Category: 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:05) IMMIGRANT BOYCOTTS Immigrant workers and their supporters are participating in a massive boycott in dozens of cities throughout the US today. Dubbed “A day without an immigrant”, organizers are calling...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:15) NEPAL’S PARLIAMENT CONVENES The Nepali parliament held its first session in four years today. PC Dubey reports from Kathmandu. Some 201 members thronged the meeting at the Parliament building in...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:40) THOUSANDS DISPLACED IN SRI LANKA The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, expressed serious concern today over the situation of thousands of people recently displaced by military air strikes in...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:06) CEASEFIRE AT RISK IN SRI LANKA The Sri Lankan military today launched new strikes on areas controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels, a day after a suicide bomb attack shattered a...

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Download MP3 Headlines (5:03) MULTIPLE CAR BOMBINGS IN BAGHDAD Seven car bombs killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in Baghdad today, as talks continue over the formation of a new government. David...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:26) KING MAKES A CONCESSION IN NEPAL In the 16th day of nationwide protests in Nepal, the country’s embattled king appears to be backing down. From Kathmandu, Carey Biron has more....

Download MP3 Headlines (5:50) NAMES OF MOST GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RELEASED The Pentagon has released a list of 558 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in response to a Freedom of Information request by...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:48) NEW IMMIGRATION MEASURES IN GEORGIA Georgia governor, Sonny Perdue, has signed into law a set of new immigration measures. Known as the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, the law...