For weeks, South Korean officials delayed expected announcements it would join, but experts say they had no other choice after Monday's underground nuclear weapons test by the North.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

Last week's Congressional Budget Office analysis of President Obama's budget projected that it would increase the federal deficit $2.3 trillion more than initially expected during the next 10 years.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

The French parliament is expected to debate the decision next week, but is expected to ultimately support it, ahead of a NATO summit marking the alliance's 60th anniversary next month.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

The Arctic ice is their main habitat, and when it goes, their numbers are expected to drop dramatically, says Colin Butfield - the campaign's director for the World Wildlife Fund.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13