile of Toxic Defoliant is Contaminating Futenma Air Base.

(YOKOHAMA) - The U.S. Marine Corps buried a massive stockpile of Agent Orange at the Futenma air station in Okinawa, seriously sickening the base’s former head of maintenance and potentially contaminating nearby residents and the ground beneath the base.

The barrels were abandoned in Okinawa at the end of the Vietnam War...

BBC Claims Two-Year Old Baby in Gaza Died Launching Rocket, What Next?

Baby girl killed in Israeli air attacks, among at least 8 casualties of Israeli military and propaganda war against Gaza.

(SALEM / GAZA CITY) - Israeli attacks in Gaza are taking their toll on people who live in this enclosed open air prison that has been cut off from the world for years by Israel.

NRDC Analysis: `Gang of Eight` Utilities Spent Millions Lobbying and Litigating Against EPA Action While Pollution Contributes t

On Eve of Inhofe Vote to Repeal EPA Mercury Standards, Report Links Emissions to Lobbying Efforts by AEP, Ameren, DTE Energy, Energy Future Holdings, FirstEnergy, GenOn, PPL and Southern Company.

(WASHINGTON DC) - As eight leading U.S. utilities spent millions against major Clean Air Act safeguards, their coal-fired power plants emitted enough pollution to contribute to nearly 10,400 deaths.

It amounted to as much as $78 billion in health care costs, according to a new analysis from the NRDC.

Israel to Free Soccer Player Mahmoud Al Sarsak After Being Held 3 Years Without Charges

"Administrative detention" is a poorly veiled dirty trick of an oppressive society, which Dutch politicians oppose.

(ROTTERDAM ) - Dutch politicians and other prominent citizens have participated in a video protesting against the ongoing Israeli practice of administrative detention of Palestinian civilians.

In this short film by Dutch filmmaker Abdelkarim El-Fassi, former prime minister Dries van Agt and members of Dutch Parliament Harry van Bommel of the Socialist Party and Tofik Dibi of the Green Left, have expressed their dismay over this issue.

Sindhi Nationalist Missing Person Sanauallah Bhati

Pakistan's civilian government has stated that it has little to no control over agencies like ISI, notorious for torture.

(SINDH, Pakistan) - Political Activist Tando Mohd Khan, President of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) has been abducted a second time by the Notorious Pakistani Agency ISI.

He has remained in their custody since 2 July 2011, still under detention of ISI Torture Cell.

From Segregation to a Single Corps of `Green Marines`

“Joining a segregated Marine Corps in 1947 was quite a change for me, but I am happy that things have worked out so well and that I am now a part of an integrated Marine Corps.”
– Master Gunnery Sergeant Robert E. Talmadge, USMC (Ret)

(QUANTICO) - In the Corps, as in our societies as a whole, some individuals still have problems accepting people of color in position of authority.

Senior leaders are taking a hard look at their history and asking why the Corps has fallen behind other branches to eliminate the last traces of racism.