2008-06-07 Obama Has to Make Sure Clinton Voters Do Not Leave With Her
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In the United States, the sixteen-month battle between the Democratic presidential…
2008-05-31 Why Child Abuse by Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Often Goes Unreported
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Amnesty International, in its yearly report, marks the sixtieth anniversary this…
2008-05-24 California Ruling Opens New Front in Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two recent court rulings in the United States could have national…
2008-05-10 UN Seeks 187 Million in Aid for the Victims of Cyclone in Burma
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United Nations is appealing to its members for one hundred…
2008-05-03 Terrorism Deaths Rose in 2007, Including a Big Jump in Pakistan
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Saturday is World Press Freedom Day, a good time to talk…
2008-04-26 Pennsylvania Win Helps Clinton Raise Millions, Adds to Obama Questions
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Hillary Clinton is still behind Barack Obama in the delegate count…
2008-04-19 Pope Says World Must Intervene If Nations Do Not Protect Human Rights
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Pope Benedict this week made his first visit to the United…
2008-04-12 Bush Gives General ‘All the Time He Needs’ to Decide on Iraq Troop Reductions
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Bush announced this week that he is not ready to…
2008-04-05 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s Death
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Forty years ago, African American civil rights leader, the Reverend Doctor…
2008-03-22 After Five Years of War, Attention Turns to What New President Would Do
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the war in Iraq entered its sixth year. For…
2008-03-15 ‘Private Failings’: The Rise, and Sudden Fall, of Eliot Spitzer
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, America’s attention was directed away from a tight presidential…
2008-03-08 McCain Can Launch National Campaign; Democrats Still Stuck
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Arizona Senator John McCain claimed the Republican nomination for…
2008-03-01 American Orchestra Performs in North Korea
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The New York Philharmonic orchestra performed in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang,…
2008-02-23 Castro Retires as President, but Not Much May Change in Cuba
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. One of the world’s longest serving leaders announced this week that…
2008-02-16 Kosovo Moves Toward Independence, While a Crisis Shakes Timor
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Kosovo is expected to declare its independence from Serbia in the…