By Al Pessin Washington 19 December 2006 2006 was a difficult year in Iraq, with increasing violence and a shift toward more sectarian clashes and more civilian casualties. The result was a defeat for President Bush's Republican Party in congression...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 14 March 2006 watch US in Iraq 3 Years Three years ago, President Bush ordered coalition forces to invade Iraq to free its people and defend the world against weapons...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 13 February 2006 A Lebanese supporter of Rafik Hariri, holds a picture of Hariri with a candle, a day ahead of the first anniversary of his assassination Former Lebanese P...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 January 2006 The U.N. Children's Fund calls 2006 a make or break year for Sudan. UNICEF warns war could break out again if millions of refugees and internally displaced peopl...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 January 2006 Bombay stock exchange index sensex graph is seen on the terminal of a stock broker's terminal, in Bombay (File photo - Aug. 2, 2005) Across India, tens of...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Einstein's Year / Museums / Grammy Winners By Nancy Steinbach and Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, February 18, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I...
THIS IS AMERICA - What Are You Doing on New Year's Eve? By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, December 26, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VO...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Learning From a Volcano, 25 Years After Mount St. Helen's Exploded By Paul Thompson and Nancy Broadcast: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in...
EXPLORATIONS - The Year in Space By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS...
EDUCATION REPORT - Teacher of the Year By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, April 29, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A teacher of English as a second language is the two-tho...