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Download MP3 Headlines (5:20) ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS Syrian security forces today blocked an attempt by four gunmen to attack the US embassy in Damascus. One member of the Syrian security forces...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:33) NATIONAL UNITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS The Palestinian President and Prime Minister have agreed in principle to form a coalition government in the coming days. Manar Jibrin reports. CALLS...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:24) DARFUR The United Nations high commissioner for refugees warned today that Sudan may be about to carry out a major military operation in the Darfur region. For more than a...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:45) IRAQ TAKES OVER PART OF ITS MILITARY US-led forces handed over control of parts of the Iraqi Army to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at a ceremony today...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:05) BLAIR IN TROUBLE Tony Blair’s future as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of his party appears to be under threat, as seven members of his government resigned today in protest...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:50) MEXICAN COURT NAMES PRESIDENT ELECT Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal today named Felipe Calderon as the country’s president-elect. Supporters of opposition candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have been camped out in...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:25) BUSH PUSHES SANCTIONS ON IRAN George Bush’s Ambassador to the United Nations called for sanctions against Iran today. John Bolton’s comments came a day after the Islamic Republic failed to...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:16) BUSH PROMOTES IRAQ WAR President Bush launched a new, nationwide publicity today campaign promoting the war in Iraq. His first stop was Salt Lake City. AWOL SOLDIER TURNS HIMSELF IN...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:24) ANNAN IN RAMALLAH UN Secretary General Kofi Annan continued his tour of Middle East hot spots today, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah before heading off to neighboring...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:43) NEW CONSTRUCTION MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF KATRINA It’s the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina today — an occasion authorities in Mississippi celebrated by reopening the MGM owned Beau Rivage Casino...