Tuesday, May 31, 2011

2011/05/31 Headlines: Germany Announces Plans to Close Nuclear Plants amid Massive Protests; Afghanistan Warns NATO to End Attacks on Homes Following Spike in Civilian Deaths; Ousted President Manuel Zelaya Returns to Honduras; Yemen Security Forces Kill 50 Demonstrators at Peaceful Sit-In; NATO Bombing of Libya Continues Following Peace Talks; Western Special Forces Reportedly on the Ground in Libya; Egyptian Blogger Appears Before Military Prosecutors; Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza; Missing Journalist Reportedly Held by Pakistan Intelligence Agency; Oxfam: Global Food Prices to Double by 2030; Report: Death Toll from Haiti Earthquake Far Lower than Originally Projected; Poet and Musician Gil Scott-Heron Dies at 62