2010-12-18 US Demands More Progress by Pakistan in Afghan War
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama released a progress report on the Afghan…
2010-12-04 US Condemns WikiLeaks Release of Secret Documents
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the release of thousands of…
2010-11-27 Haitians Face Major Election, but How Many Will Vote Is Unclear
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Haiti holds elections on Sunday for a new president and National…
2010-11-20 Jury Decision Renews Debate on Civilian Terror Trials in US
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wednesday, a jury in federal court in New York City…
2010-11-06 After ‘Shellacking’ of Democrats, What Now for Obama and the Republicans?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A “shellacking” is an especially bad defeat. And that was how…
2010-10-30 Americans Vote Tuesday in Mid-Term Elections
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans will vote in elections on Tuesday. They will elect all…
2010-10-23 Obama, Hillary Clinton Speak Out Against Anti-Gay Bullying
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each released video…
2010-10-06 The World Cheers 33 Miners Rescued in Chile
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine…
2010-10-02 North Korea Clears Way for a Third-Generation Kim as Leader
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Little is known inside or outside North Korea about the young…
2010-09-25 Troubled US-Iran Relations Pre-Date 1979 Revolution
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. When did the problems begin between the United States and Iran?…
2010-09-18 More Wins for Tea Party Activists, but Will They Win in November?
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, in the United States, dissident Republicans succeeded again in…
2010-09-11 A Sad Day, at an Uneasy Time, as US Marks 9-11 Attacks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. These days, Americans worry most about an economic recovery that President…
2010-09-04 United States Fighting Operations in Iraq Officially End
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American Defense Secretary Robert Gates says history will judge whether the…
2010-08-28 Bernanke Says Federal Reserve Will Act if US Economy Weakens
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States central bank is prepared to take further actions…
2010-08-21 Israelis, Palestinians Set to Restart Direct Talks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American officials are preparing for Israel and the Palestinians to restart…