Schools remain closed in the parts of Port-au-Prince that were hardest hit by the earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Airspace was closed Saturday in at least parts of more than a dozen countries - in some countries, the skies were emptied of commercial flights.

VOA: standard.2010.04.17

Those who decried the plight of Palestinian civilians trapped inside Israeli-blockaded Gaza also pointed to Egypt's role in keeping its border to the besieged territory largely closed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

The two leaders reviewed Chinese troops before going in to closed-door talks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Neither official would provide any insight into the closed-door White House deliberations on the way forward in Afghanistan, which are expected to be concluded within the next few weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

Those of us who have insurance," In closed door negotiations, House Democrats are trying to overcome objections from fiscally-conservative Democrats who are not satisfied with cost reductions in the emerging measure.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

Alex Ocean, an elementary school teacher whose Port-au-Prince school is now closed because of the quake, says he hopes that aid distribution in the camp will become better organized and that there will be international help with reconstruction.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02