Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with international www.salem-news.com 2010 To the end of his life, Albert Einstein's best friend at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton was the mathematician and logician Kurt Godel. In 1947, when Godel was about to go through his citizenship hearing, he revealed to Einstein and economist Oskar Morgenstern, that he had discovered flaws in the Constitution that would make it possible for the U.S. to become a dictatorship. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/constitution_dj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/constitution_dj.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:00 PST Two days ahead of calls to protest the Gaddafi regime in a “Day of Rage” on February 17, members of the Committee of the Families of the Victims of the Abu Salim Massacre came out to protest. Libyan attorney and human rights activist Fathi Terbil, who represents families that had family members massacred in mass prison killings that took place at the Abu Salim prison in 1996, was arrested. Terbil’s arrest led to an eruption of protests ahead of the planned “Day of Rage”. http://salem-news.com/articles/february182011/libya-rage.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february182011/libya-rage.php Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:29:00 PST This was a historical day for Egypt. Officially a national holiday, "Police Day" was redubbed Egypt's "Day of Revolution", celebrated with the first anti-government protests of this magnitude in decades. Partially inspired by Tunisia's uprising, thousands showed their strength by marching against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, facing down police and enduring predictable clashes. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252011/egypt-protests.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252011/egypt-protests.php Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:30:00 PST “ In case no one has noticed, the Obama administration just gifted Lebanon to Iran. Washington earlier presented Iraq, Afghanistan, the Gulf, and Pakistan. Could it be more clear that Iran’s strategic trump card is America’s subservience to Israel? For Iran, Israel’s strangle hold on the US government is the gift that keeps on giving. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142011/why-hez-bailed-fl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142011/why-hez-bailed-fl.php Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:15:00 PST Lights... cameras, action! A Hollywood themed birthday party this week in Salem celebrated a different aspect of movie super stardom. The grand red carpet was laid out for the 70th birthday party of Patricia Naas of West Salem, whose son-in-law is one of Hollywood's biggest names. Patricia's daughter is Susan Hartwick, wife of Joe Hartwick, President of feature film production for 20th Century Fox. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252010/mothers_tk_dp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252010/mothers_tk_dp.php Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:51:00 PST China on Tuesday said that a U.S. navy vessel, which conducted activities in China's special economic zone in the South China Sea, violated the international and Chinese law. "China has lodged a solemn representation to the United States as the USNS Impeccable conducted activities in China's special economic zone in the South China Sea without China's permission," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told a regular news briefing. http://salem-news.com/articles/march102009/china_us_ships_3-10-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march102009/china_us_ships_3-10-09.php Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:49:00 PDT Five Chinese vessels shadowed and aggressively maneuvered close to the USNS Impeccable in the South China Sea yesterday, a senior Pentagon official said today. The U.S. oceanographic ship was 70 miles south of Hainan Island conducting routine operations in international waters when the ships approached, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. http://salem-news.com/articles/march102009/chinese_vessel_3-10-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march102009/chinese_vessel_3-10-09.php Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:22:00 PDT Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up agricultural land in developing countries to secure their own long-term food supplies. The head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns that the controversial rise in land deals could create a form of "neo-colonialism", with poor states producing food for the rich at the expense of their own hungry people. http://salem-news.com/articles/february172009/land_grab_2-17-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february172009/land_grab_2-17-09.php Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:55:00 PST Bringing attention to human slavery and trafficking should not be a difficult task. People should be completely shocked and appalled that this problem has been allowed to grow completely out of control. Governments, including the United States, devote far too little in the way of time and resources to it. Many people say that is because too many government employees are part of trafficking and slavery. That makes fighting it all the more difficult if it is the case. One advocate who works for the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office in Florida, Betty Dehnert, says the civilized people of earth have absolutely no clue about this industry. http://salem-news.com/articles/july162008/human_trafficking_7-16-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july162008/human_trafficking_7-16-08.php Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:26:00 PDT The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that child kidnappings are on the rise in several countries affected by violence – including Haiti where more than 50 children have been abducted so far this year – and are often carried out with impunity. There have been cases of kidnapped children in Haiti being raped and tortured, and in some cases even murdered, the agency noted in a statement issued today. http://salem-news.com/articles/june212008/un_kids_6-21-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june212008/un_kids_6-21-08.php Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:09:00 PDT On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. military intervention in Lebanon, and 25 years after a second U.S. military intervention which left hundreds of Americans and thousands of Lebanese dead, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution by a huge bipartisan majority which may lay the groundwork for a third one. At a minimum, this move has crudely and unnecessarily inserted the United States into Lebanon’s complex political infighting. http://salem-news.com/articles/june102008/zunes_hezbollah_6-10-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june102008/zunes_hezbollah_6-10-08.php Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:17:00 PDT The mandate of the UN political mission in Afghanistan has been extended. They want to see international civilian efforts to provide political outreach, support reconciliation programs and strengthen cooperation with the ISAF, the