The time is 17:30 (UTC) on May 8th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Contents

  • 1 Headlines
    • 1.1 U.S. President George W. Bush nominates Gen. Michael Hayden as director of CIA
    • 1.2 Ahmadinejad sends open letter to Bush
    • 1.3 Thailand election was invalid, rules court
    • 1.4 Sex-for-aid spreads in war-torn Liberia
    • 1.5 Anti-censorship developers targeting China’s “Great Firewall”
    • 1.6 Rescue of Tasmanian miners delayed
    • 1.7 Union criticizes East London Line ‘privatisation’
  • 2 Closing statements