Associated Press releases top news story picks of the year.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.On December twentieth, the editors and news directors of the Associated Press voted for the top ten news stories of two thousand seven.On April 23, 2007, a moment of silence was observed for each of...
Agreement reached at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali will launch negotiations on a replacement for the Kyoto Protocol after 2012.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gives a speech in BaliTen thousand delegates from one hundred ninety cou...
The main issue is payment for movies and TV shows that appear on the Internet. Producers say it is too early to know how much profit can be made from the Web, or how it should be divided.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Thousands of members of the Writers Guild of America and their support...
American intelligence agencies say Iran halted a weapons program in 2003. But President Bush and some other leaders say Iran is still a danger.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Sixteen government agencies form what is known as the intelligence community in the United States. From time to ti...
The two sides promised at the Annapolis conference to seek an agreement by the end of 2008. A committee to guide renewed talks will hold its first meeting December 12.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.President Bush walks with Ehud Olmert, left, and Mahmoud Abbas to the conference at the U....
We answer a question about the importance of the event known as Super Tuesday in the American presidential campaign.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.From time to time we are answering questions about the American election process. Today, from Jigawa, Nigeria, Mustapha Aminu Gumel asks why ...
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was freed late Friday after a day of house arrest that prevented her from attending a demonstration in Rawalpindi.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.The political crisis in Pakistan deepened Friday. Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto tried to lead a big protest...
Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of current President Nestor Kirchner, is elected the next leader. She will have to deal with energy shortages, inflation and poverty.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Cristina FernandezSenator and first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner this we...
A listener in Cambodia asks about the duties and responsibilities of the president.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.The White HouseA listener in Cambodia heard our recent call for questions about the process of electing an American president. Tath Sok in Phnom Penh wants to know about the ...
Kim and Roh call for official end to Korean War and agree to cooperate on nuclear issue.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.The leaders of North and South Korea met this week. It was the first such meeting in seven years, and only the second since Korea was divided in nineteen fifty-three.Sou...
Yasuo Fukuda, a moderate, will try to rebuild support for Japan's weakened ruling party. He faces a fight with the opposition over his wish to continue assistance for U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Yasuo FukudaJapan's new prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, took off...
Thousands protest charges against six black teens in Louisiana in beating of white classmate. Also, a new book examines the highly publicized Duke lacrosse rape case.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Protesters in Jena, LouisianaThousands of protesters from around the United States marched ...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.This week, President Bush said he will bring home almost six thousand American troops from Iraq by the end of the year. He also accepted the advice of his top commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, for limited reductions by next July.President Bush disc...
The former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" star joins a group of Republicans with no clear favorite among them.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Fred ThompsonThis week, former United States senator Fred Thompson announced his candidacy forpresident. He joins eight others competing f...
Abdullah Gul was sworn in as the 11th Turkish president, though military leaders boycotted the ceremony. Ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif announced he will return home on September 10 to oppose President Musharraf's re-election plans.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Abdullah Gu...
Commercial fishermen have the highest rate of deadly injuries among US workers. Pilots and flight engineers had the second highest in 2006.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Two tragedies at coal mines on opposite sides of the world remind us all how dangerous some jobs can be.In China last ...
President's closest adviser says he wants to spend more time with his family.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.The news that Karl Rove will leave his job at the end of the month has the political world debating why and what effect it will have.President Bush and Karl Rove announcing Rove's ...
CNN and YouTube invited the public to record questions for the Democratic presidential candidates. A similar event is planned in September for the Republican hopefuls.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Democratic presidential hopefuls, from left to right: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sena...
On another issue, Bush appoints a cabinet group to look for ways to make sure food and other imported goods are safe.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.A new report says al-Qaida is still, and will remain, the major threat to the UnitedStates. The report is known as a National Intelligence E...
For now, US rates efforts "satisfactory" in eight areas and "unsatisfactory" in eight others in meeting goals set by Congress.This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.U.S. and Iraqi soldiers in Baqouba, IraqOn Thursday, the Bush administration reported mixed results in Iraq since the recentadditio...
