Obama Administration Relents and Grants Visa to Leading Afghan Antiwar Campaigner Malalai Joya into U.S.; “Stop These Massacres”: Ex-Afghan Parliamentarian Malayia Joya Calls for End to U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan; “This is Economic Treason;” 500,000 March in London Protesting Public Spending Cuts and Corporate Tax Dodgers; Will Syria Lift Decades-Old Emergency Law? Street Protests & Deadly Crackdown Force Assad Regime to Consider Political Changes.
Today’s Headlines
* Radiation at Japan Nuclear Plant Reaches New High
* Green Party Claims Major Win in Germany, Poised for Shutdown to Close Nuclear Reactors
* Libya: Momentum Shifts in Rebels’ Favor as Allied Air Strikes Persist
* Talks in Yemen Collapse as U.S. Expresses Concern over Terrorist Threat
* 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
* New York Budget Slashes Funds for Education and Healthcare, Cuts Taxes on Rich
* China, Iran, N. Korea, Yemen, U.S. Remain World’s Most Frequent Executioners
* TV Stations Fined for Airing Corporate-Sponsored Fake News