And in a further gesture of goodwill, the Chinese leader promised help in building 100 clean energy projects, part of what China says is its commitment to fight global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The U.S.envoy said he will return to the region in the near future to try to build on momentum generated by the Israeli gesture toward a resumption of negotiations with the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Kendra Kielbasa says the Be a Santa for a Senior program succeeds because it brings the community together in a collective gesture of love and caring, and that,she says,is what the Christmas holiday is all about.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"Yet,at the end of her life, in an incredibly telling gesture, in a funeral that she scripted before her death, she picked six of the family's workmen,laborers, gardeners and stable hands to be her pallbearers.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

In a gesture full of symbolism, Chancellor Angela Merkel crossed from one side to other, accompanied by VIP guests, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, former Polish labor leader and president Lech Walesa, and civil rights activists of 20 years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09