October 19, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines MEXICAN SENATE WILL NOT REMOVE UNPOPULAR GOVERNOR Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Oaxaca City today after Mexico’s Senate opened a session on Oaxaca that did not include...
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October 18, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:40) STUDENT PROTESTS IN CHILE High School students in Chile have once again mobilized for major reforms to an underfunded public education system. Demonstrations began last weekend as students express their...
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...
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...
