In Sanaa,fears of an al-Qaida attack led to temporary closures this week of the American, British and French embassies.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

It ended when an allied force of American,British,French,German and Japanese soldiers reached Beijing and ended the Boxer occupation.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

Many include paintings by famous artists, like French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir and American artist John Singer Sargent.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the NATO allies are pleased to work with the new American president.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Others are American blues. One,a kind of prehistoric love song, is in the style of the French romantic singer Maurice Chevalier.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25