But during last week's conference, experts reported the first decrease in international financing for AIDS vaccine research.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

NATO,meanwhile,has acknowledged for the first time that Afghan civilians were killed in last week's controversial air strike in Kunduz province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

She returns to Singapore Friday to join up with President Barack Obama for the APEC summit early next week and Mr.Obama's first visit as President to China.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Mexico was the first country to qualify for the scheme last week, when the IMF agreed to provide it with up to $47 billion in emergency credit for a one-year period.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

The Labor Department says first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpected drop last week, to the lowest number since 2009 began, and 20 percent lower than at its peak earlier in the year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12