Stephen Vincent Benet, 1898-1943: Popular Writer of the Early 1900s, Part Two14 Feb 2012

SARAH LONG: PEOPLE IN AMERICA — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Each week at this time, we bring you a story about people who were important in the history of the United States.  Today Larry West and Doug Johnson complete...

Really, It’s OK to Pinch Mums9 Feb 2012

Download this story as a PDF This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People have been growing chrysanthemums for more than two thousand years. Mums make bright and colorful gardens. People in China and other Asian cultures make tea with t...

Facebook and Its Big Stock Offering5 Feb 2012

Download this story as a PDF This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Investors soon will be able to own shares of Facebook stock. The world’s biggest social media network presented documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission Wedne...

Book Cooks Up Recipe for Innovation1 Feb 2012

Download this story as a PDF Correction attached SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember. This week on our program, we hear from the author of a book abou...

For Some, Religion is Part of the College Experience30 Jan 2012

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Faith Lapidus. Today on our show, we play music from singer Lana Del Rey. We also answer a question from Burma about the way Americans elect a president. But, first we go...

Moody's Warns UK on Outlook - Wall Street Journal14 Feb 2012

CBC.caMoody's Warns UK on OutlookWall Street JournalBy DREW FITZGERALD and STEPHEN L. BERNARD Moody's Investors Service downgraded six European nations and became the first ratings firm to warn the UK's rating could be at risk, citing the area's weakening ability to implement measures aimed at reducing ...Australian, NZ Dollars Drop After Moody's Cuts Europe RatingsBusinessWeekMoody's Europe downgrades weigh on AsiaFinancial TimesAsia Stocks Mixed After Europe Credit DowngradeABC NewsBBC News -Sydney Morning Heraldall 772 news articles »

Whitney Houston's body arrives home in New Jersey - BBC News14 Feb 2012

BBC NewsWhitney Houston's body arrives home in New JerseyBBC NewsWhitney Houston's body has been flown from California to her home state of New Jersey, ahead of a funeral expected later this week. A gold hearse took her body from Teterboro airport to a funeral home in her hometown of Newark, reports said.Lean on me: Alicia Keys comforts Whitney Houston's devastated mentor Clive ...Daily MailWhitney Houston's Body Flown To New JerseySky NewsWho Does Chaka Khan Blame for Whitney Houston's Death?E! OnlineNew York Times -CNN International -Los Angeles Timesall 19,800 news articles »

Abu Qatada release from Long Lartin jail sparks furore - BBC News14 Feb 2012

BBC NewsAbu Qatada release from Long Lartin jail sparks furoreBBC NewsAbu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, has been released from Long Lartin top-security jail in Evesham. He was seen hiding his face in the back of a van which left the Worcestershire jail at around 21:15 GMT.Britain Frees Radical Cleric, Abu QatadaTHISDAY LiveOn day hate preacher Abu Qatada is freed, a remarkable confession... Even his ...Daily MailAbu Qatada released from jailThe GuardianTelegraph.co.uk -The Independent -Metroall 923 news articles »

Iran condemns Zionists' claim on Georgia, India explosion - Iranian Students News Agency14 Feb 2012

Sydney Morning HeraldIran condemns Zionists' claim on Georgia, India explosionIranian Students News AgencyTEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast condemned Zionist regime's claim on Iran's involvement in attacks against the regime's embassies in India and Georgia. He said the claim was made in line with launching psychological ...Exclusive - Attack on Israeli may hurt Indian trade with IranReuters AfricaPolice on the hunt for biker bomber in DelhiHindustan TimesIsraeli diplomats world over use taxis after bomb attacksTimes of IndiaEconomic Times -New York Times -Reutersall 2,161 news articles »

Syria launched 'indiscriminate attack' on civilians, UN says - Washington Post14 Feb 2012

The GuardianSyria launched 'indiscriminate attack' on civilians, UN saysWashington PostUNITED NATIONS — The UN human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's ...Syria: Hillary Clinton Backs Arab Plan, Says UN Pecaekeepers UnlikelySky NewsScolded China takes Syria diplomacy to Arab LeagueReuters AfricaUN Official Rebukes Syria Over ViolenceNew York TimesJerusalem Postall 4,444 news articles »