McChrystal says that is what everyone wants, but not before Afghanistan is stable.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The Mexican tourist, who is in stable condition, is the only case of swine flu in Hong Kong so far, but Dr.Chow says the city should not be complacent, because the virus continues to spread worldwide.

VOA: standard.2009.05.08

But the President of the Puntland State of Somalia, Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, appealed for foreign assistance to stable areas of the country, saying this would be the best way to prevent extremist groups from expanding areas they control: "There are limited options for dealing with extremists and terrorist threats in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

"because the virus can spread rapidly, but what we're seeing so far is a pretty stable position as far as the virus is concerned, it's producing relatively mild illness in most people, but in a small proportion it's causing serious problems and we have in place the plans in our health care system to deal with those problems,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.31