The first phase of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012 and the current talks are aimed at setting in place new legally binding emissions targets for the decade to come.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"They're not quite there yet. There have been some serious efforts to deal with a combination of long-standing problems in the auto industry and the current crisis which has seen the market for new cars drop from 14 million [vehicles in annual sales to nine million.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

It also found improvements in the northeastern United States and the California Current that flows south along the West Coast.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

They are the retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the current Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the newest justice,Sonia Sotomayor.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

The current economic downturn grew out of a culture of irresponsible lending and borrowing and "a failure of the entire system,"

VOA: special.2009.06.19

A group of international students and a professor discuss current social and political issues and take questions from the audience.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

The case later grew to include over one and a half million women who were current and former Wal-Mart workers.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

There are treasures of ancient and current art from Asia, Africa,the Pacific islands and Central and South America.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Current efforts in malaria control are mainly based on the use of insecticide sprays and treated bed nets.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

His works include observations about current political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city's tradesmen and other professionals.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

He says current tests can sometimes take weeks in rural and poor areas of the world.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

The ancient Aztec civilization in current day Mexico used obsidian for making hunting tools and jewelry.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

They say trying to supply every child with a laptop, even at the current price of one hundred sixty dollars, is costly and inefficient.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

And why is the current president, Barack Obama,sometimes compared to the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln?

VOA: special.2009.07.24