2014-09-10 Obama to Present Plan to Stop Islamic State Militants
President Barack Obama plans to give a television speech about his plan to fight Islamic State militants in the Middle…
2014-09-09 Ukrainian President: Troops Will Defend Port of Mariupol
Ukraine’s president went to the southeastern Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Monday to show support for its 500,000 people. People…
2014-09-06 Will US, Allies Destroy Islamic State Group?
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. This week, Islamic State militants released a video showing the execution…
2014-09-05 NATO to Russia: Withdraw from Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen accused Russia on Thursday of attacking Ukraine. He called for the withdrawal of Russian…
2014-09-03 Militant Video Shows Killing of Second US Reporter
Militants of the Islamic State group released a video Tuesday claiming to show the execution of a second American reporter.…
2014-08-30 Can Islamic State Militants Attack the US?
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. The United States is seeking to build an international alliance to…
2014-08-29 Ukraine and NATO: Russian Troops Crossed Into Ukraine
Ukrainian and NATO officials on Thursday said Russian forces had crossed the border into Ukraine to support pro-Russia separatists. At…
2014-08-28 American Jihadist Killed in Syria
Details are being gathered about the first American known to be killed fighting for Islamic State militants in Syria. Douglas…
2014-08-26 Syria Asks for Help to Fight Islamic State
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem says his nation is willing to work with the international community in the fight against…
2014-08-23 Iraq’s Prime Minister Pressed to Seek Sunni Support in Fight Against Militants
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq say Iraqi security forces must change…
2014-08-22 US Ebola Patients Released, Cleared of Virus
Two Americans who became sick with the deadly Ebola virus have been released from the hospital in Atlanta. Tests showed…
2014-08-21 Obama Condemns US Journalist’s Execution
President Barack Obama has condemned the Islamic State militants who killed an American reporter and threatened to kill another one.…
2014-08-20 More Than 70 Arrested in Missouri Protests
Police arrested more than 70 protestors and reporters Monday night and early Tuesday in the central U.S. town of Ferguson,…
2014-08-19 US Investigates, National Guard Arrives in Ferguson
President Barack Obama says the United States Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of a…
2014-08-16 Iraq Changes Top Leadership at a Difficult Time
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he would leave his position as…