The singer and actress Barbra Streisand announced the Oscar for Best Director.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Last week,the Greek Prime Minister called for more solidarity from the European Union over his country's debt crisis and announced plans to visit Germany, whose backing is vital for EU financial aid.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"Shortly after taking office, I announced our new strategy for Iraq and for a transition to full Iraqi responsibility.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

But a newly announced project to develop soil maps and make them available on the Internet promises help for the situation.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

He accepted gifts from them. This weakness for money and power became clear when he announced his choices for his cabinet.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

And,minutes after awarding the prize, Netflix announced a second one million dollar competition to improve the system even more.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the launch to a crowd in Semnan province, his birthplace and a base for missile launches.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

The American,British and French leaders announced that Iran has been secretly building a second enrichment center for several years.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Her future seemed limitless. Then,in nineteen seventy-seven, Miss Jordan suddenly announced she was retiring from Congress and returning to Texas.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

This week,the United Arab Emirates announced it would block BlackBerry e-mail,web browsing and instant messenger services on October eleventh.

VOA: special.2010.08.06

And on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a deal between Democrats and Republicans to clear the way for final approval.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

And on September twenty-second, eighteen sixty-two, he announced a new policy on slavery in the rebel southern states.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

On February third, the top law enforcement officials in Connecticut and North Carolina announced some news about MySpace.

VOA: special.2009.02.18

Last year, two American government agencies and an international organization announced a number of policies for environmentally-friendly racing.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

Banks including Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo have recently announced plans to repay government rescue money.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

They also announced plans to cooperate in efforts to fight climate change and develop clean forms of energy.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

In Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced new steps to rebuild trust in financial markets and restart the flow of credit.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

The former football player and coach brought his excitement and love for the sport to television viewers every time he announced a game.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

In January,a team of NASA and university scientists announced that they had found methane gas on Mars.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

why not on Mars,too? I walked toward him and in a normal voice announced my name and said I had come in peace.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

But the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has announced it is ending field operations against riderpest.

VOA: special.2010.11.02