2009-02-21 More US Troops Going to Afghanistan as Obama Considers Next Steps
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week marked Barack Obama’s first month as president — and…
2009-02-14 Stimulus Aims to Pump Life Into US Economy
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American lawmakers agreed this week on an economic recovery plan. Negotiators…
2009-02-07 Iran Marks the 30th Anniversary of its Islamic Revolution
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iran is observing the thirtieth anniversary of the country’s Islamic revolution…
2009-01-31 Obama Says New Report Shows Need to Pass Economic Plan
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Democrats in Congress gave Barack Obama an important victory…
2009-01-24 America Welcomes a New President
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States got a new president this week. President Barack…
2009-01-17 Bush Looks Back at Eight Years as President, and Wishes Obama Well
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. George W. Bush leaves office on Tuesday after eight years as…
2009-01-10 Call for Immediate Truce Fails to Halt Fighting in Gaza
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. There were fierce battles in Gaza on Friday as Hamas and…
2009-01-03 Barack Obama’s Election Voted Top News Story of 2008
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Each December the editors and news directors of the Associated Press…
2008-12-27 Oil Prices Collapse on Falling Demand
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For much of the year, record prices for oil have made…
2008-12-20 Common Theme Ties Cases of Madoff, Siemens and ‘Light’ Cigarettes
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. An individual, a company and an industry were all in the…
2008-12-13 US State of Illinois Opens New Chapter in Its Corruption History
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the governor of the American state of Illinois, Rod…
2008-12-06 India Works to Gather Evidence in Deadly Attacks in Mumbai
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. India continues to investigate the terrorist attacks last week in Mumbai.…
2008-11-29 Similarities, but Also Big Differences, Between Today’s Crisis and 1930s
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. What began more than a year ago is often described as…
2008-11-22 Kenya Puts 150 Million Estimate on Payments to Somalia’s Pirates
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Kenya wants to organize a major international conference to discuss how…
2008-11-15 Between Political Left and Right, Obama Is Urged to Seek the Middle Ground
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The most commonly heard advice for Barack Obama when he becomes…