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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans talk a lot about illegal immigration but not as much about legal immigration. Legal immigrants who want to become citizens must learn English and show a knowledge of American history and gov
Words and Their Stories: Military Expressions 词汇典故:军事词汇 This is Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We tell about some common expressions in American English. 这里是美国
Afghan Air Force Sergeant Hayatullah Bahar Jawazjani, far right, comunicates with his compatriots, Aug 2010. He has been working with US military personnel for the past six months and has taken on a leadership role. The United States military is help
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The conflict in Libya and the nuclear crisis in Japan were the two big stories this week. President Obama discussed the situation in Libya with congressional leaders again Friday. Some in Congress say he sh
Military Moms Sing Wartime Blues Away Walking into a rehearsal of the Swingin Blue Stars feels like stumbling across a group of best friends. They meet about once a week in one of their living rooms in a San Francisco suburb. They push aside the furn
Russia Courts Mideast With Military Hardware MOSCOW As Russia's economy heads into recession, its defense industry is one of the few that seems to be prospering. And that was made clear at Russia's International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS) this we
World military expenditure has fallen for the first time since 1998, amounting to 1.75 trillion US dollars. In real terms spending is down half a percent from 2011. These latest figures on spending have been released by Stockholm International Peace
China's Defense Ministry says the Chinese military plane that flew through international airspace near Okinawa was on a routine training mission. A Chinese military aircraft flew across the first island chain to the West Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, p
It is just past 7 in the morning. 15-year-old Zhou Jie with his fellow students has assembled on their school's track for routine morning exercise and drills, including standing to attention, singing and some dancing. Zhou is training at the Wenfeng
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 31 October 2007 An opinion survey in Pakistan indicates most people do not support military operations against Al Qaida and Taliban groups in the country's tribal areas. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad. Pakista
Memorial Day Honors Military Service and Sacrifice Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Steve Ember and Barbara Klein tell about Memorial Day. We Remember The last Monday in May is a national holiday. Memorial Day honors those who di
A top official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the regional bloc is concerned about the security situation in Guinea-Bissau after mutinous soldiers briefly arrested the prime minister Thursday. Peter Clottey 01 April 20
Scandals Highlight Ethics Lapses in Military Military training continues at San Antonio-Lackland Air Force Base in Texas - still reeling from one of the military's worst sexual abuse scandals. An Air Force investigation found at least 48 female stude
Mali Military Intervention Support Growing In Mali's capital city of Bamako Men gather every morning at roadside newspaper vendors to debate the headlines, more specifically, what to do about the north dominates discussion. The territory fell to al-Q
Egyptians Look to Military as Bulwark to Chaos Every day, Egyptians seem to face a new crisis: gas shortages, power outages, rising prices. Publisher and political analyst Hisham Kassem blamed the deterioration on the Islamist-led government. I wont
Calls Grow For An End to Sexual Assaults in US Military More women are on active military duty than ever before. And as their numbers grow, so do the reports of sexual assaults. Calls to do something about it are growing. So not only is it a crime, n
Basic Military Commands Marta: Whats going on out here? Whats all that noise? Bruno: Im putting the troops through their drills. Marta: Troops?! Bruno: Watch this. Hey, I didnt tell you you could be at ease. Attention! Fall in. Forward, march! Marta:
President Barack Obama speaks about Iraq and Afghanistan at the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Atlanta, 02 Aug 2010 President Barack Obama says the United States is on track to end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of this mont
Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior military officials have met with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis during his three-day visit to China. During a meeting with Mattis, President Xi said that China and the United States should work to devel
China says it has exercised strict and effective control over military trade. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks in response to a report saying China-made man-portable air defense systems had fallen into the hands of militants in Ir