2013-10-05 US Government Shutdown: Week One
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a political dispute in Washington led to a partial…
2013-09-28 Kenya Shopping Mall Attack
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. It has been a week since gunmen attacked a shopping center…
2013-09-21 Washington Navy Yard Shootings
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Americans are expressing anger and sadness at the latest shooting incident…
2013-09-14 Comment Could Settle Syria Crisis or Make it Worse
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. What seemed like an unplanned comment about Syria’s chemical weapons had…
2013-09-07 US Senate Committee Approves Use of Force in Syria
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. This week, a United States Senate committee voted in support of…
2013-08-31 Obama: Economic Justice is Unfinished Business
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. President Barack Obama this week joined hundreds of thousands of Americans…
2013-08-24 Intelligence Leaker Gets 35-Year Jail Term
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. An American military judge this week sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning…
2013-08-17 Egyptians Mourn Victims of Recent Violence
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Tens of thousands of Egyptians on Friday answered calls for a…
2013-08-10 Mars Rover Marks First Year on Red Planet
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week marks the first anniversary of a major exploration effort…
2013-08-03 Intelligence Gathering, Leaks Dominate US News
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a U.S. military judge ruled in the case of…
2013-07-27 Egyptian Judge Orders Continued Detention of Ousted President
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. An Egyptian judge this week ordered the continued detention of ousted…
2013-07-20 Racial Protests, Possible Civil Rights Charges in Zimmerman Case
From VOA Learning English, this is “In The News.” Americans continue to react to the decision in the murder trial…
2013-07-13 Investigating the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. American investigators this week examined wreckage from the Asiana Airlines passenger…
2013-07-06 Egyptians Protest Military Ouster of President
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. In Egypt, Islamist parties held protests Friday against the military ouster…
2013-06-29 Supreme Court Rules on Three Major Rights Issues
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. The United States Supreme Court made decisions on three major rights…