Category: 2005

February 16, 2005

Download MP3 Features Kyoto Protocol Takes Affect – Without the US (3:42) The Kyoto Protocol, a worldwide effort to slow global warming came into force today, without the backing of the world’s number one...

December 29, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (6:11) TROOPS DEPLOYED TO NIGER DELTA Troops are now being deployed in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region to protect oil installations following a spate of attacks on oil pipelines in the area....

December 28, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (4:05) PRISON UPRISING IN BRAZIL A prison uprising is now in its third day in the Brazilian city of Porto Velho . A group of prisoners took control of the Urso...

December 27, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:02) PROTESTS IN BAGHDAD Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad today, calling for a review of the recent parliamentary elections. Unrest has increased in Iraq after a period of relative calm...

December 23, 2005 – Iraq: Year in Review

Download MP3 More than two-and-a-half years after the invasion of Iraq, Iraqis are increasingly organizing non-violently against the US military presence, as guerillas continue to carry out attacks against US troops, the Iraqi military...

December 22, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:09) PATRIOT ACT EXTENDED The Senate agreed last night to extend the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act for another 6 months. From Capitol Hill, Mitch Jeserich reports. With just...

December 21, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines FISA JUDGE RESIGNS A federal judge from the 11-member Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has resigned. This comes amid revelations that the Bush administration authorized the National Security Agency to carry out...

December 20, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:27) Transit Strike in NYC New York City’s 33,000 transit workers went on strike this morning leaving millions of residents to rethink their daily commute. Rebecca Myles reports. In contract negotiations...