They launched their plannoes on a quiet Sunday morning and attacked the huge American naval and air base at Pearl Harbor "We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin: The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor,Hawaii by air, President Roosevelt has just announced."

VOA: special.2011.06.02

Elsewhere,music fans attending Britain's biggest festival this weekend at Glastonbury were shocked to hear the news.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Initial reaction in the Arab world among leaders and the public at large has been overwhelmingly positive to the news that President Obama is the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09