Headlines

Headlines for Thursday, July 2, 2009

Thu, 07/02/2009 - 14:18

4:14 minutes (1.94 MB)
  • River of protesters enter Honduran capital despite martial law
  • Indian court decriminalizes gay sex
  • Comorans protest poor airline conditions outside the EU
  • Spilled coal ash from TVA breach cleared for deposited in Alabama landfill

Headlines for Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 14:01

5:33 minutes (2.54 MB)
  • Iran’s Mousavi speaks out against “illegitimate” government
  • Iraq not on track to meet landmine removal treaty requirements
  • EPA approves California’s strict emissions standards
  • Another gay soldier recommended for discharge under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
  • Obama Administration introduces Consumer Protection Agency legislation
  • Justice Department once again delay release of torture report

Headlines for Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 14:52

6:50 minutes (3.13 MB)
  • Yemenia airplane crashes off African east coast with 153 passengers on board
  • Minnesota Supreme Court rules for Al Franken in senatorial contest
  • EPA reveals locations of 44 toxic coal ash “ponds”
  • UN wraps up testimony from Gazans regarding January incursion, Free Gaza boat detained
  • On Stonewall anniversary police raid Texas gay bar

Headlines for Monday, June 29, 2009

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 14:37

4:49 minutes (2.21 MB)
  • Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison
  • Argentina’s ruling party suffers unanticipated blow at polls
  • Beirut quiets down after weekend clashes in reaction to PM appointment
  • Afghanistan: 41 private Afghan guards in US employ accused of  killing police chief
  • Student loan repayments eased under new program

Headlines for Friday, June 26, 2009

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 15:59

5:49 minutes (5.33 MB)
  • Honduran President staves off coup attempt
  • Firefight near Pakistan’s Khyber Pass traps thousands of civilians
  • Nigeria offers amnesty to militants; another oil facility attack follows
  • International Whaling Commission says no compromise reached between whaling and non-whaling countries
  • State Department agrees to streamline passport applications for Mexican Americans born to midwives
  • CA denies request for better prison hospital facilities

Headlines for Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 14:26

6:12 minutes (5.68 MB)
  • Supreme Court says strip search of teen unconstitutional
  • Holder calls on Senate to push through Hate Crimes legislation
  • Trade Reform Bill introduced by Democrats
  • US wants international support before searching suspected N. Korean arms shipment
  • Canadian First Nations angry over hold-ups in receiving H1N1 supplies

Headlines for Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 14:03

5:01 minutes (4.59 MB)
  • Massacre at Baharestan Square in Iran
  • Tiananmen protest leader formally arrested
  • Potential natural gas pipeline agreement between Russia and Nigeria could tighten Russian control of Europe’s energy supply
  • Department of Homeland Security ends controversial domestic spy satellite program
  • US Senate impeaches jailed Federal Judge Samuel Kent
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