2012-08-18 Japan’s Diplomatic Tensions With China and South Korea Intensify Over Disputed Islands
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan is at the center of separate diplomatic crises with China…
2012-08-11 Anti-Putin Punk Rockers Await Judge’s Verdict
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Next Friday, a judge in Moscow plans to announce her decision…
2012-08-04 As Annan Resigns, UN Condemns Violence in Syria
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution on Syria.…
2012-07-28 London Olympics Begins; Punishment for Penn State
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Seventeen thousand athletes and officials from more than two hundred countries…
2012-07-21 Ethiopia’s Meles Goes on Sick Leave
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Ethiopians were closely following any news about the condition…
2012-07-14 American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Will Meet with Egypt’s New President
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States and Egypt have had a long and close…
2012-07-07 Scientists May Have Found ‘God Particle’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, scientists in Switzerland reported a big discovery about a…
2012-06-30 Health Care Law Upheld, but Republicans Plan Fight
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the government…
2012-06-23 Draft Constitution Signed for Somalia
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Somalia has taken a big step along its so-called roadmap for…
2012-06-16 Candidates Target Ohio; US Family Wealth at 1992 Levels
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In the American presidential campaign, Ohio is considered one of the…
2012-06-09 UN Observers in Syria Visit Massacre Site Near Hama
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. United Nations observers in Syria have visited the site of this…
2012-06-02 Russia, Iran and the Missile Defense Issue
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next international talks on Iran’s nuclear program take place this…
2012-05-26 Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Private companies are rarely a major issue in American presidential election…
2012-05-19 Afghanistan Tops Agenda at NATO Summit in Chicago
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. NATO leaders will meet Sunday and Monday in President Obama’s hometown…
2012-05-12 President Obama States Support for Same-Sex Marriage
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama said he now supports same-sex marriage. BARACK…