Diamonds are central to the case. The prosecution says Mr.Taylor traded diamonds mined in Sierra Leone for weapons, which he smuggled into the country.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

"The trust and transparency and confidence that the agreement will bring to the US-Russia relationship will also make it easier for the US and Russia to cooperate on other areas that are central to US and Russian security."

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

The central bank would work with a proposed Financial Services Oversight Council to decide which companies are too big to fail.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

And in Central America we ship to Panama,Costa Rica, Honduras,Guatemala, and we are talking to two organizations in El Salvador."

VOA: special.2009.11.16

Huge fields of gas shale are believed to lie under the Appalachian Mountains, Michigan and the south-central states.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

The central bank said levels are likely to remain "exceptionally low .

VOA: special.2009.11.06

Central to any recovery are the nation's banks.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

"In areas where the sleeping sickness is still very prevalent, such as remote areas of some central African countries -- which are by the way very unstable areas -- it will be also crucial to have simpler treatment and obviously oral treatment would be the best."

VOA: special.2010.04.07

"In large parts of southern Asia, central Africa, these regions are likely to have the warmest year on record,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Meanwhile,more clashes have been reported in the central Hiran region, where government forces are reported to have suffered setbacks in recent days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The draft constitution laid claim to oil and gas rights that are contested by the central government.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

But he says for this year Yemen's economic prospects are poor, and the country would be lucky to grow at half the rate the Central Bank has projected.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

At this stage of the journey, the migrants are still relatively close to their homes in Central America,and have yet to face the most dangerous parts of the trip.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

We have two central imperatives: restore growth and create jobs, but make sure people understand we are going to have to bring those fiscal deficits down as growth recovers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Braima says the international community must prepare for a mass exodus of refugees from Darfur by pre-positioning aid in Chad, the Central African Republic and areas within Sudan where people are likely to go.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28