Addie Byrum,a NGO worker from Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania says the idea is to gather adventure/travelers looking for good times, and combine the event with good works.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Around the same time, a Mexican man who had been at a social event with the couple just minutes before was killed in similar fashion at another location.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon co-chaired the event with President Karzai.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

At at a joint press event with Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Sabah, Hillary Clinton made clear that the Obama administration wants to see the early resumption of full-scale direct negotiations.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

At a press event with Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, Clinton said the U.S.administration is in very active consultations with Israel over steps by the Jewish state that in her words "would demonstrate the requisite commitment" to the peace process.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Clinton's comments at a joint press event with the Uruguayan leader were the highest-level expression of U.S.concern thus far about a Venezuelan arms buildup that gained momentum with an announcement this week that the South American state will buy Russian battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

Started in 1987 as a way to bring national attention to Texas musicians like Schneider, South by Southwest is a now week-long event with performers from every continent arriving in Austin, trying to get the attention of booking agents,managers, publishers,record labels, radio presenters,critics and others in the music industry.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

The event,on July sixteenth, was a rare chance for planetary scientists to share with the public the mysteries of Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

With all the planning that goes into some weddings, it is easy to forget what the event is all about.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

We leave you with a song by the Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera who is to perform at this event.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

Eunice Shriver was best known for creating the Special Olympics, an athletic event for people with mental disabilities.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

The event has not taken place here since nineteen ninety because of restrictions against visitors with H.I.V.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

But the most important event is when the King of Sweden presents the honorees with their awards.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

The event is in partnership with Mattel,the company that makes Barbie dolls.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

But in their enthusiasm, it became apparent that Yemen's habit of dropping trash could not be broken with one event.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Thousands of Egyptians helped out with the organization of this three-week event as volunteers and members of the local organizing committee.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The pope's last event in Malta was a meeting with young people on Valletta's waterfront, where he arrived by boat.

VOA: standard.2010.04.18

At a White House event saluting service organizations, the president said with Iraq's progress comes responsibility.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

With golf's most prestigious event the Master's Tournament just weeks away, many people are wondering whether Golf's biggest star is ready for a comeback.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

But at an event at the White House with past and present American Olympians, the president made clear his support for Chicago's bid is strong.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16