The project was a conceived as a practical laboratory for cooperation between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Officials in Tokyo have expressed confidence they would win any legal confrontation, which threatens to destabilize relations between the Asia-Pacific partners.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

It would be a rare-face-to-face encounter between diplomats of the two countries, which have not had formal relations in 30 years.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The relationship between climate,weather, air quality and health is the theme of this year's World Meteorological Day, which is observed Monday.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Mr.Netanyahu said he will fly on Tuesday to Egypt, which has been mediating between Israel and Hamas on the prisoner swap.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

But that poses a dilemma for the world powers which are trying to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Egypt has been mediating between rival Palestinian factions Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Egypt is mediating between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas, which captured Shalit nearly three years ago in a cross-border raid.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

"That leaves Afghans in a limbo between a government, which is corrupt,and a Taliban that is extremely violent,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The incident severely strained the bond between Turkey and Israel, which until recently had enjoyed relatively warm relations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

This was the seventh meeting between the two leaders, who will go to Toronto,Canada for the G20 economic summit, which begins Friday.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

There is standing tension between the Afghan-run Election Commission, which counted the ballots, and the U.N.-backed Complaints Commission, which invalidated the fraudulent ballots.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Earlier this month Syria and Turkey signed what is being described as an historic agreement, which allows visa-free travel between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

But,it was suspended between mid-July and mid-October because of the rainy season, which made roads impassable.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24