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Israeli navy attacks international observers, injures Palestinian, on monitoring boat in Gaza waters

"Their intentions were to do something very bad," said international observer Daniela Riva. "Coming so close to us was very dangerous, and they obviously knew that."

(GAZA CITY) - At 10:55 am, an Israeli naval warship attacked the international observers and Palestinian captain of the Civil Peace Service Gaza (CPSGAZA) boat Oliva, injuring its captain in an apparent attempt to capsize it.

The two international observers, both Italian citizens, are available for media questions or interviews.

Experts: U.S. Nuclear Power Faces Higher Costs, Continued Major Challenges in 2012

Give Long-Term Uncontrollable Costs and Short-Term Pressure from Needed Post-Fukushima Safety Regulations, Nuclear Reactors Even Less Able to Take on Natural Gas, Other Alternatives

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - With the Fukushima disaster, earthquake-related reactor shutdowns, further reactor project cost escalation, infighting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and cheap natural gas, 2011 was a year the nuclear power industry would prefer to get behind it as quickly as possible.

But, looking ahead to 2012, experts see continuing challenges that will make it extremely difficult for the nuclear power industry to expand in the U.S. beyond a small handful of reactor projects...

Over 100,000 Oregonians Get Pay Raise on New Year`s Day

Still, Oregon is set to retain the second highest minimum wage among all states, trailing only Washington.

(SALEM) - More than 100,000 low-paid Oregon workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 30-cent increase to the state's minimum wage takes effect.

The increase from $8.50 to $8.80 starting on January 1 will mean an extra $624 a year for a family with one full-time minimum wage worker, according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy.

146 out of 337 Metro Areas Lost Construction Jobs Between Nov 2010 and Nov 2011

Federal construction investments are set to drop 6.2 percent.

(ARLINGTON, Va.) - Houston Area and Lake County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis., Top List of Metro Areas Adding Jobs; New York City Lost the Most, While Logan, Utah-Idaho Had Largest Percentage Decline

Construction employment declined in 146 out of 337 metropolitan areas between November 2010 and November 2011, increased in 131 and stayed level in 60, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Mainstream Media keeps al-Qaeda Myth Alive

“Who’s going to object to referring to the Sunni insurgency in post-war Iraq as yet another attack by al-Qaeda?”

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - While surfing the morning news, Most people would indifferently glance at this headline “Al-Qaida in Iraq says it was behind Baghdad blasts” but would fail to grasp the real story behind it.

But then, how could they not when the story is presented to them with such a deceiving title to begin with.

Victoire Ingabire: the Rwandan Aung San Suu Kyi

Ann Garrison Interviews Raissa Ujeneza about her mother: one of Rwanda's heroic, embattled, political leaders.

(SAN FRANCISCO AfrobeatRadio) - Victoire Ingabire left Rwanda almost two years ago in January 2010 to return to her native Rwanda in hopes of challenging Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the country’s 2010 presidential election.

Her party was not allowed to register, she was not allowed to run, and she has spent the last year not as the president of Rwanda, but as a prisoner in Kigali’s 1930 maximum security prison.

Escaping the Military: Healing the Virus of Violence

From the Book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War by William T. Hathaway: A young Buddhist novice contributed this account, which we then revised together. To protect the people who have protected him, he wishes to be nameless.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Back in high school I'd been good at languages but couldn't afford to go to college, so I joined the navy for the language training.

They have a program where if you pass an aptitude test, they'll send you to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, for an intensive course that's worth almost a year of college credit.

Why Was a Red Cross Manager on Vacation from Gaza Murdered in Sri Lanka?

A British tourist based in Gaza is killed by a mob in a tourist area.

(SALEM) - Khuram Shaikh Zaman, of Manchester, died on Christmas Eve after he and his colleague, Victoria Alexandrovna, were attacked by a gang led by a politician in Tangalle, a tourist destination about 100 miles south of Colombo.

Protestors force Sri Lanka military to open cremation ground in High Security Zone

Protesting villagers blocked the access route of southern tourists to KKS. They also blocked SL military vehicles.

(KAANGKEASANTHU'RAI, Sri Lanka ) - Resettled Tamils in the eastern part of Kaangkeasanthu'rai (KKS) on Tuesday staged a spontaneous protest against the Sri Lanka military demanding the right of the dead to be cremated in their own cremation ground.

The protestors threatening to carry the casket of one of their relatives to the cremation ground blocked the main access route of the SL military, demanding the occupying army to open the route to the cemetery.

Multi-Alarm Residential Fire in Stayton

Units are on the scene of a second-alarm fire in the 900 block of Birch St. in Stayton.

(STAYTON, Ore.) - A residential fire in Stayton that left a residence substantially damaged, drew response from additional units with Marion County Fire, as well as both the Jefferson and Turner Fire Districts.

After arriving at the location, Jerry determined that in spite of significant damage, there were no injuries related to this particular incident.