Tai Shan achieved a certain celebrity status here in the U.S.capital as visitors flocked to the zoo to see him and his parents, and 11-year-old father Tian Tian, who were born in China.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

The Washington Post recently rated the cupcakes from there as some of the best in the capital area.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

But Santa Fe has a longer history of serving as a capital city than any of the other capitals of the fifty states.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

The quake also left hundreds of thousands homeless as it destroyed much of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

Capital Fringe describes itself as rebellious and adventurous, alive in the present moment.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

And corruption pervades the government in Kabul as it did in what was once Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Both claim Jerusalem as their capital. Whether that peace process can continue under Israel's new administration remains a question.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

"As a critical part of this program, we are making it clear that we are willing to provide capital to the system,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

The first African-American president of the United States received an enthusiastic welcome in the Ghanaian capital, where he was embraced as family.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

Also,Israel will not halt construction in disputed East Jerusalem, which it sees as part of the indivisible capital of the Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The attack occurred as U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with top Pakistani leaders in the capital,Islamabad.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

President Medvedev arrived in capital city of Makhachkala as two people were killed when an explosion ripped their car apart in a Dagestani village.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

The Palestinians, who seek East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, say they will not return to negotiations until all settlement activity stops.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

But then the financial crisis struck, freezing capital inflows as international credit dried up.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18