Israel has rejected demands by the United Nations for an international investigation -- and an end to the blockade.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

This week,U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent his top aide to press for an end to the Sri Lankan conflict.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

The international malaria community has set the end of twenty-ten as its target for meeting the first in a series of goals.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

He wants to let the Bush administration's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans end next year, replaced by a middle-class tax cut.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

This week, Congress voted to extend the credit to the end of September -- but only for people who signed a dealby April thirtieth.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the Russian-Japanese war.

VOA: special.2010.08.26

The Verizon-Google proposal offers suggestions for a debate that is not likely to end soon.

VOA: special.2010.08.20

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is running for re-election, has lost support for not bringing violence to an end.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

On Friday several thousand people rallied in central Bangkok calling for an end to the anti-government protests.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

Eight years after the end of a decade-long civil war, people will talk publicly for the first time of atrocities committed in their communities.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Thailand has been acting as a go-between for the Burmese authorities and the KNU to try to end the fighting, but with little success.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa stepped up mediation efforts to end the conflict, after arriving in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, for a three-day visit,Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

The big question is whether aid groups will actually be able to make this happen or will they end up re-pocketing the funds for use elsewhere.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

Its main goal is to use agriculture-based development to end hunger,reduce poverty and food insecurity,as well as increase opportunities for Africa to become a food exporter.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

And the speaker of Russia's lower house of Parliament,Boris Gryzlov, says conditions in the republic are much improved and allow for an end to the anti-terrorist operation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Parliament is now scheduled to meet next week for a third time to choose a new leader - but this round too is widely expected to end in a deadlock.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

The two sides did not make any additional comments regarding requests from Chinese officials for Washington to put an end to curbs on "dual use" high-tech exports that have possible military applications.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

China's announcement that it is resuming yuan reform comes as economic policy makers from the Group of 20 nations representing the world's most important economies head for their summit this week-end in Canada.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21