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Missing Plane Possibly Located Off Vietnamese Coast

Hong Kong's Air Traffic Control Center reported the debris field was spotted by a passing airliner.

(SALEM) - An aviation Website reports via the Hong Kong Air Traffic Control Center, that a large field of debris has been located at position N9.72 E107.42, about 80 nautical miles southeast of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

The wreckage was reportedly observed about fifty nautical miles off of Vietnam's southeast coast, in the South China Sea.

AG Eric Holder Calls Rise in Heroin Overdose Deaths ``an urgent public health crisis``

Make yourself comfortable Mr. Holder and I will lay out the corrupt trail from the makers of Zohydro ER, to the physicians who profited from the push for opioids over the years minimizing the risks of addiction, to the pharma financed pain foundations funded by pharma and ending right at the doors to the FDA.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Mr. Holder stated this week that heroin overdoses increased by 45 percent between 2006 and 2010.

So what are you going to do about it Mr. Holder? You're vowing to fight this urgent public crisis. When are you going to call for a full investigation into the FDA's approval of Zohydro ER (made by Zogenix) scheduled to be launched this month?

Life Near the Mexican Border

The long term vision is an end to all suffering and death in the desert...

(TUCSON) - “You have no rights here!” barked a U.S. Border Patrol agent to a resident of Arivaca, AZ who was passing through a Customs and Border Protection checkpoint 23 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.

This remark confirms a sense of violation of rights that many borderlands residents have when encountering one of the 71 permanent or tactical checkpoints scattered across the southwestern U.S. These off-border sites were condoned by the U.S. Supreme Court more than 40 years ago.

Congressman Brady Asks Hagel Why SEAL Team Questions Remain Unanswered

What really happened to US Navy SEAL Team 6? Families of the Navy SEAL Team credited with the capture and killing of bin Laden: questions about their son's deaths and the treatment of their remains... still unanswered.

(SALEM) - One of the most bizarre and unprecedented events in modern U.S. military history, one that is extremely personal to the families of Navy SEAL Team 6, is unfolding mostly outside the view of the American public.

Navy SEAL Michael Strange is one of 31 American fighting men who lost their lives in Afghanistan on 6^th August 2011 after reportedly being shot down by a "lucky shot" by a Taliban militant with a rocket launcher.

(VIDEO) Pro-ITCCS Belgian Member of Parliament Laurent Louis Beaten, Falsely Arrested by Police

"We will provide real security to brave fighters like Monsieur Louis and Kevin Annett so this cannot happen again" - George Dufort, ITCCS official

(BRUSSELS) - The one Belgian politician who has exposed high level child traffickers and publicly endorsed the work of ITCCS, MP Laurent Louis, was viciously assaulted and arrested by Belgian police on Saturday as he peacefully collected signatures for his upcoming re-election bid.

Mr. Louis was released after six hours in jail, and is bringing a lawsuit against the police responsible.

Art Auction, Talent Show to benefit the South Salem High School Gay Straight Alliance

All proceeds go the joint benefit of the South Salem High School Gay Straight Alliance Club and The Cascade Aids Project.

(SALEM) - The Art of Equality, a silent auction and talent showcase, will be held from 6-8 PM on Saturday, March 22, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 700 Marion St NE Salem.

The initial hour of the event will consist of a social hour and silent art auction, where free refreshments will be served. The second is a talent showcase featuring many talented musicians.

Pakistani Taliban Kills Christian Girl

The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’ government is looking for a "negotiated solution" after years of conflict...

(ISLAMABAD) - A young Christian girl was killed by the Pakistani Taliban in the northern region of Pakistan. The girl had spent a few months on the run and in hiding with her cousin, a Muslim who converted to Christianity a few years ago.

Since the conversion, the man is considered an "apostate" and since then he has been the target of the Taliban. In past days, some militants discovered where the two were hiding: the girl in the escape was reached by a bullet and was killed, while the man managed to escape.

India Needs to Eliminate Gender Inequality: Zed

Continuing indifference to the maltreatment of women is not acceptable in the 21st century world. India needed to focus on urgent upliftment of women, forgetting her political battles.

(RENO) - India needed to take urgent steps to make women as equal partners in the society and eliminate gender inequality, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada (USA) in his International Women's Day message.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that lesser gender gaps would also bring prosperity and economic competitiveness to the country besides fairness. Men and women were equal in the eyes of God, Zed noted.

Fasting for Fukushima on Third Anniversary

The disaster that has struck Fukushima has much about it that’s unique. But it’s just the tip of the radioactive iceberg that is the global atomic reactor industry.

(WASHINGTON DC EcoWatch) - Fasting can be a way of mourning, of cleansing, of meditation, of focus. Tuesday, March 11, the third anniversary of the beginning of the disaster at Fukushima, we will abstain from food from dawn to dusk. Our purpose is tied to the atomic disaster that continues to threaten life on Earth.

The three melt-downs, four explosions, scattered fuel rods and continual gusher of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean at Fukushima have torn a deadly hole in the fabric of our ability to survive on this planet.

Three Rescued from Clackamas River East of Estacada

Thet were identified as Branton Shows 50 years old, Kayla Pletcher 40 years old, and Alex Pletcher 19 years old, all of Estacada.

(CLACKAMAS) - A 911 call came in of 3 people stranded on the Clackamas River up stream from the confluence of the Collawash River east of Estacada.

Rescuers were able locate three adults who were stranded on the opposite side of the river from the roadway.