European Union leaders are expected to make an announcement soon on specific steps aimed at ending the crisis.

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The Palestinians say they are hoping for an announcement that Washington will step up the pressure on Israel to halt construction in the settlements.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Separately,Tauscher cautiously welcomed an announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Tehran is ready to send its enriched uranium overseas in exchange for nuclear fuel.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

But a few days ago, he told NBC television that he might not make an announcement until after the Afghan presidential run-off election scheduled for November 7.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Unfortunately the response from Israel was an announcement to build 1,600 houses in East Jerusalem, as if it was a response to our support for the proximity talks."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

He told reporters in Tokyo that he will make an announcement soon.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

In an announcement on state-run radio, North Korea warned what it calls, "the U.S.imperialist racketeers", that its forces will "shoot them down" if they engage in aerial espionage.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

The president also addressed an announcement by the U.S.Labor Department Friday that the total number of people asking for unemployment assistance rose to almost 500,000 in the last week of June.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

The British Prime minister is expected to make an announcement about Afghanistan on Wednesday, but all eyes are on the United States and what President Obama will decide is the best way to achieve America's goals in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

Clinton's comments at a joint press event with the Uruguayan leader were the highest-level expression of U.S.concern thus far about a Venezuelan arms buildup that gained momentum with an announcement this week that the South American state will buy Russian battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

Today's announcement comes after an-ongoing investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into BAE that dates back to the 1990s.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Initial news of the BOJ's emergency meeting on Tuesday raised hopes of an interest rate cut, and stocks rose immediately after the BOJ's announcement Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

The president spoke in an interview with the CBS television program Face the Nation - recorded Friday just hours after the announcement of his new Afghan-Pakistan strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29