Tuesday, May 03, 2011

2011/05/03 Headlines: Obama Urged to Rethink Pakistan Following Assassination of bin Laden; Turkish Prime Minister Calls for Gaddafi to Step Down; Syrian Intellectuals, Activists Go into Hiding as Security Forces Crack Down; AFL-<span class="caps">CIO Urges Obama Administration to Suspend Pact with Bahrain; United Arab Emirates Shuts Down Teachers’ Association Board of Directors; Ousted Egyptian President Faces Potential Death Penalty; Egypt Activists Call for Social Reforms; Palestinian Factions Sign Deal, Israel Withholds Millions in Funds as Punishment; Canada: Conservative Party Wins Parliament Majority, NDP Becomes Opposition Party; Japan Parents Deliver Radioactive Playground Dirt to Protest High Radiation Levels; U.K. Police Arrest Five on Terror Suspicion Near Nuke Plant; Google Offices Raided in South Korea; Sony Reports Second Information Breach, 25 Million More Customers’ Information Hacked; 360 People Missing Following Alabama Tornadoes, Scientists Link Storms to Global Warming; Honduras Drops Charges against Ousted President Zelaya; Vermont Protesters Rally to Support Single-Payer Healthcare; Vandals Deface Maine Mosque; Correction: Leonard Weinglass Memorial Service, Friday May 13