Monthly Archive: April 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:40) RETIRED GENERALS SLAM RUMSFELD A total of six former generals have now come forward to call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, citing dismal job performance. The former...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:55) REBELS IN CHAD In Chad, rebel forces fought with government troops this morning in the capital city of N’Djamena. This has prompted the government of President Idriss Deby to issue...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:32) IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION DEVELOPMENTS Republicans leaders in Congress are calling for the removal of language from pending immigration legislation that would make undocumented immigration a felony offense. A recent Washington Post-ABC...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:10) PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN SRI LANKA Sri Lanka is once again witnessing a series of violent incidents on the eve of a new round of peace talks. Ponniah Manikavasagam reports...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:15) CPE SCRAPPED French President Jacques Chirac today withdrew a section of the controversial new labor law known as the First Job Contract. The provision allowed for any employee under 26...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:55) SHIITE MOSQUE ATTACKED IN BAGHDAD A double suicide bombing at Shiite mosque in northern Baghdad today killed at least seventy people. David Enders reports. The bombing came a day after...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:23) CAR BOMB IN NAJAF In Iraq, at least 13 people are dead and dozens are wounded after a car bomb exploded today in the holy city of Najaf. The blast...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:47) REPORT ON RENDITION FLIGHTS Amnesty International has released a report today on CIA rendition flights. The human rights organization is calling for an independent public inquiry into British involvement. Naomi...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:18) ISRAELI AIRCRAFT SHELL GAZA Israeli forces have launched new strikes against the Gaza Strip, damaging part of the Palestinian presidential compound. One Palestinian man was killed and eight others were...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:59) THAI ELECTIONS Thailand is still in a political chaos, a day and a half after the elections following the dissolution of its parliament. Severine Bardon reports from Bangkok. Official results...