International Security Assistance Force. The Council called on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan to do more to implement the Afghanistan Compact, the five-year UN-backed blueprint that sets benchmarks for security, governance and development goals. http://salem-news.com/articles/march212008/afghan_un_3-21-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march212008/afghan_un_3-21-08.php Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:10:00 PDT Congressional hearing testimony now on public record demonstrates totally unsustainable costs of Bush’s preemptive war on Iraq and its accompanying conflict in Afghanistan at THREE to FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS -- and counting. One week’s documented disastrous expenditures now run at least $3,5 BILLION, That’s HALF A BILLION --$500 million dollars-- every day, week in, week, out -- and still counting. http://salem-news.com/articles/march062008/hank_oped_3-6-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march062008/hank_oped_3-6-08.php Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:36:00 PST He may be a national leader embraced by millions in his own country, but Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues to raise the ire of U.S. President George Bush as his military standoff with neighboring Colombia reaches epic status. His politics clash with U.S. capitalism, but the personal issues between the leaders of Venezuela and the United States escalated substantially in September 2006, when this elected President called George W. Bush "the devil". http://salem-news.com/articles/march052008/chavez_buildup_3-5-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march052008/chavez_buildup_3-5-08.php Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:59:00 PST The United Nations confirmed today that seven of its staff and three crew members died when one of its helicopters crashed in eastern Nepal yesterday. The flight, which left the Maoist cantonment site at Sindhuli and was bound for the capital, Kathmandu, crashed in Ramechhap district on Monday afternoon. http://salem-news.com/articles/march042008/un_crash_3-4-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march042008/un_crash_3-4-08.php Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:37:00 PST The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have condemned the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, which has claimed dozens of civilian lives in recent days. Council members met in emergency session late last night and early today to discuss the situation in the Middle East, where the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched air and land attacks on targets in Gaza and Palestinian militants have fired dozens of rockets at targets in southern Israel. http://salem-news.com/articles/march022008/un_israel_3-2-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march022008/un_israel_3-2-08.php Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:37:00 PST U.S. and Chinese officials signed a document Friday morning in Shanghai, China to formalize research in Chinese archives on Korean War POW/MIA matters. Ambassador Charles A. Ray, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs, signed the arrangement with Maj. Gen. Qian Li Hua, of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense. http://salem-news.com/articles/february292008/pow_mia_2-29-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february292008/pow_mia_2-29-08.php Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:52:00 PST At large vessel lost power at 3:30 AM Thursday Coast Guard officials said. They received notification that the 651-foot bulk carrier Star Indiana suffered a loss of propulsion just north of Neah Bay, Wash., in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The tug Gladiator was dispatched to the scene as a precautionary measure. Coast Guard officials say the vessel eventually regained propulsion and continued to its port call in Canadian waters. http://salem-news.com/articles/february292008/ship_strait_2-29-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february292008/ship_strait_2-29-08.php Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:15:00 PST The OSU group STAND is hosting a benefit concert to raise funds to increase civilian protection in Darfur. The Bands which will play at the March 4th event are "Break as we fall" (Rock, Pop, Funk), "The Badfish Band" (Reggae, Funk), and "Eleven Eyes" (Nu-jazz, Funk, Drum and Bass). The event begins at 7:00 PM located at the MU Ballroom on the Campus of OSU. http://salem-news.com/articles/february192008/darfur_02-19-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february192008/darfur_02-19-08.php Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:10:00 PST After serving Cuba for nearly half a century, Fidel Castro has resigned as President and commander in chief. Sources close to Castro say his age and illness affected the timing of the move. For now, Cuba is in the hands of Castro's younger brother, Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz. This is not likely to represent a breakthrough at least with the current administration, as the United States government is holding fast to their position that they will not deal with either of the Castro brothers. http://salem-news.com/articles/february192008/castro_leaves_2-18-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february192008/castro_leaves_2-18-08.php Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:17:00 PST The United Nations said today that security has improved slightly in Kenya, where the unrest sparked by December’s disputed elections has uprooted over 300,000 people from their homes and agencies are increasing efforts to aid those affected. At the same time, the UN Country Team reported sporadic violence in Kericho, Eldoret, Kisumu and the capital, Nairobi, and called the humanitarian situation "precarious." http://salem-news.com/articles/february072008/kenya_conditions_2-7-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072008/kenya_conditions_2-7-08.php Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:20:00 PST In January, Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir appointed a suspected Janjaweed leader as a special adviser. The tribal sheik, described as "the poster child for Janjaweed atrocities in Darfur", now holds a senior government position. Musa Hilal, who is accused of leading militias on a state-sponsored campaign to cleanse parts of Darfur of non-Arab farmers, will act as special adviser to the minister of federal government. http://salem-news.com/articles/february042008/darfur_02-04-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february042008/darfur_02-04-08.php Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:01:00 PST "The price of gas is up a few cents again this week, even though the price of crude oil has backed down slightly from the record $100 per barrel set last week." AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says the national average and the Oregon average are just a couple cents apart now, and the national average is less than 13 cents away from setting a new record high. http://salem-news.com/articles/january082008/gas_prices_1808.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january082008/gas_prices_1808.php Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:09:00 PST