October 17, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:27) SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT FOR LATIN AMERICAN BLOC Venezuela and Guatemala continue to compete for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. Guatemala holds the lead after two days and...
Monthly Archive: October 2006
October 16, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (7:00) CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER SENTENCED Civil rights lawyer Lynn Stewart was sentenced today to 28 months in prison today in prison for enabling a former client and convicted terrorist to communicate...
October 13, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:10) NORTHERN IRELAND TALKS CONCLUDE Three days of talks aimed at reestablishing a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland ended today with a tentative agreement. Maeve Conran reports. Representatives from all political...
October 12, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines MEDIA ATTACKS IN BAGHDAD Armed men raided the facilities of a satellite television station in Baghdad today, killing 11 people inside. It is the bloodiest attack on the media in Iraq...
October 11, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (6:00) LANCET STUDY ON IRAQI DEATH RATES A study published by the British medical journal, The Lancet estimates that around 655,000 Iraqis have died since the start of the US-led occupation....
October 10, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) HEATHROW BOMB SCARE British airport authorities temporarily closed down one of the terminals at London’s Heathrow airport today due to security concerns sparked by a piece of luggage abandoned at...
October 09, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:48) NEW CABINET FOR THAI GOVERNMENT Thailand’s king today approved a new cabinet for the country’s post-coup government. The head of the central bank has been picked for the positions of...
October 06, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:27) INDUSTRIAL WASTE PLANT FIRE Some 17,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a fire and a series of explosions at an industrial waste facility in Apex, a...
October 05, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (4:50) NATO TAKES COMMAND IN ALL OF AFGHANISTAN US-led forces handed over control of eastern Afghanistan today to NATO. The handover now makes NATO responsible for security throughout all of the...
October 04, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (6:15) BUSH SIGNS DHS SPENDING BILL President Bush signed an appropriations bill today that provides the Department of Homeland Security with $34.8 billion in discretionary funds. According to a statement released...
