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Israel to Apologize over Egypt Police Deaths

Both Israel and Hamas praised Egypt for its efforts to mediate the deal.

(JERUSALEM (AFP)) - Israel is to apologize to Cairo over the deaths of six Egyptian policeman, according to an announcement which coincided with news of an Egyptian-brokered deal for the release of Gilad Shalit. The apology was expected to be formally extended on Wednesday.

In a statement released on Tuesday evening Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel and Egypt had concluded a joint inquiry into the deaths of six Egyptians killed by Israeli fire on August 18.

No Tears for Warmonger Fox

Dangerous beliefs and connections to the political underworld made him unemployable as a British minister/

(LONDON) - Britain’s defence secretary Dr Liam Fox decided to jump rather than be thrown from the battlements.

While we wait – not holding our breath of course - for the Cabinet Secretary's final report on the peculiar relationship between Fox and his special friend Adam Werrity, it's worth checking what the Ministerial Code - the 'Bible' Fox failed to lived by - actually expected of him.

Da Nang International Airport - Agent Orange and the Removal of Dioxin: Status

Between 1962 and 1971, the United States military sprayed 20,000,000 US gallons (80,000,000 L) of chemical herbicides and defoliants on SE Asia.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Da Nang International Airport is the 3rd largest airport in Vietnam. Over 1 million passengers travel through the airport annually.

Occupy Wall Street Movement Breaks Borders

Amid many fluttering American flags, a Che Guevara banner was draped across a bank fence while a nearby sign quoted the late comedian George Carlin on the American Dream.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - An unprecedented wave of protest against the international financial elite and prevailing economic policies swept the globe on October 15.

And New Mexico, Mexico and the greater US-borderlands were no exceptions. Protests were chalked up in San Diego, Tijuana, Las Cruces, Ciudad Juarez and Mexico City, among many other places. In El Paso, an encampment was announced beginning Monday, October 17, in the city’s downtown San Jacinto Plaza.

Death Investigation Now Deemed Homicide

Homicide detectives now investigating death in Marion County.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Detectives are continuing an investigation into the shooting death that occurred at the Devonshire Court Apartments, on Devonshire Avenue NE in Salem earlier this morning.

Double Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 22E west of Gates

OSP troopers are continuing the investigation into the cause of the crash.

(GATES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Salem Area Command office are continuing the investigation into Saturday evening's two vehicle head-on crash on Highway 22E about a half mile west of Gates.

Two Arrested Following Stabbing of Three People Near Tillamook

It happened at Alderbrook Golf Course Restaurant & Bar.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Tillamook County Major Crime Team detectives arrested two suspects related to a Saturday night disturbance at the Alderbrook Golf Course Restaurant and Bar north of Tillamook that resulted in the stabbing of 3 adults.

The victims received non-life threatening wounds and are being treated at hospitals in Tillamook and Portland. Their names are withheld at this time and may be released Monday after additional follow-up investigation and interviews.

Police Officer-Involved Shooting in Salem

Police are on the scene of an apparent officer-involved shooting in Salem.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A police officer-involved shooting took place in Salem early Monday morning according to preliminary reports. It happened on North Liberty about one block south of Pine.

Our News Photographer Jerry Freeman is on the scene and we are beginning to get a picture of what took place. He says witnesses at the scene heard the sound of police sirens, followed by police yelling commands to a suspect, and then multiple gunshots.

Death Investigation - Ocean Shore near Beverly Beach State Park in Lincoln County

The deceased had no identification and appeared to have been in the ocean for a few days.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and Lincoln County Medical Examiner, is continuing the investigation into the death of an unidentified female found Saturday morning on a Lincoln County beach near Beverly Beach State Park.

There is no evidence at this time that the death is associated with a crime.

Despite Newfound `Friends` Lebanon`s Palestinians Require UN Action to Obtain Civil Rights

Lebanon’s Parliament is once again ignoring the issue of the elementary human right to work and to own a home for their guests from Palestine.

(JALIL REFUGEE CAMP, BAALBEK, Lebanon) - Jalil Refugee Camp is located about 90 km east of Beirut near Baalbek in the Bekaa valley and is home to approximately 8000 of the World’s most destitute Palestinian refugees.

It is usually referred to as “Wavell Camp”, after the British Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell’s time at the former French military base during World War II.