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Hundreds of Israelis March in Tel Aviv to Protest War with Iran

Anti-war protest comes amid growing Facebook campaign linking Israelis and Iranians; campaign leaders: We have nothing to do with the protest rally.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - Hundreds of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The protest came amid a recent Facebook campaign linking Israeli and Iranian citizens in their opposition to war between the two nations.

Journalists Never Forget the Maguindanao Massacre

"It could've been me. It could've been me killed in a massacre of 58 men and women, 32 of them members of the media. It could've been me slaughtered mercilessly."

(SALEM) - The Maguindanao massacre occurred on the morning of 23 November 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

PHILIPPINES: Children of Murdered Journalist in the Maguindanao Massacre subjected to Overt Surveillance

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Alejandro “Bong” Reblando, one of the 32 journalists murdered in the Maguindanao massacre.

His children are now continually facing death threats- after seeking prosecution for the murder of their father, Alejandro, on behalf of their mother, Myrna, who has a Php three million bounty on her head for anyone who could murder her as a result of her refusal to withdraw her complaint.

NEPAL: Community Threatened of Eviction, not Provided with Alternative Housing

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - The Asian Human Rights Commission says thousands of families living in the banks of the Bagmati river are facing eviction with no housing alternatives.

The `Pressure Cooker` Tactics A Glimpse Into Israeli Psychosis

Hefetz lethal approach explains the devastation the Israel left behind in Jenin (2002). It also explains the genocidal tactics employed by the IDF in Gaza massacre (2009).

(LONDON) - The Israeli Ynet (Hebrew edition) published a few hours ago an interview with retired Israeli police commissioner, Major General Assaf Hefetz.

Power Crisis Posing Serious Health Risks In Gaza

Reports on the ground indicate that life is slowing down, and even stopping, after Egyptian fuel did not make it into the coastal region.

(GAZA CITY) - The Hamas led Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip is now trying hard to control the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip, following the serious shortages of electricity and fuel supplies.

UN Resolutions: Sri Lanka Warns India of Repercussions in Kashmir

Fifteen countries voted against the US resolution against Sri Lanka and eight abstained.

(COLOMBO, Agencies) - Sri Lanka today warned India of possible repercussions over Kashmir after it voted for a US resolution in Geneva on rights abuses during its war on the Tamil Tigers.

Government spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said some countries or groups might use the vote on Sri Lanka as precedence to bring a similar resolution on India over the Kashmir dispute.

Some Districts Resist State Open Enrollment Change, While Others Embrace it

The Eugene School District, for example, opened up 1,725 seats to new students, while it currently serves 16,000.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Oregon K-12 students have until April 1 to apply for transfers to public schools that opted into the state’s new open enrollment law.

School boards and districts had until March 1, 2012 to decide whether or not they would accept new students from outside their district based on the recent open enrollment policy put into place by the legislature.

Obama`s Personal Role in a Journalist`s Imprisonment

The world knows the truth about what really happened in al Majala: Yemeni journalist, Abdulelah Haider Shaye, "photographed the missile parts, some of them bearing the label 'Made in the USA,’

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Jeremy Scahill, The Nation's national security correspondent, is easily one of America’s best and most intrepid journalists.

He spends his time in dangerous places in order to uncover what the U.S. Government is doing around the world.

Democracy Imperiled in the Maldives

Over the past month, pro-democracy demonstrators have once again taken to the streets as they had under Gayoom's rule.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Well before the launch of the Arab Spring, the people of the Maldives, a Muslim nation located on a tropical archipelago in the Indian Ocean, were engaged in widespread nonviolent resistance against the 30-year reign of the corrupt and autocratic president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

The growing civil insurrection forced the dictator to finally allow for free elections in October 2008, which he lost.