This week marked Barack Obama's first month as president -- and his first major action as commander-in-chief.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Hedging fields was how careful farmers marked and protected them.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Grant's first administration was marked by dishonesty and shameful events.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

The summit is the first ever between the EU and Pakistan and it was marked by warm words on both sides.

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

The European Union imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe in 2002 following elections marked by violence and accusations of widespread fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

So William duPont built his depot from a standard Southern Railway floor plan that specified one entrance marked "White" and another marked "Colored."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

EU observers tell reporters in Kabul that under suspicion are some 1.1 million votes cast for Mr.Karzai and 300,000 ballots marked for Mr.Abdullah.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"And so that was the destiny that was marked for me, that was decreed for me."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

The 1991 invasion of Sierra Leone sparked a brutal civil war in the West African country, marked by tussles over diamonds and participation by child soldiers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"It is a history marked by violence and disease and deprivation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Even with the new concerns, ElBaradei, whose soon-to-end tenure at the IAEA has been marked by moderation, welcomed the changed tenor of dialogue between the international community and Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

(...) In remarks to French radio, Kouchner called the shootings and reports of rape 'savage' and 'unsupportable.' He said the criminal court's decision to investigate the incidents marked a good step forward for international justice.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

The challenger contends that ballots marked for Mr.Karzai are arriving from districts where voting did not occur and turnout is being reported as high as 40 percent in areas where only 10 percent of voters cast ballots.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

The eight-legged sea creature had two boxes to choose from - one marked with a flag from the Netherlands and another with the flag of Spain - and it was the yellow and red banner he went for.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09