2013-06-22 Reformer Wins Surprise Victory in Iranian Presidential Election
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Last week, voters in Iran elected 64-year-old Shi’ite clergyman Hassan Rowhani…
2013-06-15 US Senate Votes to Open Debate on Immigration Bill
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Earlier this week, the United States Senate voted to begin debate…
2013-06-08 Erdogan Rejects Criticism of Turkey Protests
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Turkey’s Prime Minister has rejected criticism of police violence against protesters.…
2013-06-01 Iranian Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Iranian voters are considering which candidate to support in the presidential…
2013-05-25 Rebuilding in Moore After Deadly Tornado
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. People in Moore, Oklahoma, are starting to rebuild after a three-kilometer-wide…
2013-05-18 Obama Administration on the Defensive
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. President Obama this week found himself on the defensive on three…
2013-05-11 Three Women Freed After Years in Captivity
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. American police are praising the bravery of three women who were…
2013-05-04 Bangladesh Building Collapse Kills More Than 500
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Labor groups, businesses and people around the world are condemning the…
2013-04-27 Boston Bombings Investigation Continues
From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. Americans continue to follow reports on people and events linked to…
2013-04-20 Search for Boston Bombers
From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. American law enforcement officials this week looked for suspects in the…
2013-04-13 Obama Administration Proposes Federal Budget
From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. This week, the Obama administration released a budget plan for the…
2013-04-06 Tensions High on Korean Peninsula
From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. North Korea is urging foreign embassies to consider telling their workers…
2013-03-30 Same-Sex Marriage Faced a Serious Test this Week in the United States
From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. Thousands of peaceful demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme…
2013-03-16 Pope Francis Represents Firsts for Catholics
From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. Former Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has become the…