World
China Raises Defense Budget, Promises to Help the Poor
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. About three thousand delegates from around China are in Beijing for this year”s meeting of the National People”s Congress. The government wants to prevent social problems, and Premier Wen Jiabao says one way to do that is to help the poor. (SOUND) Premier Wen recently held [...]
Moammar Gadhafi: The Making of a Libyan Strongman
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Moammar Gadhafi came to power in Libya on September first, nineteen sixty-nine. He led a military overthrow while King Idris was away. Early relations with the United States were generally good, says Bruce St John, the author of seven books on Libya. BRUCE ST JOHN: “In [...]
More and More Gamers Reach for Their Phone
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: I’m Christopher Cruise. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Video games have evolved over the past fifty years into one of the most popular forms of modern media entertainment. This week on our program, we explore the history of video games and look at some popular releases [...]
