Mr.Hawass is often described as a colorful leader who has brought Egypt's long-ago past to the attention of the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

The International Red Cross has described the humanitarian situation as "unimaginable."

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Jack White has described the sound as "really dangerous and abrasive."

VOA: special.2009.08.07

He has described the attacks, as the "biggest,most complicated and most serious series of murders in the history of Hungarian criminology."

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

President Barack Obama has repeatedly described the conflict in Afghanistan as one that the United States cannot afford to lose.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Iranian state television has described the detainees as spies, a charge Jones rejected.

VOA: standard.2009.08.09