March 17, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:39) UN: Milosovic Not Murdered UN Officials said today that former Yogoslav President Slobodon Milosovic was not poisoned. This comes just a day before his funeral in Serbia. Jackson Allers has...
Monthly Archive: March 2006
March 16, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) Iraq Parliament Meets After a three day wait, prayers opened the first session of the new Iraqi Parliament today where members were sworn in. Today’s function is largely ceremonial, but...
March 15, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:25) New UN Human Rights Body The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to create a new human rights organization for the world body, despite opposition from the US. Haider Rizvi...
March 13, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:02) BRITAIN TO REDUCE TROOPS IN IRAQ The British government has indicated it may pull ten percent of its troops out of southern Iraq and hand over tactical responsibility to Iraqi...
March 10, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:08) AFRICAN UNION TO EXTEND MISSION IN DARFUR The African Union today voted to extend its peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region until September 30th. The decision comes after intense...
March 09, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:06) PORTS DIVESTMENT Dubai Ports World, the United Arab Emirates port management company, announced today that it will transfer the operation duties of a number of U.S. ports to an American...
March 08, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:04) CONTINUING CRACKDOWN IN THE PHILIPPINES Philippine police today broke up a rally marking International Women’s Day and detained a lawmaker and a labour activist for leading the protest. Girlie Linao...
March 07, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (4:48) MULTIPLE BLASTS IN HINDU HOLY CITY A series of explosions in the Indian holy city of Varanasi is believed to have killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more....
March 06, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:08) BULLDOZING RESUMES IN NEW ORLEANS, LA Today the Army Corps of Engineers resumed demolition of 120 severely damaged homes in New Orleans, the vast majority in the city’s lower 9th...
