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AS IT IS 2013-06-26 Snowden Case Tests US-China Relations Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about huge protests in South Americas largest nation and biggest economy, Brazil. Demons
Two months on from the Christmas Island boat disaster, the first funerals will today be held for those killed in the shipwreck. Family members of 12 of the victims live in Sydney and requested they be buried there. Seven survivors will travel from Ch
IN THE NEWS - After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russians vote for a new president Sunday, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to win. There are five candidates on the ballot. The oth
Pro-government supporters carry Thai national flags and sing nationalistic songs in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 Apr 2010 Thai anti-government protestors have appealed to the European Union calling for observers to come to the rally site in central Bangkok
Between the Kremlin and the Protesters: A Church Mediator? The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has a residence inside the Kremlin. The church depends heavily on government funding. When mass protests broke out this winter, few people expecte
The Pakistani government issued a statement late Monday strongly protesting the actions of NATO helicopter crews that reportedly followed hostile targets by air from Afghanistan into Pakistan. The statement said the incidents infringe upon Pakistan's
EU Delays Turkey Accession Talks, Disapproves Of Protest Crackdown The EU had planned to breathe new life into Turkey's bid to join the 27-nation bloc. Talks were due to start Wednesday on opening a new chapter in the accession process. But the crack
Ukraine Uprising Victims Still Await Justice KYIV, UKRAINE Roman Guryk, 19, was a bit of a rebel but he cared deeply about his two younger sisters, his friends and a European future for Ukraine. A year ago, he gathered with thousands of other anti-go
First place were going to is Central America. There have been some violent protests over the past week in Nicaragua and the countrys army have been deployed to protect Nicaraguan government buildings. The main issue here: the countrys social security
A wave of anger and violence is spreading across Northern Africa and the Middle East. Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, some of the protests have been small, some have been large. The biggest have been in countries we`re highlighting on this map.
IN THE NEWS - East Asian Leaders Form New Group to Improve Area's Future By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, December 17, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two meetings
On Friday, the New Zealand Rugby Union apologised to New Zealand for not allowing Maori All Blacks to play in South Africa in the past. Also on Friday, the South African Rugby Union apologised to New Zealand and to the South African black people who
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 March 2008 Protesters in several US cities held anti-war rallies Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, March 20th. More rallies are planned in coming days in other U.S. cities. Mike
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 March 2007 In Nepal, an ethnic group demanding greater political representation has shut down the south of the country with a campaign of strikes and protests. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on the new trouble
By Phil Mercer Sydney 04 September 2007 After a surprise trip to Iraq, President Bush is visiting Australia for a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group. The conflict in the Persian Gulf will be a key theme of the president's visit to
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 February 2006 The second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia has called for Muslims to forgive the publication of drawings of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish
Anti-government demonstrators cheer during a speech at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 May 2010 Thailand's political crisis has moved toward resolution, after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presented a national reconciliation plan welcomed by anti
S. Korean Activists Resume Protests Against US Beef Organizers are hoping to revive the street activism of four years ago when South Korea decided to resume U.S. beef imports. That movement turned into the largest anti-government protests this countr
Rising inflation is putting pressure on governments all over Asia, as angry citizens protest spiraling food and fuel costs and politicians bicker over how to handle new fiscal constraints. 日益增长的通货膨胀以及民众针对不断攀升的食
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 20 February 2008 Kenya's opposition has said it will launch another round of demonstrations if mediation efforts fail to resolve a political crisis in the next week. The government and opposition have failed to agree on an acc