2012-09-22 Video Shows Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Surveys of likely American voters show President Obama with a small…
2012-09-15 Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Video
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Violent protests spread across the Arab World and other areas Friday…
2012-09-13 US Ambassador Killed in Libya
I’m Avi Arditti with more news in Special English. We spoke with two VOA reporters about the killing of Ambassador…
2012-09-08 Obama Says His Path ‘Leads to a Better Place’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thursday night, at the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama accepted…
2012-09-01 Romney Says He Will ‘Restore the Promise of America’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. MITT ROMNEY: “Mr. Chairman, delegates, I accept your nomination for president…
2012-08-25 Abortion Debate Takes Center Stage in US Election Campaign
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The Republican Party’s national convention opens Monday in Tampa, Florida. Republican…
2012-08-18 Japan’s Diplomatic Tensions With China and South Korea Intensify Over Disputed Islands
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan is at the center of separate diplomatic crises with China…
2012-08-11 Anti-Putin Punk Rockers Await Judge’s Verdict
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Next Friday, a judge in Moscow plans to announce her decision…
2012-08-04 As Annan Resigns, UN Condemns Violence in Syria
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution on Syria.…
2012-07-28 London Olympics Begins; Punishment for Penn State
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Seventeen thousand athletes and officials from more than two hundred countries…
2012-07-21 Ethiopia’s Meles Goes on Sick Leave
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Ethiopians were closely following any news about the condition…
2012-07-14 American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Will Meet with Egypt’s New President
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States and Egypt have had a long and close…
2012-07-07 Scientists May Have Found ‘God Particle’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, scientists in Switzerland reported a big discovery about a…
2012-06-30 Health Care Law Upheld, but Republicans Plan Fight
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the government…
2012-06-16 Candidates Target Ohio; US Family Wealth at 1992 Levels
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In the American presidential campaign, Ohio is considered one of the…