AS IT IS - Women peacekeepers in the Middle East From VOA Learning English, welcome back to AS IT IS. Im Mario Ritter. Women are half the worlds population. But they can face barriers to economic independence and security. Today we hear about a progr...
Middle East Indifferent About US Presidential Election People across the Middle East have been roiled by political change for nearly two years, So it's perhaps not surprising the U.S. presidential election is failing to garner much interest. Few are...
Arab Spring Brought Major Change, Challenges to Middle East The wave of popular uprisings that swept the Arab world were as unexpected as they were cataclysmic. Long-reigning rulers fell, others teeter on the brink, and the region is forever changed....
Small Town's Big Auction Draws Hundreds Along US East Coast The search for a bargain and the hope for an unrecognized treasure draws hundreds of people to a tiny East Coast town each week. Every Wednesday, they descend upon a cavernous warehouse in C...
JAKARTA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- East Kalimantan province will host its second 2011 Bank Kaltim Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament at the end of this month, predicting a successful event like it was last year, local media reported on Fr...
Four Dead as Hurricane Irene Churns Up US East Coast Hurricane Irene continues to pound the U.S. East Coast with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving at least four people dead in its wake and paralyzing ground and air traffic. U.S. officials say thr...
Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been...
IN THE NEWS – May 25, 2002: New Nation of East Timor By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. A new nation was born this week. On Monday, East Timor offi...
IN THE NEWS - March 16, 2002: UN Resolution on the Middle East By Caty Weaver The UN Security Council This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. Tuesday, the United Nations...
Jeffrey Oliver, an Australian with a relaxed presence and penetrating blue eyes, is discussing Vipassana, or insight meditation, at a large temple in Bangkok. "We call it mindfulness meditation," he s...
