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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Barack Obama went before Congress and the nation to better explain his health care proposals. He said they would provide security and stability to people who have insurance, and make i
Economics Report - Conflict Presses Syrian Economy This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Eighteen months of conflict in Syria have hurt the countrys economy. But in the capital, Damascus, a certain level of normalcy exists. Prices are hig
By Brian Wagner Miami 28 April 2007 Haiti's prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis, has called for new efforts to reform the nation's 1987 constitution. From Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that Mr. Alexis is seeking to correct what he believes are
By Gary Thomas Washington 18 December 2006 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and President of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Reza Aghazadeh, left, visit Natanz uranium enrichment facilities, 15 Feb 2006 While much of the world's atte
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, at a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, urged donor countries to make good on pledges to assist the Palestinian Authority. Only a fraction of the more than $7 billion promised at th
By David Gollust State Department 26 June 2007 The United States Tuesday urged Somalia's transitional federal government to reach out as broadly as possible to clans and other factions for the national reconciliation conference planned for mid-July.
By Sonja Pace London 29 March 2007 Britain is pressing its demand for the immediate release of 15 sailors and marines, seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces last Friday, while Tehran is warning of delays and says an apology would help speed u
By Margaret Besheer Washington 25 March 2006 Adrian Juarez, left, and Irturo Contrirs participate in a march by immigrant rights supporters President Bush is urging Congress to move ahead with immigra
By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 June 2008 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for urgent aid for thousands of farm families that suffered losses during last month's cyclone in Burma. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, while aid experts s
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, beginning a three-day Central Asian trip in Kazakhstan, said Tuesday the Obama administration will continue to press for human rights progress in the region. Clinton is attending the summit of the Organization for
Topics: Ask an American: Chocolate; dispute versus disagreement versus conflict; using times in comparing amounts; use of infinitive to phrases as adjective, adverb, or noun Words: comfort food to melt in (ones) mouth sensation hot off the presses to
By Scott Stearns White House 26 February 2008 President Bush is pressing U.S. lawmakers to double funds for fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports Mr. Bush says his trip to Africa last week convinced him that
By Jim Malone Washington 08 May 2008 Democratic Party presidential contender Hillary Clinton shows no signs of quitting the race, despite calls from some fellow Democrats that it is time to concede the nomination fight to rival Barack Obama. VOA Nati
The head of the European Commission, Jos Manuel Barroso has called for swift action by U.S. lawmakers on a massive government rescue plan for failing financial institutions and he urged a global response to the financial crisis that has spread from
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 16 July 2007 During a briefing about his just completed two-week trip to Afghanistan and Europe, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Darfur dominated discussions. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Sch
By Margaret Besheer Khartoum 04 June 2008 A U.N. Security Council delegation met with government officials in Khartoum Wednesday, pressing them to implement the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and to cooperate with the International Criminal Cour
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is on the second day of a visit to Israel, where he is working to jump-start the peace process. It has been a slow start for the U.S. official in his efforts to bridge the gaps. U.S. Mideast envo
By Aya Batrawy Cairo, Egypt 11 November 2009 Egyptian authorities recently banned opposition leader Ayman Nour from traveling to the United States where he was invited to speak to several organizations. While Egyptian authorities say the ban is lawf
By Lisa Ferdinando Washington 03 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C., 03 Nov 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel was afforded a rare honor Tuesday as she addressed a joint
The European Commission is calling for Russia to halt its military incursion into Georgia. Tendai Maphosa has the details from London. EU flag outside European Commission's Berlaymont building The European Commission expressed extreme concern about