2004-07-17 AIDS Conference in Bangkok
This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. The fifteenth International AIDS Conference ended Friday in Bangkok. The conference takes place every two years. It is…
2004-07-10 John Kerry Chooses John Edwards for Vice President
This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The Democratic National Convention begins July twenty-sixth in Boston. The party will officially nominate its candidates for president…
2004-07-03 Week in Iraq
This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. This week brought events many Iraqis never thought they would see. On Thursday, Saddam Hussein appeared before an…
2004-06-26 Anti-Doping Agency Seeks to Ban Four Top Runners
This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. This week, the United States Anti-Doping Agency accused four top runners of drug violations. The athletes could face…
2004-06-12 Ronald Reagan’s Political Legacy
This is In the News in VOA Special English. As America’s fortieth president, Ronald Reagan promised the nation a hopeful future. This made him very popular. So did his warm…
2004-06-19 Bush Announces New Steps to Aid Afghanistan
This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. President Bush this week announced more steps to help Afghanistan. He met at the White House Tuesday with…
2004-06-05 New Government in Iraq
This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Iraq now has leaders in place to take power temporarily from the coalition administration on June thirtieth. Special…
2004-05-29 Central America Free Trade Agreement
This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. The United States has signed a trade agreement with five Central American countries. The five are Costa Rica,…
2004-05-22 Sudan Conflict
This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Sudan has had conflict throughout its history. The country gained its independence from Britain in nineteen-fifty-six. The current…
2004-05-15 India Elections
This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. India’s Congress Party has defeated the party of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in national parliamentary elections. The…
2004-05-08 Prisoner Abuse in Iraq
This is Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld apologized this week for the treatment of Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad.…
2004-05-01 European Union Welcomes Ten New Members
This is John Dryden with In the News, in VOA Special English. The European Union now has twenty-five members instead of fifteen. Among the new E-U countries are the Czech…
2004-04-24 Supreme Court Hearings on Guantanamo Prisoners
This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The United States Supreme Court heard arguments this week about the rights of foreign terrorism suspects. The cases…
2004-04-17 Bush Supports Israeli Withdrawal Plan
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. President Bush this week announced his support for a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The…
2004-04-10 Tenth Anniversary of Ethnic Killings in Rwanda
This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Wednesday was the tenth anniversary of the start of widespread ethnic killings in Rwanda. Thousands of people attended…