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UK Arrests Iranian Journalist Over `Traitor` Complaint

The British police have detained the Iranian owner of a London-based television production company over allegations made by a British secret service agent against Press TV.

(LONDON Press TV) - Mehdi Mirtaleb, who heads a company that renders media services to Press TV, was taken into custody by London police after a notorious Iranian separatist filed a complaint against the alternative news channel.

Shadi Sadr, whose controversial remarks promoting the separation of the resource-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan from the rest of Iran has met with angry reactions from Iranians throughout the world and earned her the title of ‘traitor’, took exception to Press TV covering her statements in a February 27 article published on the channel’s website.

Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 20 near Burnt Woods in Lincoln County

OSP troopers from the Newport Area Command office are continuing the investigation.

(NEWPORT) - Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Lincoln County Crash Team, is continuing the investigation into Friday evening's two vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred on Highway 20 at the entrance to Ellmaker State Park near Burnt Woods.

The crash resulted in the death of a 64-year old Springfield man.

Fatal Motorcycle Crash - Highway 199 near Selma in Josephine County

Witnesses on scene performed CPR until American Medical Response arrived to relieve them.

(PORTLAND) - State Police say a motorcyclist died in a crash Saturday afternoon at approximately 5:30 p.m.

A 2008 Suzuki motorcycle operated by 47-year old James William Osborne of Grants Pass, was northbound on Highway 199 at Sauers Flat near milepost 25. Mr. Osborne was accompanied by his brother who was riding a separate motorcycle. As the motorcyclists entered a sweeping right hand curve from Sauers Flat, James Osborne lost control of his motorcycle and crossed into the oncoming southbound lane of travel.

Freeing Native Americans from This Sick Culture

Oh, the lovely US government. It's overdrive now, breaking promises to each of us, but those it broke to Native Americans define the very culture we all must live in.

(SALEM) - Right now Native American kids are killing themselves. "Native youth are more than three times more likely to commit suicide (a number that increases to more than 10 times on some reservations), and have post traumatic stress symptoms on par with Iraq War veterans."

That's children, killing themselves. "Experts say in addition to these factors, a “trail of broken promises” adds to a feeling of hopelessness ...."

Be Blessed, CLAAS Pleads for Asia`s Justice

Hitting a sensitive nerve, one particular case has shed light on how the Pakistani government has been taken hostage by militant extremists.

(ISLAMABAD) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan endorsed the Islamabad High Court's decision setting free the juvenile girl Rimsha, who was accused of blasphemy in the capital.

This case made history in blasphemy cases in Pakistan and the decision was appreciated nationally and on international grounds.

NATO`s Stealth Operation Barbarossa*

Of the 12 new members of the military alliance in previously “Soviet space,” seven are fragments of former socialist states.

(PORTLAND) - I was inspired by the comment of Andrew Biehn, commander of the guided missile destroyer USS Truxtum which has just entered the Black Sea and docked at the Bulgarian port of Varna, that he is conducting joint exercises with “our allies in the region”" –namely Bulgaria and Romania—a few hundred miles from the Crimea.

Somehow, I had forgotten that those two countries were military allies of the US and it set me off on a review of the history of NATO expansion.

SRI LANKA: Arrest of Anti-Disappearances Campaigners Underscores Need for a Strong Resolution at the UNHRC

Only a strong resolution will cause Sri Lanka to believe it can no longer persecute Tamils without damaging international repercussions.

(GENEVA) - Recent arrests highlight the need for a strong resolution at the UN Human Rights Council and David Cameron’s duty to ensure the safety of human rights defenders who approached him during his visit.

When the UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited Sri Lanka in November 2013 against the will of much of the British Tamil community, he reasoned that he would use the opportunity to go to the North of the island and see the situation with his own eyes.

Torture and Death Threats Against School Principal and Two Women Rights Defenders in Pakistan

"We condemn this attack and the threats made against staff members of LEAD which are directly related to the organisation’s work in the defence of human rights, particularly Christian and women's rights." - LEAD

(PUNJAB) - A local Muslim cleric began campaigning last week against the Christian 'Saint Paul High School', which has been serving both Christian and Muslim children for the last 20 years.

LEAD (Legal Evangelical Association Development) has taken the Catholic School on rental contract from the Catholic Board of Education. Mr. Zulifqar Masih, a Human Rights Defender and Field Coordinator Of LEAD, is serving as the Principal of this school.

Sri Lankan `Soldier` Claims Chemical Attack on Tamil Civilians

In the video, a Sri Lankan soldier claims LTTE cadre trapped on the beach were eliminated with the use of chemicals.

(COLOMBO) - NewsX accesses chilling visual evidence of death of destruction in Sri Lanka. The video report below reveals a chilling account of a Sri Lankan soldier confessing to war crimes.

The Sri Lankan soldier says the army used chemical weapons on trapped civilians at the end of the country's civil war.

Lyrical Poem: Pound of Gold

So go ahead and tread on his hand-picked roses... Tear up your declaration of love, wipe off those loyalty poses

(LONDON) - Find yourself tapping to a techno beat
Words matter not in the age of speed
They no longer arouse the heat

Replace your heart with a drum machine
Forget past whispers of romance
The vogue tempo is of porno screams