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....
Category: archive
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...
October 05, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (4:50) NATO TAKES COMMAND IN ALL OF AFGHANISTAN US-led forces handed over control of eastern Afghanistan today to NATO. The handover now makes NATO responsible for security throughout all of the...
October 04, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (6:15) BUSH SIGNS DHS SPENDING BILL President Bush signed an appropriations bill today that provides the Department of Homeland Security with $34.8 billion in discretionary funds. According to a statement released...
October 03, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (6:00) TURKISH PLANE HIJACKED A hijacked Turkish airplane has been forced to land in the Italian city of Brindisi. The plane was en route from the capital of Albania to Istanbul...
October 02, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:45) PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN OVER VIOLENCE Palestine’s Hamas-led administration has announced it is closing all government offices in the wake of violent clashes between supporters of Fatah and Hamas. Manar...
September 29, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) HOUSE PASSES WARRENTLESS WIRETAPPING BILL The House of Representatives approved legislation last night that would authorize the warrantless wiretapping of telephone and email communications between individuals in the US and...
September 28, 2006
Download MP3 Headlines (5:19) SANCTIONS FOR THAILAND The US government has moved to impose sanctions on Thailand in the aftermath of the military coup. The Southeast Asian nation has been governed by a group...
