Monthly Archive: June 2009

June 30, 2009

US troops withdraw from Iraqi towns and villages Iraq auctions oil fields Ousted Honduras President vows to return home Pakistan´s refugee crisis strains host families and the internally displaced Download Audio HEADLINES Yemenia airplane...

June 29, 2009

Coup ousts Honduras President Manuel Zelaya Colombia’s Uribe visits President Obama “Special Report” Pro-government militias conduct nighttime raids against Iranian dissidents US Supreme Court backs reverse discrimination case Crucial ruling on banks’ lending practices...

June 26, 2009

Iran tops the agenda at G8 meeting in Italy Activists say California judge approved torture and mistreatment of terror suspects Mountain top removal coal mining opponents speak out on Capitol Hill After fatal accident,...

June 25, 2009

Congress questions Fed Chair over his role in Merrill Lynch bailout The Healthy School Food Brigade takes its case to Capitol Hill Iran’s Mousavi says he will continue to challenge election results Afghanistan police...

June 24, 2009

Negotiations over climate change bill reach climax Climate change bill proponents make concessions to farm states First nations oppose oil drilling in Canada´s tar sands US drone attack kills scores of civilians in Pakistan...

June 23, 2009

Iran says elections were fair; World leaders criticize recent crackdown on dissidents Immigrants ask Congress to legalize their status Supreme Court decision narrows the scope of Voting Rights Act New York Senate may hold...

June 22, 2009

Violence continues in Iran; protesters challenge supreme leader over election results Israeli government colludes with World Zionist Organization in settlement expansion Palestinian village sues Canadian company over Jewish settlements Air strikes will be limited...

June 19, 2009

Ayatollah wants protesters to accept election results How effective is USAID to Pakistan? FSRN visits tribal areas Thousands kidnapped on Mexican migration route Health care reform good for the economy says Obama administration Clean...

June 18, 2009

Senate committee wrestles with the costs of health care reform Treasury Secretary defends plans to regulate financial system Mass killings over in Darfur says US envoy to Sudan Human rights in Zimbabwe precarious says...

June 17, 2009

Federal employees gain benefits for same sex partners Obama calls for new regulations on US financial system Civil Rights leaders say hate crimes are up; they claim media is responsible Muslim charities “targeted” by...