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Download MP3 Headlines (6:01) CIA DIRECTOR RESIGNS The Shake-up continues in the Bush Administration. President Bush announced today that he accepted the resignation of CIA Director Porter Goss. Bush thanked Goss and described his...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:25) RED ALERT IN MEXICO Street blockades have cropped up around Mexico City today, after a battle yesterday between townspeople and police near the Mexican capital left one 14 year-old dead....

Download MP3 Headlines (5:29) NEPALI PARLIAMENT EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH Nepal’s newly-seated parliament approved a measure today to reciprocate a cease-fire offered by the country’s Maoist rebels. The government also dropped terrorism charges that were...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:03) GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN PUERTO RICO The government of Puerto Rico has shut down many of its non-emergency public services due to a budget crisis. Some 100,000 government employees are temporarily...

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...