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Download MP3 Headlines (6:00) PADILLA TRANSFER APPROVED The US Supreme Court has ruled that terror suspect, Jose Padilla, can be transferred to civilian custody, but that ruling will not mean his legal challenge to...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:52) BLOODY DAY IN IRAQ Iraq witnessed some of the worst violence in recent weeks today. A suicide bomber killed 36 people and wounded 40 others when he detonated his explosive...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:08) ABRAMOFF PLEADS GUILTY Washington lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, plead guilty today to charges of conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion. Ingrid Drake has more from Washington DC. Charges against Abramoff include offering...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:11) TROOPS DEPLOYED TO NIGER DELTA Troops are now being deployed in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region to protect oil installations following a spate of attacks on oil pipelines in the area....

Download MP3 Headlines (4:05) PRISON UPRISING IN BRAZIL A prison uprising is now in its third day in the Brazilian city of Porto Velho . A group of prisoners took control of the Urso...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:02) PROTESTS IN BAGHDAD Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad today, calling for a review of the recent parliamentary elections. Unrest has increased in Iraq after a period of relative calm...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:09) PATRIOT ACT EXTENDED The Senate agreed last night to extend the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act for another 6 months. From Capitol Hill, Mitch Jeserich reports. With just...

Download MP3 Headlines FISA JUDGE RESIGNS A federal judge from the 11-member Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has resigned. This comes amid revelations that the Bush administration authorized the National Security Agency to carry out...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:27) Transit Strike in NYC New York City’s 33,000 transit workers went on strike this morning leaving millions of residents to rethink their daily commute. Rebecca Myles reports. In contract negotiations...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:16) SHARON HOSPITALIZED, LIKUD CHOOSES NEW LEADER Israel’s Likud party holds internal elections today – as the country’s Prime Minister remains hospitalized. Manar Jibrin has the story. POWELL TO EUROPE ON...