1. Another blast has rocked Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding another 45. The explosion happened near a bank in a hotel just a few miles outside of Islamabad. In the past several weeks, blasts have killed about 250 people. 2. Officia...
1.President Barack Obama says he has phoned Afghan President Hamid Karzir to congratulate him on winning the second term. But Obama says he also told Karzir he expects some more serious effort to end corruption in his government and ready Afghanista...
This is AP News Minute 1.President Homy Praizie is now the only candidate in Afghanistan's runoff election,that set former full minister Abular Abular with through because his demands for changes in the country's elction commission or turn down. 2.P...
This the AP NEWS minute. 1. President Barack Obama paid tribute to the determination of the U.S. military on Veterans Day. Obama placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns then spoke during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. 2. Homicide det...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Each year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington honors performers for their lifetime of work. This year the...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Indonesian women sell their harvest in a traditional floating market Before refrigerators were invented, the next best thing was an ice box. But another way to keep food fresh is to use an evaporat...
VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Arthur Miller. Many theater critics believe he was one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. (MUSI...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Transparency International is out with its two thousand nine report on corruption around the world. The nongovernmental organization has released its Corruption Perceptions Index each year since nineteen n...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we take a virtual walk down a famous street found in almost every land on the planet the children's television show Sesame Street turns forty years old. (MUSIC...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This year, Junior Achievement marks its ninetieth anniversary of educating young people about business and economics. The nonprofit organization is the largest of its kind. Jack Kosakowky is executiv...
