2014-10-21 Indonesians Welcome New President
Now, the day’s news, from the Voice of America. Indonesia has a new president. Joko Widodo was sworn in as…
2014-10-17 Texas Health Official Admits Mistakes in Ebola Case
A top official of the Texas health care group that treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan said Thursday “we made…
2014-10-18 Obama: No ‘Quick Fixes’ in Fight against Islamic State
Military leaders from more than 20 countries were in the United States this week for talks with President Barack Obama.…
2014-10-16 Second Texas Nurse with Ebola Flew on Plane on Monday
The second U.S. health care worker to have gotten the deadly Ebola virus flew on a commercial airplane just one…
2014-10-15 US Nurse with Ebola Is ‘Doing Well’
The Texas nurse who became the first person sickened with the Ebola virus on U.S. soil says she is “doing…
2014-10-13 US, Russia Relations Hit a New Low
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. The crisis in Ukraine has hurt relations between the United States…
2014-10-11 Where Is Kim Jong Un?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to appear at a holiday celebration Friday in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.…
2014-10-10 More Calls for Resources to Contain Ebola
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a huge “resource mobilization” to deal with the Ebola outbreak in…
2014-10-09 First Ebola Patient in US Dies
Liberian citizen Thomas Duncan has died of Ebola at a hospital in the United States. Officials at the hospital in…
2014-10-08 Islamic State Group Fighters Closer to Syrian Town Kobani
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Islamic State militants will soon capture the Syrian border town of Kobani. The United…
2014-10-04 US Secret Service Director Resigns
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. The head of the security force guarding the president of the…
2014-10-03 Officials: 100 May Have Had Contact with Ebola Patient
U.S. health officials say as many as 100 people may have had contact with an Ebola patient in Texas. Liberian…
2014-09-27 Activist’s Death Affects Indonesian Democratic Progress
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. The Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib was killed 10…
2014-09-26 US Is Hopeful for Nuclear Deal with Iran
Wendy Sherman, the chief U.S. negotiator at nuclear talks with Iran, says she is hopeful for a final deal. Ms.…
2014-09-25 Obama Appeals to UN in Effort Against IS Militants
President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on the world “to join him in an effort to degrade and ultimately destroy”…