Archive - Oct 2006

Date

Tuesday, October 31, 2006


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NORTH KOREA TO RETURN TO NUKE TALKS
Negotiations to end the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula will soon resume. Jason Strother has more from Seoul.

Monday, October 30, 2006


29:02 minutes (26.59 MB)

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PAKISTAN MADRASSA BOMBING
Pakistani helicopter gunships today destroyed an Islamic school purportedly used as an Al Qaeda-linked training camp near the Afghan border, killing nearly 80 people. Masror Hausen reportsd from Islamabad.

THOUSANDS OF WEAPONS MISSING IN IRAQ

Friday, October 27, 2006


29:00 minutes (26.55 MB)

Headlines (5:05)
AFGHANISTAN

Thursday, October 26, 2006


29:01 minutes (26.57 MB)

Headlines (6:12)
GROWING TENSIONS IN SOMALIA
Islamist militias in Somalia continue to capture territory near the seat of the weak interim government...as tensions between Ethiopia and the Union of Islamic Courts threaten to drag the region into a full-scale war. Abdurahman Warsameh reports from Mogadishu.

CHARGES IN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER BOMBING
The government of Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia are facing charges for the bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. Marie Trigona reports.

RADIO STATIONS DISAPPEAR FROM OAXACA AIRWAVES

Wednesday, October 25, 2006


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SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT STILL VACANT
The government of Venezuela may propose Bolivia as a possible
candidate for the empty Latin American seat on the UN Security
Council. This comes after more than 30 rounds of voting failed to
produce a 2/3rds majority for either Venezuela or Guatemala. In the
past, deadlocks have led to the nomination of a compromise nation. At
deadline, Venezuela had yet to officially withdraw from the race and
the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries were in a special
meeting to try to break the stalemate.

TRANSPORTATION WORKERS STRIKE

Tuesday, October 24, 2006


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Headlines (5:00)
PROTESTS CONTINUE IN HUNGARY
Police in Hungary are preparing for another night of unrest after protests in Budapest yesterday turned into overnight rioting. Regular street demonstrations began last month when Hungarian Prime Minster Ferenc Gyurcsany was caught on tape admitting that he lied repeatedly about the county´s economy to win re-election. Hungary's largest opposition party is calling for a referendum on the prime minister's economic policy, which includes austerity measures to reduce the country's budget deficit, the largest in the European Union. Gyurcsany's package of reforms includes steps that could lead to the privatization of Hungary's systems of public health and education.

Monday, October 23, 2006


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Headlines (5:10)
STREET CLASHES IN BUDAPEST
Street clashes erupted in Budapest today when riot police used water cannons and fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a demonstration near Hungary's Parliament building. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising against Soviet control. The anniversary has taken on other anti-government tones this year. Protesters have been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany for weeks now. Demonstrations began in September after the broadcast of A leaked tape in which Gyurcsany admitted to lying about Hungary's economy to win re-election.

STAYING THE UNPOPULAR COURSE IN IRAQ

Friday, October 20, 2006


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GIGANTIC OZONE HOLE OVER ANTARCTICA
Scientists from NASA and NOAA have documented the largest hole in the ozone layer ever observed. At the end of September, the ozone hole over Antarctica measured 10.6 million square miles. That's larger than the entire continent of North America. The ozone layer prevents the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching the Earth's surface. Holes in the ozone layer threaten life forms and are primarily caused by human-produced emissions.

PLUSPETROL PROTESTS IN PERUVIAN AMAZON