Monthly Archive: March 2006

March 31, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:45) VIOLENCE IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA Three Palestinians are dead after gunfights erupted in the wake of a bombing that killed a commander of the armed Popular Resistance Committees....

March 30, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:01) UN SECURITY COUNCIL TELLS IRAN TO SUSPEND NUCLEAR PROGRAM The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a call for Iran to shut down it’s uranium enrichment program within 30...

March 29, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:27) ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS Israeli Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today began the process of coalition-building after his presumed victory in yesterday’s election. During his campaign, Olmert promised to define Israel’s...

March 28, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (6:02) SUPREME COURT HEARS GUANTANAMO CASE The Supreme Court today will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of special military tribunals for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. The case, known as...

March 27, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:02) ONGOING VIOLENCE IN IRAQ A suicide bomber detonated explosives in front of a military base in northern Iraq today, killing some 40 people and injuring dozens. This comes a day...

March 24, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:11) Abbas Says Peace Talks are Possible Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thinks it will be possible to hold peace talks with Israel even with the militant party Hamas in control of...

March 23, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:39) Hostages in Iraq are Free Three members of the Christian Peacemaker Team who were kidnapped in Iraq last November have been freed. Two Canadians, Harmeet Singh Sooden and James Looney...

March 22, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:58) ETA Ceasefire The Basque separatist group, also known as Eta, has declared a permanent ceasefire with the Spanish government. For four decades Eta has been involved in an armed struggle...

March 21, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:47) Abu Ghraib Abuse Conviction A Maryland court martial found Sgt. Michael Smith guilty on six of 13 charges for using dogs to terrify detainees at Abu Ghraib in Iraq from...

March 20, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:44) Spending More On War This weekend thousands of people across the globe took to the streets to mark the 3rd year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and demonstrated against...