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Press TV: `Arakan Rohingya Union bitterly divided`

As they battle for the cause of their people still in Myanmar, those leading this fight in the ARU have reached an impasse over the actions of the group's leader, Dr. Wakar Uddin.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Salem-News.com news editor, Tim King, is now writing as a weekly columnist for Press TV. This week Tim examines the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Burma.

Violence toward Rohingyas in Myanmar sparked by the alleged rape and murder of a Buddhist woman in June 2012, has continued steadily over the last year.

EU Takes Tougher Stance on Israeli Settlements

'Earthquake' directive will prohibit EU states from signing deals with Israel unless settlement exclusion clause is included.

(JERUSALEM) - Future agreements between the European Union and Israel must include the explicit exclusion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank or East Jerusalem, according to a new EU directive described by an Israeli official as an "earthquake".

The EU guidelines, adopted on 30 June, will prohibit the issuing of grants, funding, prizes or scholarships unless a settlement exclusion clause is included.

Mexican Navy Captures Head of Zetas Drug Cartel

Why The Capture of the Head of World’s Most Notorious Cartel Will Do Little to Stem Violence, Supply .

(MEXICO CITY) - The Mexican navy announced late Monday it had captured Miguel Angel Treviño, the head of the infamous Zetas drug cartel, the most violent crime organization in Mexico.

In recent years, the Zetas have been blamed for tens of thousands of gruesome deaths south of the border, and untold atrocities in the US.

Thein Sein Disbands Controversial Border Force (NASAKA)

Amnesty International called on British P.M to press Thein Sein to give Rohingyas citizenship.

(PHUKET Reuters / Phuket Gazette) - Myanmar's president has disbanded a security force accused of rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State in the west of the country, scene of deadly violence between Muslims and majority Buddhists in the past year.

"It is hereby announced that Border Area Immigration Control Headquarters has been abolished," President Thein Sein said in a one-line statement dated July 12 but posted on his website on July 14.

George Zimmerman, `Not Guilty` A Travesty Of Justice?

Luke Easter makes a number of indisputable points in this poem.

(CLEVELAND) - Too little is being done to save Black youth on a daily basis in America, and yet the death of Trayvon Martin is dominating headlines day after day.

Of course the Martin case involving George Zimmerman is about much more than a single life, but what about everyone else? What about those who die without a mention?

Israel Lobby Tries (And Fails) to Intimidate Another UK MP

If there is such a thing as a Palestinian holocaust it is a slow motion one.

(LONDON) - The word 'holocaust' is centuries old and has several meanings, one being "any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life". For those interested in the figures, Israel's B'Tselem shows that between year 2000 and the start of Israel’s ‘Cast Lead’ assault on Gaza in 2008 the Israelis’ vast standing army, equipped with the most advanced American-funded weaponry, killed 4,790 Palestinian civilians in their homeland.

Of these, 952 were children. Yes, 952 young Palestinian lives horribly snuffed out and their parents left desolated.

The Death Merchants of Tel Aviv

Apparently some 6,684 Israelis are making a living selling death around the world.

(LONDON) - Haaretz reported today that there are more than 6,800 arms exporters working in Israel.

As of the end of 2012, there were “6,684 individuals dealing with security exports in 1,006 companies and 312 independent businesses. The Israeli Defence Export Controls Agency issued 1,900 marketing permits and 8,716 export permits.”

Midnight Meditations: A Visit with the Frederickson Family

Part two in Dr. Billings' in-depth review of the Diane Downs Murder Case in Oregon.

(EUGENE, OR) - After the last graduate class for the quarter during which we viewed STEELTOWN, the Canadian Film Board’s excellent commentary on the catastrophe of industrial civilization, a few students met me at Stenello’s Restaurant in Old Fairhaven for Greek pizza and a beer.

Big Steve was there with his two friends Jean and Gina. Big Steve is a former Los Angeles police officer, wounded and disabled and on a pension.

If George Zimmerman were Monsanto, Would any Black Leaders Seek Justice for Trayvon?

There is no leadership in any race, religion or culture that really stands up for the most important assaults on our lives. They are all sellouts.

(WASHINGTON DC) - If George Zimmerman were Monsanto, would any black leaders seek justice for Trayvon? The answer is no.

The African-American community is up in arms over a jury of six women finding George Zimmerman not guilty of the second degree murder of Trayvon Martin. That same community is SILENT on the routine killing of young black babies by GMOs, vaccines and even the cancer-causing chemicals found in processed meat.

The Rhetoric of Spreading Democracy ---The World isn`t Buying it

Under US law the government cannot financially support a "military coup", so their solution is to avoid calling it what it is, making us a laughing stock around the world.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - The Egyptian people love the American people, but hate our government, as do many other people in nations around the world.

A recent poll showed the people of Egypt hate the US government more than most other populations, so we must ask why? For the past 30 years the US government financially supported Egypt with an enormous annual contribution of $1.3 billion.