By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -May 18, 2002: US/Russia Arms Reduction Agreement This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Russia and the United States have reached an agreeme...
IN THE NEWS -May 11, 2002: Aung San Suu Kyi Released By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was freed Monday a...
IN THE NEWS -May 4, 2002: UN Special Meeting On Children By Caty Weaver (Photo -UNICEF) This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. This Wednesday, the United Nations Genera...
IN THE NEWS -April 27, 2002: World Bank This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program IN THE NEWS. The World Bank is not a normal bank. It is not a place where individuals borrow money. The...
IN THE NEWS -April 20, 2002: US Cardinals Called to Vatican By Caty Weaver Pope John Paul II This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. The leader of the Roman Catholic Chur...
By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -April 13, 2002: International Criminal Court This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program In The News. The world’s first permanent International Criminal Cour...
IN THE NEWS -April 6, 2002: Cease-fire in Angola By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. The Angolan government and the UNITA rebel movement signed a ceas...
IN THE NEWS -March 30, 2002: Committee to Protect Journalists 2001 Report By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Every year, the Committee to Protect Jou...
IN THE NEWS – March 23, 2002: INS Re-Organization By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. President Bush is considering ways to re-organize the agency t...
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...
IN THE NEWS -March 9, 2002: Switzerland Joins UN By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Last Sunday, Switzerland voted to join the United Nations. If app...
IN THE NEWS – March 2, 2002: International Women’s Day By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program IN THE NEWS. Next Saturday is International Women’s Day. The United...
IN THE NEWS -February 23, 2002: New US Hostage Policy By Caty Weaver Richard Boucher This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. The United States has made changes in its po...
IN THE NEWS – February 16, 2002: 'Taking the Fifth' By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In The News. The former chairman of the failed energy company Enron, Kenn...
IN THE NEWS -February 9, 2002: World Economic Forum By Jerilyn Watson This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. The World Economic Forum meeting ended this week in New Yor...