2011-02-19 Calls for Political Change Keep Protests Going in Mideast
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Anti-government protests continued this week in several countries across the Middle…
2011-02-12 Egyptians Celebrate as Mubarak Resigns; Military in Control of Country
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after eighteen days of…
2011-02-05 What Kinds of Changes Will Arab Unrest Bring?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Earlier this week, Hosni Mubarak promised to leave office, but not…
2011-01-29 Mubarak Moves to Replace Government in Egypt After Protests Intensify
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Egypt is a nation of eighty million people — the largest…
2011-01-22 Tunisians Mourn Loses in Jasmine Revolution
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Tunisia is observing three days of mourning for people killed in…
2011-01-15 For Arizona Girl, a Life of Hope With Tragic Endpoints
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Christina Taylor Green was born on September eleventh, two thousand one,…
2011-01-08 South Sudan Decides its Future in Vote on Independence
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Sunday, the people of southern Sudan begin deciding whether or…
2011-01-01 Gulf Oil Spill was Top Story in 2010
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. At the end of each year, the Associated Press releases a…
2010-12-25 United States Releases Results of 2010 Population Count
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United States Census Bureau released its official count…
2010-12-18 US Demands More Progress by Pakistan in Afghan War
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama released a progress report on the Afghan…
2010-12-04 US Condemns WikiLeaks Release of Secret Documents
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the release of thousands of…
2010-11-27 Haitians Face Major Election, but How Many Will Vote Is Unclear
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Haiti holds elections on Sunday for a new president and National…
2010-11-20 Jury Decision Renews Debate on Civilian Terror Trials in US
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wednesday, a jury in federal court in New York City…
2010-11-06 After ‘Shellacking’ of Democrats, What Now for Obama and the Republicans?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A “shellacking” is an especially bad defeat. And that was how…
2010-10-30 Americans Vote Tuesday in Mid-Term Elections
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans will vote in elections on Tuesday. They will elect all…