2006-12-02 US States Fight Back to Protect Rights of Property Owners
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Local governments in the United States have always had a constitutional…
2006-11-25 International Day Aims to Bring Violence Against Women Out of the Dark
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For years, activists for the rights of women have marked November…
2006-11-18 Fixing Iraq — by Facing Iran, Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as Well?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The Middle East was very much in the news this week.…
2006-11-11 His Party Defeated in Congress, President Bush Awaits the Report of the Iraq Study Group
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. November eleventh is Veterans Day, when Americans honor those who serve…
2006-11-04 Why Say Something Nice? US Elections Bring Out Attack Ads
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States will hold local, state and national elections this…
2006-10-28 Women Journalists From Lebanon, China and U.S. Are Honored for Brave Reporting
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The International Women’s Media Foundation presented three Courage in Journalism Awards…
2006-10-21 Immigrants, Births Put US on Way to Population of 400 Million by 2043
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the national population clock at the United States Census…
2006-10-14 The North Korean Nuclear Development Was a Long-Time Coming
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. North Korea this week announced it carried out its…
2006-10-07 South Korea’s Ban Seen as Sure to Become Next U.N. Secretary General
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. South Korean Foreign Minister is expected to become secretary-general of the…
2006-09-30 Abe Moves Quickly to Improve Ties With South Korea and China
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan’s new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has already taken his first…
2006-09-23 Generals in Thailand Find Strong Support, at Least for Now
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thai military leaders say their seizure of power Tuesday was necessary…
2006-09-16 Future of Peacekeeping in Darfur Remains an Unsettled Question
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Debate continued this week over what will happen at the end…
2006-09-09 Fight for U.S. Congress Speeds Up; Mexico’s Presidential Dispute
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week marked the traditional start of the campaign season in…
2006-09-02 California Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases Makes Some Happy, but Others Are Worried
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Environmentalists are praising a bill passed this week in California —…
2006-08-26 Pluto and Dark Matter Both Star in a Busy Week for Astronomers
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, there were two big developments in astronomical science. One…