Monday, March 28, 2011

2011/03/28 Headlines: Radiation at Japan Nuclear Plant Reaches New High; Greenpeace Urges Japan Government to Extend Evacuation Zone; Green Party Claims Major Win in Germany, Poised for Showdown to Close Nuclear Reactors; Anti-Nuclear Activists Commemorate 32nd Anniversary of Three Mile Island Disaster; Libya: Momentum Shifts in Rebels’ Favor as Allied Air Strikes Persist; Pro-Gaddafi Forces Accused of Using Rape as War Strategy; Talks in Yemen Collapse as U.S. Expresses Concern over Terrorist Threat; Yemen: Ammunition Factory Explodes in Deadly Blast; Syria Deploys Army Following Deadly Protest Clashes, Journalists Missing; Egypt to Lift Emergency Laws Before Election, Anti-Striking Law Draws Criticism; London: Hundreds of Thousands Protest Austerity Cuts; Solidarity Protest in Los Angeles Draws Thousands; Wisconsin Residents Unsure If Anti-Union Law Is in Effect; New York Slashes Budget for Education and Healthcare, Cuts Taxes on Rich; China, Iran, N. Korea, Yemen, U.S. Remain World’s Most Frequent Executioners; 1 Million Flee Ivory Coast as Country Verges on Civil War; TV Stations Fined for Airing Corporate-Sponsored Fake News; Former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75