Monthly Archive: May 2006

May 03, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:29) NEPALI PARLIAMENT EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH Nepal’s newly-seated parliament approved a measure today to reciprocate a cease-fire offered by the country’s Maoist rebels. The government also dropped terrorism charges that were...

May 02, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:03) GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN PUERTO RICO The government of Puerto Rico has shut down many of its non-emergency public services due to a budget crisis. Some 100,000 government employees are temporarily...

May 01, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:05) IMMIGRANT BOYCOTTS Immigrant workers and their supporters are participating in a massive boycott in dozens of cities throughout the US today. Dubbed “A day without an immigrant”, organizers are calling...