February 06, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:04) DOOMED FERRY OWNER’S OFFICE ATTACKED Family members of victims of the Egyptian ferry accident today stormed the offices of the company that owned the ship. Egyptian police reportedly used tear...
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February 02, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (4:46) RECORD PROFITS FOR SHELL The Anglo-Dutch oil company, Shell, today announced record profits for a British company. Consumer groups are calling on the government to implement a windfall tax. From...
February 01, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (4:55) ACLU FILES FOIA REQUESTS ON PENTAGON SPY PROGRAM The American Civil Liberties Union and its local affiliates filed multiple Freedom of Information Act requests today, in an effort to uncover...
January 31, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:49) OPENING ARGUMENTS IN ENRON TRIAL Opening arguments began today in the Enron trial, with both sides staying on message. Lisa Cohen reports from Houston. Federal prosecutors told jurors today the...
January 30, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:02) CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT A major climate study released today by the United Kingdom’s Meteorological Office has found that there is “strong evidence that climate change due to human emissions of...
January 27, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (6:01) POST-ELECTION UNREST IN GAZA Hundreds of Fateh supporters took to the streets of Gaza City today, [protesting their party’s loss in the historic legislative elections and] calling for the resignation...
January 26, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:21) VERDICT IN AGENT ORANGE LAWSUIT A South Korean court today ordered chemical companies, Monsanto and Dow, to pay over 65 million dollars in damages to South Korean veterans of the...
January 25, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:03) 2005, HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD: NASA An analysis performed by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has concluded that 2005 was the hottest year on record. The previous record holder...
January 24, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:16) INTERIM REPORT ON CIA RENDITION FLIGHTS AND SECRET PRISONS The European organization investigating allegations of CIA operations within its territory submitted its preliminary report today. The Council of Europe found...
January 23, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (4:52) CANADIAN ELECTIONS Canadians are voting today in a special election. Today’s election comes after a no-confidence vote caused the collapse of Prime Minister Paul Martin’s government last November. Opinion polls...
