But the country has been split in half since a failed overthrow in two thousand two led to armed conflict.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

We can change this." On September thirtieth, the United Nations Security Council approved a third resolution against sexual violence in armed conflicts.

VOA: special.2009.10.24

But the government also faces an armed rebellion in the north and a separatist movement in the south.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

But any time of year, visitors to the nation's capital can see a number of memorials that honor members of the armed forces.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

And people should always enter the water several at a time, in groups armed with weapons like sticks and stones, axes and spears.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu both spoke of the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

A battle followed, first involving local armed groups and then the United States Marines.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

He cried out that a group of armed men had seized the bridge.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

On Thursday,the Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Mr.Panetta.

VOA: special.2011.06.11

They were armed, in violation of a town ban against carrying guns.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

"They are well-armed. They are well-organized. And so they balance out the advantages to a large extent that the state has."

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

Nkunda is a former general in the Congolese army, whose armed rebellion has destabilized much of eastern Congo for years.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Analysts say the armed forces and its supporters are a political constituency that the Kremlin cannot afford to ignore.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The UNHCR says they fled as a result of threats and conflict between two illegal armed groups.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

Speaking at a news conference, Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the sacrifice of the British armed forces.

VOA: standard.2009.07.22

The IAEA chief acknowledged Israel's concerns about a nuclear armed Iran or any other hostile country.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The violence began just before midday Saturday when a group of heavily armed militants in army uniforms tried to enter the Pakistani military headquarters.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

William Burns, under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, told the Senate Armed Services panel he believes China will sign on to a council resolution.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

Opponents of the president's plan expressed outrage at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, led by ranking member, Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

More than half say a nuclear-armed Iran would be more positive for the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Military observers say Mr.Medvedev's rearmament program is designed in part to offset dissatisfaction in the ranks with a Kremlin plan to downsize Russia's armed forces.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Kinshasha last month suspended broadcasts by Radio France Internationale for developing what Information Minister Lambert Mende called a "systematic campaign to demoralize the armed forces."

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

It arms communities so we're looking at a scenario where each would be armed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

These reports document violations by Congolese security forces and various armed groups that occurred during a spike in fighting in North Kivu in October and November,2008.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Despite a massive deployment of armed forces and federal police in drug trafficking zones, some 4,000 people have been killed in Juarez during the past two years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Each week,the show took them - and viewers - on an emotional and mind-bending roller coaster ride, through a dizzying loop of supernatural forces, armed conspirators and,of course,romance."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25