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Download MP3 Headlines (6:26) KING MAKES A CONCESSION IN NEPAL In the 16th day of nationwide protests in Nepal, the country’s embattled king appears to be backing down. From Kathmandu, Carey Biron has more....

Download MP3 Headlines (5:50) NAMES OF MOST GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RELEASED The Pentagon has released a list of 558 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in response to a Freedom of Information request by...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:48) NEW IMMIGRATION MEASURES IN GEORGIA Georgia governor, Sonny Perdue, has signed into law a set of new immigration measures. Known as the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, the law...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:17) CHAD WITHDRAWS FROM DARFUR PEACE TALKS The government of Chad has withdrawn from the African Union-brokered peace talks on Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos. SCARCITY IN...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:40) RETIRED GENERALS SLAM RUMSFELD A total of six former generals have now come forward to call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, citing dismal job performance. The former...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:55) REBELS IN CHAD In Chad, rebel forces fought with government troops this morning in the capital city of N’Djamena. This has prompted the government of President Idriss Deby to issue...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:32) IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION DEVELOPMENTS Republicans leaders in Congress are calling for the removal of language from pending immigration legislation that would make undocumented immigration a felony offense. A recent Washington Post-ABC...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:10) PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN SRI LANKA Sri Lanka is once again witnessing a series of violent incidents on the eve of a new round of peace talks. Ponniah Manikavasagam reports...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:15) CPE SCRAPPED French President Jacques Chirac today withdrew a section of the controversial new labor law known as the First Job Contract. The provision allowed for any employee under 26...