US Troops Leave Iraq with Job Concerns For American troops leaving Iraq this month, there is a sense of relief but also worry about returning to civilian life and searching for jobs in a weak U.S. economy. U.S. troops along the Iraq-Kuwait border, wh...
Yemen Instability Stokes Terror Concerns Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Yemen Friday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial. Saleh signed an accord on Wednesday to surrender power after 33 years of rule...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Animal Safety on Movie Sets Still a Concern PAT BODNER: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Pat Bodner. Today we listen to new music from folk musician Pieta Brown and answer a question about the people in...
Animal Welfare on Movie Sets Continues to be Concern Animals have been used and sometimes abused in films since the early days of movies. But the American Humane Association has worked since 1940 to ensure that no animals are harmed in film productio...
Beijing, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A sperm donation scandal disclosed recently has aroused growing concern in the United States. According to the New York Times' report, Ryan Kramer, the son of a donor, found that he has more than 150 half-siblings - they...
Technology Report - Privacy Concerns Over Facial Recognition Systems This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Today we take another look at facial recognition systems. These can tag friends in Facebook photos or help police identify suspect...
Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Security Concerns, Refugee Crisis Liberia's electoral commission is working to safeguard voting along the border with Ivory Coast, where hundreds of mercenaries from the recent Ivorian political crisis are under arres...
Drug War in Mexico Raises Human Rights Concerns The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is concluding a weeklong visit to Mexico, where she expressed concern over abuse of citizens by police and soldiers fighting organized crime gro...
A: Why didn't you go to school yesterday? B: I stayed home because I wasn't feeling well. A: What was your problem? B: My stomach was bothering me. A: Are you feeling any better? B: I'm still feeling a little sick. A: I'm going to the store, would yo...
A: What reason do you have for missing school? B: I was sick. A: How were you sick? B: I had a stomachache. A: Did it get any better? B: I'm still feeling under the weather. A: Would you like anything for your stomach? B: I took something earlier. A:...
