The bombing at the UN building in Abuja killed at least 18 people This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A deadly car bombing at the United Nations building in Abuja has brought more attention to an Islamic group. The attack happened Friday morn...

Thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square in April. The crowds were demanding the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Experts say political unrest in the Arab World and protests in Europ...

Rioters run through the streets of the Croydon area of south London as a shop burns This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) This week, Britain faced its worst riots since the nineteen eighties. The unrest began in London and spread to oth...

In this image made from amateur video released by the so-called Shams News Network, a loosely organized anti-Assad group and accessed via The Associated Press Television News on Aug. 1, 2011, military armored vehicles are seen in the central city of...

Norwegian Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party Jens Stoltenberg speaks to Muslims gathered at Central Jamaat Ahle Sunnat mosque in Oslo, July 29, 2011 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative extremists in Europe are facing n...

Marwo Maalin feeds her severely malnourished daughter, one-year-old Habibo Bashir, at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in a refugee camp outside Dadaab, Kenya. Hundreds of Somali children have been left for dead on the long journey to the world's l...

The United States' Abby Wambach, white shirt left, scores the second goal for her team against France. The United States defeated France 3 to 1. This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two of the world's favorite activities -- soccer and wordplay...

A woman speaks on her mobile phone outside the News International headquarters building that houses News of the World This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. British reporters are known for doing almost anything to get a story. But reports that a...

President Hu Jintao gives a speech Friday to mark the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. China's Communist Party is celebrating its ninetieth anniversary. A small group of intellectuals established the...

President Obama with VOA's Andre de Nesnera in the Map Room of the White House This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama says there is enough progress in Afghanistan to remove about one-third of American troops by September of next...