Monthly Archive: September 2006

September 29, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) HOUSE PASSES WARRENTLESS WIRETAPPING BILL The House of Representatives approved legislation last night that would authorize the warrantless wiretapping of telephone and email communications between individuals in the US and...

September 28, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:19) SANCTIONS FOR THAILAND The US government has moved to impose sanctions on Thailand in the aftermath of the military coup. The Southeast Asian nation has been governed by a group...

September 27, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) DOD APPROPRIATIONS The US House of Representatives has passed the final version of the defense appropriations bill. The 450 billion dollar bill to fund the Pentagon will earmark 70 billion...

September 26, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:30) DARFUR PEACEKEEPING In Africa, the Sudanese President has partially relented to international pressure to allow United Nations intervention in peacekeeping operations in the Western Darfur region. Emmanuel Okella reports. Sudan’s...

September 25, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:07) AFGHAN OFFICIAL FOR WOMEN’S AFFAIRS ASSASSINATED The head of women’s’ affairs for the government of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar was gunned down today as she left her home....

September 22, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:50) SMALL VENDORS BLOCKADE STREETS IN DELHI Clashes erupted in Delhi today, when police arrested over 150 small business owners for protesting against the demolitions of their shops. Vinod K. Jose...

September 21, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:30) CIVILIAN DEATHS IN IRAQ The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq has documented that more 6500 Iraqi civilians were violently killed during the months of July and August – with over...

September 20, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) BUDAPEST RIOTS CONTINUE Violent demonstrations calling for the Hungarian Prime Minister’s resignation have continued for the 2nd day in a row in Budapest. Over 200 people have been injured in...

September 19, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:53) BRITISH SOLDIER PLEAS GUILTY TO WAR CRIME A British corporal has today become the first member of the British military to admit a war crime in court. From London, Naomi...