Syrian Refugees Hunt for Work in Lebanon Near a construction site in central Beirut, Mahmoud, 20 -- he gives only his first name -- is selling bread from a bicycle cart. He fled his home in Aleppo a year ago as the uprising against the Assad governme...
Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work Ive applied for 35 different jobs and, despite having a 4.0 GPA [very high grades], I have not received any jobs, so its really concerning, said University of Maryland student Alexandra Bauernschub. She is finishi...
AS IT IS 2013-05-11 Being President of the United States Takes Work Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we pay tribute to one of Americas greatest composers. And we visit a play that honors one of the...
Residents of Devastated Texas Town Work to Restore Lives The funeral procession was made up mostly of fire trucks and passed under a giant American flag. It's the first funeral of many to come in this Texas town and is for volunteer fireman Kenneth H...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Six Researchers Who Gave All to Their Work BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, the stories of some medical heroes. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGH...
Iraqi Democracy Remains Shaky Work in Progress Iraq has held four elections - two national and two provincial - and one referendum since the U.S.-led war a decade ago brought multiparty democracy here. Local elections are to be held next month and a...
EXPLORATIONS - The Works of William Shakespeare Remain Full of Life Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, Steve Ember and Barbara Klein tell us about one of the most influential and skillful writers in the history of...
Health Report - Do Sex Strikes Work? This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last month, women in a civil rights group in Togo called a weeklong sex strike to try to force the president of the West African nation to resign. Members of Let's Sa...
Syrians Work to Restore Services Amid War At this makeshift gas station along the roadside in northern Syria, fuel sells for about $2 a liter. It is one of the precious resources the Free Syrian Army is helping to secure. The FSA is organizing Local...
Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions Chinese patrols in waters that Vietnam and the Philippines also claim have heightened tensions in the mineral-rich South China Sea. Vietnamese protestors condemn what they call a Chinese invasion o...