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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.
The death toll in the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster continues to rise, and could approach 100,000… activists political considerations are interfering with the distribution of aid in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the countries hardest-hit by Sunday’s catastrophe.. There’s no letup in the fighting in Iraq… an explosion at a house in Baghdad claims at least … Continued
The death toll has climbed to 55,000 in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, and relief officials are warning that tens of thousands more could die of communicable diseases in the areas hit by the devastating waves… Ohio finishes its recount of presidential election votes; the new tally adds a few hundred votes for both candidates, … Continued
The death toll is approaching 24,000 in yesterday’s tsunami disaster.. The head of Iraq’s leading Shiite political party survives an assassination attempt, but the suicide car-bomb explosion kills 15 other Iraqs… Iraq’s largest Sunni political party won’t participate in next month’s election; the Iraqi Islamic party says the pervasive violence in the country must stop … Continued
Thousands are dead as huge tsunami waves strike India, Indonesia and other nations along the Indian ocean… the waves were caused by a powerful undersea earthquake Voters in Ukraine go to the polls to redo last month’s presidential election, which was declared invalid by the country’s supreme court. Exit polls indicate that opposition leader Victor … Continued
One person is killed in Baghdad when a fuel truck explodes… authorities call the blast a suicide bomb attack… meanwhile, defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld pays a surprise Christmas eve visit to U.S. troops in Iraq… Candidates from the Hamas movement post strong showings in local Palestinian elections… ‘A Sudanese official says his government will soon … Continued
Another day of arguments about same sex marriage in a San Francisco courtroom ….opponents of the unions argue that California’s marriage laws do not discriminate against gays and lesbians because the purpose of matrimony is to produce children and same sex couples can’t do that…. Palestinian voters overwhelm polling stations in the west bank as … Continued
Supporters of same sex marriage urge a superior court judge to overturn the California law restricting marriage to one man and one woman… In a separate case, an appeals court refuses to bar a new domestic partners law that goes into effect on January first… The Pentagon acknowledges a suicide bomb was the likely cause … Continued
An explosion rips through a tent in Mosul where U.S. soldiers were eating lunch. ..19 soldiers and three others are reported dead, in the deadliest single strike against U.S. occupation troops in Iraq… More internal army documents obtained by the ACLU describe killings, theft and other mistreatment of Iraqis by U.S. troops… A month before … Continued
A newly released document indicates president bush may have directly issued an executive order authorizing abusive interrogation methods against prisoners in iraq.. .the administration denies there was such an order… For only the second time a military panel reverses the designation of a Guantanamo prisoner as an enemy combatant. .the unidentified prisoner will be released… … Continued
Car bombs in Iraq’s two main Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala kill at least 62 people and wounding nearly 130.. it was the highest bombing death toll in Iraq since July and the bloodiest attack since last month’s U.S. assault on Fallujah Sudan’s foreign minister tells United Nations and African union officials that … Continued
