Tagged: 2007

Download MP3 Headlines BROADCASTERS SHUT DOWN IN SOMALIA The Somali government today shut down three major independent radio stations as well as the Aljazeera TV office in Mogadishu. Abdurrahman Warsameh has the story. Authorities...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:30) U.S. EMBASSY IN ATHENS HIT BY PROJECTILE The government of Greece has blamed “domestic terrorists” for launching a projectile today at the US Embassy in Athens. The embassy was closed...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) BANGLADESH The interim president of Bangladesh today declared a state of emergency, imposed an 11pm -5am curfew, and then announced his resignation as the head of the caretaker government. The...

Download MP3 Headlines (6:15) BOMB BLAST AHEAD OF SUMMIT IN THE PHILIPPINES Three separate bomb attacks rocked the southern Philippines today ahead of two regional summits to be attended by leaders from 16 countries....

Download MP3 Headlines (6:00) US AIRSTRIKES IN SOMALIA The United States military has launched air strikes on suspected militant hideouts in Somalia. Abdurrahman Warsameh has more from Mogadishu. US military based in Djibouti launched...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) SOMALI INTERIM PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN MOGADISHU Somalia’s interim president arrived in Mogadishu today…for the first time in more than a decade. Abdurrahman Warsameh reports. The interim Somali president’s return comes...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) AIR STRIKES AND BUS BOMBS IN SRI LANKA At least 10 people died in northern Sri Lanka today, when Air Force jets bombed an alleged Tamil Tiger naval base in...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:00) 2007 WILL BE HOT Climate change experts at the UK Met Office predict that 2007 will likely be the hottest year on record, breaking the previous record set in 1998....

Download MP3 Headlines (5:05) BANGLADESH ELECTORAL TURMOIL A powerful alliance of opposition parties in Bangladesh today announced it will boycott the upcoming elections, alleging serious flaws in the country’s electoral system. Bangladesh has been...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:15) SPANISH GOVERNMENT BREAKS OFF PEACE TALKS WITH ETA Spain’s Interior Minister today declared an end to peace talks between the Spanish government and the Basque separatist group ETA after a...