Monthly Archive: September 2006

September 14, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (6:11) PYONGTAEK South Korean protesters were in front of the White House today as President Bush met with the president of South Korea. This week, rice farmers in Pyongtaek, South Korea...

September 13, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:44) BLAIR CALLS FOR MORE NATO TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN British Prime Minister Tony Blair today called on NATO members to contribute 2,500 more troops to Afghanistan. Despite his appeal, there is...

September 12, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:20) ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS Syrian security forces today blocked an attempt by four gunmen to attack the US embassy in Damascus. One member of the Syrian security forces...

September 11, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:33) NATIONAL UNITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS The Palestinian President and Prime Minister have agreed in principle to form a coalition government in the coming days. Manar Jibrin reports. CALLS...

September 08, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:24) DARFUR The United Nations high commissioner for refugees warned today that Sudan may be about to carry out a major military operation in the Darfur region. For more than a...

September 07, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:45) IRAQ TAKES OVER PART OF ITS MILITARY US-led forces handed over control of parts of the Iraqi Army to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at a ceremony today...

September 06, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:05) BLAIR IN TROUBLE Tony Blair’s future as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of his party appears to be under threat, as seven members of his government resigned today in protest...

September 05, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:50) MEXICAN COURT NAMES PRESIDENT ELECT Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal today named Felipe Calderon as the country’s president-elect. Supporters of opposition candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have been camped out in...

September 01, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:25) BUSH PUSHES SANCTIONS ON IRAN George Bush’s Ambassador to the United Nations called for sanctions against Iran today. John Bolton’s comments came a day after the Islamic Republic failed to...