2012-06-23 Draft Constitution Signed for Somalia
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Somalia has taken a big step along its so-called roadmap for…
2012-06-09 UN Observers in Syria Visit Massacre Site Near Hama
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. United Nations observers in Syria have visited the site of this…
2012-06-02 Russia, Iran and the Missile Defense Issue
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next international talks on Iran’s nuclear program take place this…
2012-05-26 Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Private companies are rarely a major issue in American presidential election…
2012-05-19 Afghanistan Tops Agenda at NATO Summit in Chicago
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. NATO leaders will meet Sunday and Monday in President Obama’s hometown…
2012-05-12 President Obama States Support for Same-Sex Marriage
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama said he now supports same-sex marriage. BARACK…
2012-04-28 Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes in Sierra Leone
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, an international court found former Liberian president Charles Taylor…
2012-04-21 Counting Down to the Olympic Crowds in London
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The London Olympics are less than one hundred days away. Across…
2012-04-14 Just What Happened in the Trayvon Martin Shooting?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. “Tragedy.” That word appears again and again in comments about the…
2012-04-07 Will UN Peace Plan Work in Syria?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A ceasefire proposed by the United Nations is supposed to take…
2012-03-31 Burma’s Elections a Test for Reforms
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Burma is holding elections on Sunday. Voters will fill forty-five seats…
2012-03-24 Mali Coup Shows Tensions Over Tuareg Fighters Back From Libya
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, soldiers in Mali seized power. They said they acted…
2012-03-17 South Sudan’s Army Promises to Free Child Soldiers
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the army of South Sudan signed a deal with…
2012-03-10 Japan, a Year After the Disaster
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This Sunday is the first anniversary of the major earthquake and…
2012-03-03 After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russians vote for a new president Sunday, and Prime Minister Vladimir…