2006-09-30 Abe Moves Quickly to Improve Ties With South Korea and China
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan’s new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has already taken his first…
2006-09-23 Generals in Thailand Find Strong Support, at Least for Now
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thai military leaders say their seizure of power Tuesday was necessary…
2006-09-16 Future of Peacekeeping in Darfur Remains an Unsettled Question
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Debate continued this week over what will happen at the end…
2006-09-09 Fight for U.S. Congress Speeds Up; Mexico’s Presidential Dispute
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week marked the traditional start of the campaign season in…
2006-09-02 California Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases Makes Some Happy, but Others Are Worried
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Environmentalists are praising a bill passed this week in California —…
2006-08-26 Pluto and Dark Matter Both Star in a Busy Week for Astronomers
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, there were two big developments in astronomical science. One…
2006-08-19 U.S. Seeks to Continue Intelligence Program After a Judge Finds It Illegal
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A federal judge in the United States says the Terrorist Surveillance…
2006-08-12 ‘Time to Deliver’ Is Message of International AIDS Conference
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The sixteenth international AIDS conference will be held in Toronto, Canada,…
2006-08-05 Citizens of War-Torn Congo Await Outcome of Historic Elections
This is Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo had…
2006-07-29 W.T.O. Talks: As Nations Trade Blame, World Trade Goals Must Wait
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Almost five years of talks among countries in the World Trade…
2006-07-22 Hezbollah in Lebanon: A Group With a History of Social Services and Deadly Attacks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Hezbollah is a Shiite Muslim organization formed in Lebanon after the…
2006-07-15 After Court Limits Bush’s Power, Future for Terrorism Suspects Depends on Congress
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In Washington, one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in…
2006-07-08 Shuttle Crew Is Busy on the Space Station, as NASA Faces Pressure to Finish the Job
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the space shuttle Discovery flew to the…
2006-07-01 Buffett’s Gift: Starting a New Page in the History of Giving to Charity
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans gave an estimated two hundred sixty thousand million…
2006-06-24 As U.N. Opens New Human Rights Council, Annan Speaks of ‘Great New Chance’
I’m Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Human…