2014-01-18 Indian Diplomat Seeks Dismissal of US Criminal Charges
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a lawyer for an Indian diplomat asked a court…
2014-01-11 Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. A weather system known as a polar vortex brought dangerously cold…
2014-01-04 US, Japanese Stocks Rise in 2013
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Stock prices in the United States and Japan rose sharply in…
2013-12-28 South Sudan Tells Soldiers to Stop Fighting
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. The government of South Sudan has told its soldiers to stop…
2013-12-21 Group Reports on US Intelligence-Gathering
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. A special advisory group in the United States is urging President…
2013-12-14 North Korea Executes Kim Relative
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, North Korea executed the uncle of leader Kim Jong…
2013-12-07 Remembering Nelson Mandela Around the World
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first…
2013-11-30 Iran Nuclear Agreement Called a Good First Step
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. This week, Iranian and international negotiators agreed on first steps to…
2013-11-23 Working to Fight Climate Change
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Delegates from nearly 200 countries have spent the past two weeks…
2013-11-16 Are Rising Temperatures to Blame for Typhoon Haiyan?
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. The Philippine government is defending its efforts to get assistance to…
2013-11-09 US Election Results May Help Predict Future Voting
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Two American states elected governors this week, while several big cities…
2013-11-02 Officials Consider Changes to Spying Policy
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. European officials have traveled to Washington seeking more information about American…
2013-10-26 Rights Groups Question U.S. Drone Strikes
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, two human rights groups accused the United States of…
2013-10-19 Deal Reopens Government, Extends Debt Limit
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Late Wednesday night, the United States Congress approved a deal to…
2013-10-12 US Cancels Hundreds of Millions in Aid to Egypt
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Egypt is criticizing an American decision to cancel hundreds of millions…