2014-08-29 Ukraine and NATO: Russian Troops Crossed Into Ukraine
Ukrainian and NATO officials on Thursday said Russian forces had crossed the border into Ukraine to support pro-Russia separatists. At…
2014-08-28 American Jihadist Killed in Syria
Details are being gathered about the first American known to be killed fighting for Islamic State militants in Syria. Douglas…
2014-08-26 Syria Asks for Help to Fight Islamic State
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem says his nation is willing to work with the international community in the fight against…
2014-08-23 Iraq’s Prime Minister Pressed to Seek Sunni Support in Fight Against Militants
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq say Iraqi security forces must change…
2014-08-22 US Ebola Patients Released, Cleared of Virus
Two Americans who became sick with the deadly Ebola virus have been released from the hospital in Atlanta. Tests showed…
2014-08-21 Obama Condemns US Journalist’s Execution
President Barack Obama has condemned the Islamic State militants who killed an American reporter and threatened to kill another one.…
2014-08-20 More Than 70 Arrested in Missouri Protests
Police arrested more than 70 protestors and reporters Monday night and early Tuesday in the central U.S. town of Ferguson,…
2014-08-19 US Investigates, National Guard Arrives in Ferguson
President Barack Obama says the United States Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of a…
2014-08-16 Iraq Changes Top Leadership at a Difficult Time
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he would leave his position as…
2014-08-15 Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki to Step Down
Obama Promises Support for Iraqis, Maliki Agrees to Step Aside The Iraqi state television network Iraqiya reported late on Thursday…
2014-08-14 US and Allies Consider Ways to Help Iraqi Refugees
The U.S. and its allies are discussing ways to rescue thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountaintop in northern…
2014-08-13 Is There a Link Between Suicide and Depression?
The suspected suicide of actor and comedian Robin Williams is being linked, in part, to depression. Many Americans suffer from…
2014-08-12 Iraqi President Moves to Form New Government
Iraqi President Moves to Form New Government Iraqi President Fouad Massoum has asked a deputy speaker of parliament to form…
2014-08-09 US Planes Strike Islamist Forces in Iraq
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. The United States military bombed Islamic State militants in northern Iraq…
2014-08-08 US Weighs Options as Islamic Militants Advance
United States officials are considering several plans designed to help religious minorities in northern Iraq. Islamic State militants captured the…