Category: 2006

August 22, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:57) 11 CHARGED IN UK TERROR PLOT Eleven people in Britain made their first appearances in court today facing charges over the alleged plot to bomb twelve transatlantic airliners traveling from...

August 21, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:42) RADIO TAKEOVERS IN OAXACA Protesters in Oaxaca, Mexico have taken over all of the commercial radio stations broadcasting in the state’s capital city. At approximately 3:45am local time gunmen attacked...

August 18, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:43) ETHIOPIAN FLOODS Severe flooding in Ethiopia has claimed the lives of at least 618 people this week. The death toll will likely rise as flood waters recede and rescue teams...

August 17, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:52) JUDGE RULES AGAINST WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING A federal judge in Detroit today ruled that the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and must stop immediately. The Honorable Anna Diggs...

August 15, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:38) Japanese PM visits war shrine A visit today by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the Japanese dead from World War II has sparked outrage...

August 14, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:10) AIDS conference opens in Toronto The 16th International AIDS Conference has opened in Toronto, Canada – bringing together over 20,000 delegates from around the world. CKLN’s Kristin Schwartz has more....

August 11, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:42) Israel Begins Ground Offensive/UN Debates Resolution Today Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given his approval for the Israeli Army to begin a ground assault 18 miles into Lebanon that...

August 10, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:51) LEBANON Israeli troops have taken control of the Lebanese town of Marjayoun, five miles north of the border. Plans for a major invasion lasting up to two months – approved...

August 09, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:16) U.S. AND FRANCE SPLIT OVER CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION The U.S and France have split over crucial provisions in the United Nations resolution to end hostilities in Lebanon, triggering intense diplomatic scrambling....