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Salem High School Teacher Dies in Three Vehicle Crash

Emily Campbell, an English teacher at North Salem High School, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

(DALLAS,OR) - Oregon State Police say a three vehicle fatal traffic crash occurred on Highway 22W Friday shortly after 7:00 a.m.

Investigators say a pickup westbound on Highway 22W crossed the center line....

USTPAC Accords Cautious Welcome to the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sri Lanka

Statement from the US Tamil Political Action Council.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Geneva based UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution on Promoting Accountability and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka putting Sri Lanka under close scrutiny for grave rights violations.

But the new resolution falls short of creating an international investigation mechanism called for by the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Apex Court Accepts Malik Ummad`s Application to Re-Open Rimsha`s Case

The Islamabad High Court previously dropped all charges.

(ISLAMABAD) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan accepted the plea of Rimsha’s accuser to seek to re-open her case. She is the Christian girl who was accused of blasphemy that had her case dismissed, or so we thought.

Earlier, on 16th January 2013, when the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed a final appeal in the case against Rimsha Masih, it effectively ended all legal proceedings on the issue.

As Cyprus Collapses, It`s a Race to the Mediterranean Gas Finish Line

Cashing in on the island's major gas potential is more urgent than ever—but these are still very early days.

(LONDON OilPrices.com) - Cyprus is preparing for total financial collapse as the European Central Bank turns its back on the island.

The parliament rejected a scheme to make Cypriot citizens pay a levy on savings deposits in return for a share in potential gas futures to fund a bailout. On Wednesday, the Greek-Cypriot government voted against asking its citizens to bank on the future of gas exports...

TPP: Good for Japan, Bad for America

TPP holds the promise of many good things for Japan; it will almost surely result in a further increase of the U.S. trade deficit and a net loss of U.S. jobs.

(WASHINGTON DC) - By announcing that Japan will join the U.S. led negotiations for a Trans Pacific Free Trade Agreement, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken a bold decision that is likely to produce great benefits for the land of the rising sun.

But they will probably come at the expense the United States, the land of rising deficits.

The London Group

A story about the formation of resistance in Balochistan.

(ISLAMABAD Dawn) - A rudimentary ‘study circle’ was formed in London (in 1969) by some Marxist Pakistani students studying in colleges and universities there. About 25 students in the group used to meet to discuss various left-wing movements and literature.

They also began publishing a magazine called ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ that was highly critical of the Pakistani military’s role in the former East Pakistan.

Update from the New `Killing field` in Burma: 12 Masjids Burned & 4 Islamic Teachers Killed

State of emergency imposed in Meiktila.

(NEW YORK) - At least 12 mosques have been burned, and extremist Buddhist mobs are still hunting Muslims in the central Burmese town of Meiktila.

One report says that 28 students and 4 Islamic teachers were killed in one of the Islamic schools in the town, in the presence of police forces. The list of the dead included Hafiz Mohammad Ahtisham, Mawlana Mohammad Shafi, Mawlana Zakariya and Mufti Wajib.

Dogface Soldiers

A Special Salute to My Infantry Buddies...

(PORTLAND, OR) - Post Traumatic stress is one of the worst medical ailments of combat infantry, especially but also for emergency room personnel and severe trauma.

Because most of the PTSD victims are military, Army and Marines, this story is about the causes of Post Traumatic Stress and what it psychologically does to the victims, regardless of whether they are military or civilian, because civilians get PTSD too.

Oregon Ends 2012 With No Child Fire Fatalities

"We take pride in knowing everyone involved in the Oregon fire service, volunteer and career folks alike, have done their part in this positive outcome." - State Fire Marshal Mark Wallace

(PORTLAND, OR) - Statistics released from the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) indicate in 2012 there were no children (ages 0-19) who died in a fire.

This is the first year the OSFM has recorded that no child died as a result of fire.

INDIA: Government Urged to Exempt Christians from 30th and 31st March Due to Easter Weekend

According to Joseph Dias, Christian employees will find it difficult to fulfill their religious obligation...

(MUMBAI) - The Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF), India's apex activist community NGO, has urged the prime minister and finance minister of the country to declare at least Easter Sunday if not Holy Saturday preceding it as a sectional holiday.

The CSF general secretary, Joseph Dias issued a memorandum detailing what the holiday means to Christians.