One event was to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

In the event of violent protests, troops will isolate areas set for demolition and jam the cell phones of settlers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

And fans from around the world are in the streets, impatient for the big event to begin.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

To prevent violence, some 1,500 Israeli police officers guarded the Gay Pride Parade, which meant about one police officer for every two participants in the event.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

President Zuma responded by thanking the FIFA president for his unwavering support in the face of those who doubted the event could be held successfully in Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

In a letter to the local organizing committee, Fennel said that the current situation and delays in preparing for the Games poses a "serious risk" to the event.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Criticism has already been leveled at Woods for the timing of his statement coming in the middle of the first big golfing event of the year the Accenture Match Play championship in Arizona.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

And the new president renewed that pledge at news conferences in London where he attended the G-20 summit Thursday and at a campaign-style town hall event in Strasbourg,France where he was preparing for the 60th anniversary NATO summit.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

With their first experience as a host country for a FIFA event nearly behind them, Egyptians are looking ahead to the World Cup in South Africa next year, and are anxious to share their experiences with their fellow Africans.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

North Korea's official Rodung Sinmun newspaper described the country as a "proud nuclear power" Monday, and warned it would be a "great mistake for the United States to think it will not be hurt" in the event of military conflict on the peninsula.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22