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Iran`s Oil Revenue Loses Green Sheen, Turns to Gold

It is a bit ironic that the EU plays this US game, as it currently buys around 20 percent of Iran's oil exports.

(SALEM / TEHRAN) - India has agreed to pay the price of crude oil it imports from Iran in gold, which makes it the first country to drop the US dollar for purchasing the Iranian oil.

According to a report published by DEBKAfile news website, unnamed sources have stressed that China is also expected to follow suit.

Ground Being Prepared for Int`l War Crimes Probe

Steven Ratner addresses Geneva-based diplomatic community.

(GENEVA) - In the run-up to the Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva next month, those pushing for an international war crimes inquiry targeting Sri Lanka are stepping up pressure.

A key member of UNSG Ban Ki-moon’s Panel of Experts (PoE) on accountability in Sri Lanka, Prof. Steven Ratner reiterating the demand for an international investigation.

Salem`s Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America Competing for $25,000

Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America One of Four Nonprofits Competing in the Home Depot Foundation’s Aprons in Action Program; Winner to Compete for $250,000 in 2012

(SALEM) - Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America in Salem has been selected as a finalist for Aprons in Action.

This is the Home Depot Foundation’s unique Facebook voting program, and now has the opportunity to win a $25,000 gift card from The Home Depot.

Marianne Skolek Named `Investigative Reporter` by Salem-News.com

The title is an appropriate, overdue move in our history.

(SALEM) - As a dedicated writer, Marianne Skolek, who has generated 130 articles for Salem-News.com, has been named 'Investigative Reporter' by the group's News Editor, Tim King.

Marianne's first article, Losing a Loved One to Hillybilly Heroin - OxyContin, was published in July 2009.

Your Help Needed on Oregon State Budget

I need rational ideas from knowledgeable, clear-thinking Oregonians on how to reform state government.

(SALEM) - I am State Representative Dennis Richardson and I need your help in resolving Oregon's State Budget crisis.

The graph with this article shows the drastic decline in income taxes and other revenues over the past three years. Just in the last six months of 2011, since the Legislature’s 2011 Session ended, the State Revenue Forecast decreased by another $306 million.

The Split: Differences over Israel tear apart a Jewish marriage

From the Book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War...

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Stan and Hannah Cooper are friends of mine from college days. Both are Jewish, but they have diametrically opposed views about Israel, and their differences have become so bitter that they've decided to divorce.

As the three of us talked about this, it became clear that their dispute is a microcosm of the conflict that is tearing the Jewish community apart and also destroying lives in an increasingly large part of the world.

World Report 2012: Sri Lanka

In August the government allowed emergency regulations in place for nearly three decades to lapse...

(NEW YORK) - The aftermath of Sri Lanka’s quarter century-long civil war, which ended in May 2009 with the defeat of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, continued to dominate events in 2011.

EGYPT: Pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad still in prison, although he received an official pardon

War Resisters' International demands immediate release of Maikel Nabil Sanad from Tura Mazraa prison.

(LONDON) - Imprisoned pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment by a military court for "insulting the People’s Assembly, the Shura Council or any State Authority, or the Army or the Courts", and article 102, "spreading false information", has received an official pardon by the Egyptian authorities.

Almost 2000 other prisoners convicted by military courts in the last year were pardoned on the first anniversary of Egypt's Revolution.

Connect with the Palestinian Students` Campaign for Academic Boycott of Israel

A new opportunity to integrate the brilliant minds of Palestine with the world at large...

(GAZA CITY) - A collective of students in Gaza has formed the Palestinian Students' Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI).

These students are seeking to expand their collaboration and participation in events and activities with solidarity activists at international universities.

Examining Sri Lanka`s Diplomacy Machine

In theory, Rajapaksa’s administration has plenty to worry about. Lobbying and debate surrounding the next session of the HRC has already begun.

(COLOMBO) - As promised, the Sri Lankan government made the final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) public last month. It has also recently released its “National Action Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: 2011-2016.”

The Action Plan was developed in accordance with a commitment the government had made in 2008, the last time Sri Lanka participated in the UN’s Universal Periodic Review.