2008-09-27 Financial Crisis Puts World Leaders at UN at the Center of the Action
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Leaders from the one hundred ninety-two members of the United Nations…
2008-09-20 Quick Action Sought on Plan to Rescue Banks From Bad Debts
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In recent weeks, the United States government has dealt with struggling…
2008-09-13 Wars, Politics and Memories of a Day That Defined a Presidency
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thursday marked seven years since the attacks of September eleventh. Americans…
2008-09-06 US Presidential Campaign Moves to Full Speed for Final Eight Weeks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Elections in the United States are now less than two months…
2008-08-30 Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, Is McCain’s Surprise Choice
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Friday, Republican candidate John McCain announced his choice for vice…
2008-08-23 Pakistani Lawmakers to Elect New President on September 6
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Lawmakers in Pakistan will elect a new president on September sixth.…
2008-08-16 Georgia Attack Heightens Concerns About Wider Aims of Russia
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russia has come under increasing international pressure in the week since…
2008-08-02 The Presidential Campaign Heats Up with Less Than One Hundred Days to the Election
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The November fourth presidential election in the United States is only…
2008-07-26 With Karadzic Under Arrest, Attention Turns to Future for Bashir
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is no longer on the…
2008-07-19 Rescuing Fannie, Freddie as US Economy Faces ‘Numerous Difficulties’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This was not a good week for American economic news. Ben…
2008-07-12 Lack of Details in G8 Agreement on Climate Change Brings Criticism
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Leaders of the Group of Eight met this week on the…
2008-07-05 Just What Does Patriotism Mean in America? Issue Enters Into Campaign
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Dictionaries define patriotism as love and loyalty to one’s country. For…
2008-06-28 Supreme Court Rules American Citizens Have Right to Own Guns
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic ruling…
2008-06-21 New Estimate Triples Number of War Deaths in Past 50 Years
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A new study finds that wars killed three times more people…
2008-06-14 Why the Search for a Running Mate Has Become a Bigger Deal
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The candidates for president of the United States now face what…