October 25, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT STILL VACANT The government of Venezuela may propose Bolivia as a possible candidate for the empty Latin American seat on the UN Security Council. This comes after more...
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October 24, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) PROTESTS CONTINUE IN HUNGARY Police in Hungary are preparing for another night of unrest after protests in Budapest yesterday turned into overnight rioting. Regular street demonstrations began last month when...
October 23, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:10) STREET CLASHES IN BUDAPEST Street clashes erupted in Budapest today when riot police used water cannons and fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a demonstration near Hungary’s...
October 20, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines GIGANTIC OZONE HOLE OVER ANTARCTICA Scientists from NASA and NOAA have documented the largest hole in the ozone layer ever observed. At the end of September, the ozone hole over Antarctica...
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...
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...
