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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
President Bush issues harsh warnings to Syria and Iran in a speech in Belgium.. .Bush has traveled to Europe for a series of meetings aimed at restoring relations with leaders who opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq… In Lebanon, tens of thousands of protestors demand the withdrawal of Syrian troops… The battle to become Iraq’s … Continued
Fifty five people are killed in Iraq in a series of suicide bombings and explosions as a U.S. congressional delegation arrives in Baghdad…. Tens of thousands of people march through Rome to demand the release of a journalist kidnapped in Iraq. . . . Peace activists stage simultaneous demonstrations in dozens of towns along highway … Continued
More documents detailing abuse and torture of prisoners at the hands of American Soldiers. …and this time, indications of a cover-up… ..documents released by the American Civil Liberties Union show the army destroyed pictures of abuse in Afghanistan after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal broke The deadliest day in Iraq since the national elections… five … Continued
A surprise choice by President Bush for the country’s first National Intelligence Director …Bush names the U.S. ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte, the former ambassador to the United Nations. . . . .critics say that as ambassador to Honduras Negroponte was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal and sanctioned the activities of Honduran death squads A … Continued
A world plan to fight global warming goes into effect, without participation of the U.S., the world’s largest polluter Tens of thousands of mourners crowd the streets of Beirut, Lebanon for the funeral of their assassinated former prime minister… The Shiite Iraqi alliance that won the election is unable to select a prime minister — … Continued
The Bush Administration recalls the U.S. ambassador from Syria, citing outrage over the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister …Syria denies responsibility… An Iraqi physician who lived in London and heads a Shiite party, is reported to be the leading candidate for the post of prime minister… A lawsuit seeks to overturn the California … Continued
The United Iraqi alliance — backed by Shiite clerics — begins talks on forming a new government after scoring nearly half the votes in Iraq’s national assembly election… An anti war display outside a Sacramento home sparks angry protests and repeated vandalism by local residents. . . San Francisco hotel workers urge the city’s hotel … Continued
Election results released today say Iraqi Shiites have gotten the most votes in their country’s elections. But they didn’t get two-thirds, which would have allowed them to form a government on its own. So far 12 parties have qualified for seats in the temporary National Assembly. Police officers and hospital officials say militant attacks in … Continued
North Korea urges its people rally around their leader, Kim Jong Il, after the U.S. refuses to hold bilateral talks. . .. Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld comes out against a German proposal that would create a transatlantic rival to Nato. . . . Former Vermont governor Howard Dean wins the post of Democratic party chair…. … Continued
