The U.S.defense secretary has rejected suggestions for a more limited approach emphasizing air strikes over troops on the ground.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

In France,the government is pushing a raft of measures to help young people find jobs, including emphasizing apprenticeships.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Former CIA counterterrorism chief Robert Grenier says the failed Times Square bombing may indicate that al-Qaida and its allies have abandoned more grandiose plans for the United States and are emphasizing smaller but still deadly operations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05