Monthly Archive: August 2007

August 17, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines (6:00) RUSSIA RESUMES MILITARY FLIGHT PATROLS Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today that Russia will resume long-range bomber flights on a regular basis. The flights were part of routine patrols during...

August 16, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines GUILTY VERDICTS IN TERROR HIGH-PROFILE TRIAL A Miami jury has found Jose Padilla and his two co-defendants, Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi, guilty on all counts of providing material...

August 15, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines(6:34) DEATH TOLL CLIMBS IN IRAQ WAR’S DEADLIEST SINGLE ATTACK The death toll from a series of suicide bomb attacks near the city of Mosul in Iraqi Kurdistan has passed 250. Emergency...

August 14, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines(4:55) MASSIVE FLOODING IN NORTH KOREA Massive flooding in North Korea has killed hundreds of people, damaged numerous buildings, and inundated tens of thousands of acres of farmland. North Korean state-run media...

August 13, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines (6:30) NEW US ASSAULT IN IRAQ The US Military said today that it has launched another offensive in Iraq against Shia and Sunni fighters. The military says this new assault, dubbed...

August 10, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines 18 Charged With Homosexuality in Nigeria, Face Stoning In Northern Nigeria, eighteen men have been arrested and charged with homosexuality. The charges could lead to execution by stoning. Sam Olukoya reports:...

August 09, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines (5:30) IRAN AND IRAQ FORGE CLOSE TIES Iran and Iraq expressed mutual support for each other as Iran made calls for the US to leave Iraq. The two Shia governments met...

August 08, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines(5:23) US RAID IN BAGHDAD KILLS 30 The US military has claimed to have killed 30 militants during a raid and subsequent airstrike on the Sadr City district of Baghdad. The Pentagon...

August 07, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines(5:50) GEORGIA AND RUSSIA TRADE ALLEGATIONS OVER MISSILE The nation of Georgia today accused Russia of firing a missile into its national territory. The missile landed in a farm, but did not...

August 06, 2007

Download MP3 Headlines (5:45) MISSING WEAPONS IN IRAQ A new report says over thirty percent of US weapons provided to Iraqi security forces have been lost. Matt Laslo reports from Washington. Thirty percent means...