Another serious blow was the August 2008 five-day war with Russia over the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Israel captured the Golan from Syria during the Six Day War in 1967 and annexed it in 1981.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

a war that was costing the government three million dollars a day and the lives of the nation's young men.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

November eleventh,nineteen eighteen, was the day Germany signed a cease-fire agreement with the Allies in World War One.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

She sang the song to celebrate Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War One.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

Almost any time of day, you can see people looking for the name of a family member or friend who died in the war.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

Before the war, many rural communities gathered around a bonfire to tell stories, discuss the day's events and resolve problems.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The costly D-Day battle would mark a turning point in the war, and would change the lives of survivors like Earl Norwood.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

The upsurge in violence came a day before the first anniversary of the Gaza War,in which more than 1,100 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

The incident raised fears of another war. In 2006,a deadly cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerrillas sparked a 34-day Israeli air and ground assault on Lebanon.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

The 18-day exercise, code named Yudh Abhyas or preparation for war, concludes Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

At one point,there were as many as 300 people a day being deported through Juarez, which has gained a reputation as the most dangerous city in the world outside a war zone.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

In its report,the U.N.panel headed by South African Judge Richard Goldstone said Israeli forces and Palestinian Hamas forces committed violations of international law, including war crimes, during the 22-day conflict which left 1400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Mr.Obama,a day after brokering the first face-to-face meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since the Gaza war late last year, said the United States will continue its pursuit of a two state solution to the Middle East conflict.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Mr.Obama's June 4 speech in the Egyptian capital will take place as part of a trip that will include visits to Germany and France to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy during World War Two.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

The government's outright rejection for a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels came a day after the European Union said the situation of civilians trapped in the war zone is dangerous and called for a cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into the region.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17