2013-11-16 Are Rising Temperatures to Blame for Typhoon Haiyan?
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. The Philippine government is defending its efforts to get assistance to…
2013-11-09 US Election Results May Help Predict Future Voting
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Two American states elected governors this week, while several big cities…
2013-11-02 Officials Consider Changes to Spying Policy
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. European officials have traveled to Washington seeking more information about American…
2013-10-26 Rights Groups Question U.S. Drone Strikes
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, two human rights groups accused the United States of…
2013-10-19 Deal Reopens Government, Extends Debt Limit
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Late Wednesday night, the United States Congress approved a deal to…
2013-10-12 US Cancels Hundreds of Millions in Aid to Egypt
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Egypt is criticizing an American decision to cancel hundreds of millions…
2013-10-05 US Government Shutdown: Week One
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a political dispute in Washington led to a partial…
2013-09-28 Kenya Shopping Mall Attack
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. It has been a week since gunmen attacked a shopping center…
2013-09-21 Washington Navy Yard Shootings
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Americans are expressing anger and sadness at the latest shooting incident…
2013-09-14 Comment Could Settle Syria Crisis or Make it Worse
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. What seemed like an unplanned comment about Syria’s chemical weapons had…
2013-09-07 US Senate Committee Approves Use of Force in Syria
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. This week, a United States Senate committee voted in support of…
2013-08-31 Obama: Economic Justice is Unfinished Business
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. President Barack Obama this week joined hundreds of thousands of Americans…
2013-08-24 Intelligence Leaker Gets 35-Year Jail Term
From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. An American military judge this week sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning…
2013-08-17 Egyptians Mourn Victims of Recent Violence
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Tens of thousands of Egyptians on Friday answered calls for a…
2013-08-10 Mars Rover Marks First Year on Red Planet
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week marks the first anniversary of a major exploration effort…