Israeli and Palestinian leaders have accepted an invitation from President Barack Obama for a three-way meeting Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N.General Assembly in New York.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

he endorsed the grim assessment by the NATO and U.S.commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, and his call for a change in the way the alliance operates in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"They need to validate that this is the way forward with Mexico,and in general, by being seen together and talking about things in a quite positive way that it is worth this investment in security."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

U.S.officials, including the number-two American commander here, Army Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby, say such occasional spectacular attacks are,in a way, evidence of the decline of al-Qaida in Iraq, which once staged dozens of attacks every day.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11