Category: 2011

Newscast for Thursday, July 14, 2011

An investigation reveals how the CIA is expanding its presence in Somalia Former fighters with the Somali militant group, al-Shabab, talk to FSRN Mumbai residents react to yesterday’s deadly bomb attacks The Israeli navy...

Newscast for Wednesday, July 13, 2011

US Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to increase transparency in corporate campaign spending Nuclear watchdogs call on federal regulators to improve safety at US reactors Europe’s debt crisis intensifies as the IMF asks Italy to...

Newscast for Tuesday, July 12, 2011

US lawmakers introduce a bill to close tax loopholes worth tens of billions of dollars Human rights advocates urge criminal investigations into the Bush administration for torture In Colombia, watchdogs criticize an investigation into...

Newscast for Monday, July 11, 2011

Hundreds gather outside the White House to protest the Colombia free trade agreement Fans and world leaders pay tribute to murdered Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral Pakistan reaction to the US decision to cut hundreds...

Newscast for Friday, July 8, 2011

The Republic of South Sudan prepares to become the world’s newest nation Progressive lawmakers in Washington try to defend Social Security from budget cuts Ice Melt Series Part 2: Antarctica’s ice shelf melts from...

Newscast for Thursday, July 7, 2011

Chinese officials admit to a massive oil spill, one month after the first leak started In Washington, progressives push for cuts in military spending Ice Melt Series Part 1: Greenland’s ice sheet melts at...

Newscast for Wednesday, July 6, 2011

The Obama Administration changes a longstanding policy on US military suicides Christine Lagarde, the first woman to run the International Monetary Fund, starts work In Senegal, the public grows angrier at President Wade’s attempts...

Newscast for Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Tanks surround the Syrian city of Hama as security forces raid homes and shoot and kill protesters The Gaza Freedom Flotilla faces arrests and stand-offs at sea Thailand has a new government and its...

Newscast for Friday, July 1, 2011

In the US, disparities between convictions for powdered cocaine and crack set to be reduced Five New Orleans police officers go to trial accused of a deadly shooting spree following Hurricane Katrina In Kenya’s...