2006-08-19 U.S. Seeks to Continue Intelligence Program After a Judge Finds It Illegal
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A federal judge in the United States says the Terrorist Surveillance…
2006-08-12 ‘Time to Deliver’ Is Message of International AIDS Conference
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The sixteenth international AIDS conference will be held in Toronto, Canada,…
2006-08-05 Citizens of War-Torn Congo Await Outcome of Historic Elections
This is Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo had…
2006-07-29 W.T.O. Talks: As Nations Trade Blame, World Trade Goals Must Wait
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Almost five years of talks among countries in the World Trade…
2006-07-22 Hezbollah in Lebanon: A Group With a History of Social Services and Deadly Attacks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Hezbollah is a Shiite Muslim organization formed in Lebanon after the…
2006-07-15 After Court Limits Bush’s Power, Future for Terrorism Suspects Depends on Congress
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In Washington, one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in…
2006-07-08 Shuttle Crew Is Busy on the Space Station, as NASA Faces Pressure to Finish the Job
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the space shuttle Discovery flew to the…
2006-07-01 Buffett’s Gift: Starting a New Page in the History of Giving to Charity
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans gave an estimated two hundred sixty thousand million…
2006-06-24 As U.N. Opens New Human Rights Council, Annan Speaks of ‘Great New Chance’
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Human…
2006-06-17 East Timor and Somalia: Two Different Nations, Two Different Reactions to Peacekeepers
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. East Timor asked for United Nations peacekeepers following the…
2006-06-10 Iraqis Get Full Cabinet; Forces Hunting Zarqawi Get Their Man
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Thursday, Iraqi and American officials announced the death…
2006-06-03 Observing a Killer: 25 Years of AIDS, and 25 Million Deaths
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United Nations held a high-level meeting…
2006-05-27 W.H.O. Members Mourn Death of Agency Chief Lee Jong-wook
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Health ministers from more than one hundred ninety countries…
2006-05-20 The Difference Between Giving Credit and Taking Credit: Plagiarism
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This is the opening weekend for the movie version…
2006-05-13 Drug Control Officials Are Warned of Growing Threat From ‘Meth’
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Among illegal drugs, methamphetamine now has more users worldwide…