2012-04-21 Counting Down to the Olympic Crowds in London
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The London Olympics are less than one hundred days away. Across…
2012-04-28 Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes in Sierra Leone
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, an international court found former Liberian president Charles Taylor…
2012-04-14 Just What Happened in the Trayvon Martin Shooting?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. “Tragedy.” That word appears again and again in comments about the…
2012-04-07 Will UN Peace Plan Work in Syria?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A ceasefire proposed by the United Nations is supposed to take…
2012-03-31 Burma’s Elections a Test for Reforms
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Burma is holding elections on Sunday. Voters will fill forty-five seats…
2012-03-24 Mali Coup Shows Tensions Over Tuareg Fighters Back From Libya
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, soldiers in Mali seized power. They said they acted…
2012-03-17 South Sudan’s Army Promises to Free Child Soldiers
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the army of South Sudan signed a deal with…
2012-03-10 Japan, a Year After the Disaster
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This Sunday is the first anniversary of the major earthquake and…
2012-03-03 After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russians vote for a new president Sunday, and Prime Minister Vladimir…
2012-02-25 The Movie Industry Holds its Breath for the Academy Awards
This is IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Hollywood is making final preparations for its biggest night of the…
2012-02-18 United States, European Union say Iran May be Ready to Return to Nuclear Talks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American and European officials say Iran may be serious about returning…
2012-02-04 Rains End Famine in Somalia, but Millions Remain at Risk
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United Nations declared an official end to the…
2012-02-11 Looking for a Solution to Syria
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Arab League foreign ministers are expected to meet in Cairo on…
2012-01-21 Captain Blamed for Italy’s Costa Concordia Disaster
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in Italy comes…
2012-01-28 Obama Calls for Economy Where ‘Everyone Does Their Fair Share’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama gave his State of the Union speech,…