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Train Versus Truck Crash Near Brooks sends Driver to Hospital

The driver was departing a loading dock.

(SALEM) - A 56-year old truck driver was hospitalized following a collision between his truck and freight train, near Brooks Friday morning.

Marion County Deputies were called at 10:09 a.m. The collision occurred on private property 200 yards north of the railroad crossing on Brooklake Road NE in Salem.

SRI LANKA: Still Drenched With the Blood of Ethnic Cleansing and War Crimes.

Ranking member of US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, does not know true definition of 'Human Rights'.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Salem-News.com is the only U.S. news agency that regularly covers the ongoing human and political tragedy in Sri Lanka.

Up to 160,000 Sri Lankan Tamils were massacred in a Genocide that culminated in May 2009 during the end of the country's long-running civil war.

President Hugo Chavez, R.I.P.

The world bids farewell to a man who stood up for Venezuela.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The President of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias, has died at the age of 58 after a long-running battle to regain his health.

He is one of the few men who as a political leader, dared to criticize former U.S. President George W. Bush for his warmongering nation's huge list of mistakes.

Know the Truth About Palestine

A new pledge from the cause...
I recognize the Palestinian state. What about you?

(WASHINGTON DC) - More than 75% of the entire Palestinian population was driven outside of their homes and kicked out of their land and denied their rights of return to their homeland.

The remaining 25% of Palestinians live as second class citizens in the illegal state of Israel or under a brutal military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.

DCCC Releases New Video `Everyday` On Americans` Outrage over Tea Party Sequester

Only 19 percent of Americans agree with the approach of Congressional Republicans.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released a video featuring testimonials from everyday Americans.

They are outraged at the damage from the Tea Party Republicans' unwillingness to stop sequestration.

Man Attempts Self-Immolation to Press Centre to Vote Against Sri Lanka in UNHR

S Mani was protesting against war crimes.

(CUDDALORE) - In Sri Lanka, a 45-year-old man attempted self-immolation to press the Union government to vote against Sri Lanka UNHRC for war crimes.

Police said S Mani arrived at the Cuddalore collectorate in northern Tamil Nadu with a can of kerosene.

Agent Orange Legacy In Washington D.C.

My mother and I have embarked on a journey as advocate for the rights of the children of Vietnam Veterans whose biological parent(s) were exposed to Agent Orange.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The children of Vietnam Veterans, who answered the call of duty, have been left without proper medical intervention. Some are dying, some are already dead.

Many of the children of Vietnam Veterans have lost their parent(s) due to exposure to Agent Orange which is laced with the toxic chemical, dioxin.

Sri Lanka: Rape of Tamil Detainees

Politically Motivated Sexual Assaults in Custody Continue Since Conflict.

(LONDON HRW) - Sri Lankan security forces have been using rape and other forms of sexual violence to torture suspected members or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The abuse is center of a new report by Human Rights Watch released today.

VIDEO REPORT: Gunman Dies Following Shootout with Police in Silverton RV Park

Another tragic shooting by a man reportedly armed with multiple firearms.

(SILVERTON, OR) - 911 callers reported an armed man firing at people in a Silverton RV park at approximately 1:49 p.m. Monday.

The calls came from the residents at the Silver Spur RV Park, 12622 Silverton Road NE.

VIDEO: Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Vehicle in Salem

The pedestrian was deceased at the scene.

(SALEM) - Police responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle crash at 7:11 p.m. Monday, in the 2500 block of Lancaster Dr NE.

Officers determined the crash involved a single motor vehicle and a pedestrian.