All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its U.N.ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

The U.S.Navy conducted media tours Friday of its U.S.S.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

"The U.S.is very diverse in its cultures.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

The Obama administration's desire for a viable U.S.auto industry might include the resignation of one of its major players.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

China retaliated with a tariff of its own, and has also launched probes of U.S.imports of chicken and auto parts.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Press TV frequently criticizes the U.S.and British governments in its new bulletins and its criticism of Israel is invariably scathing.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

North Korea says attempts to shoot down its rocket will be an act of war, and that any additional U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

In Dangam district,eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade is on its way to a meeting with district officials.

VOA: standard.2010.08.01

He says while the U.S.cuts back on its own nuclear posture, it will be protecting itself from nuclear threats, especially from terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

China has also been angered by U.S.Naval operations inside its 320-kilometer economic zone, leading to some confrontations between American and Chinese ships.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The U.N.World Food Program says none of its trucks were damaged nor any of its personnel injured and the rations were delivered.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The Institute of Medicine, which advises the U.S.government on health, is expected to update its recommended amount of vitamin D by September.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

He said he also plans to urge Beijing to allow more U.S.goods in its markets and encourage Chinese consumers to spend more.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The U.S.Men's Ice Hockey Team begins its Vancouver Olympics campaign against Switzerland on the opening day of the tournament - February 16.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Despite the crises the country faced, Atul Khare,the U.N.special representative for East Timor, is optimistic about its future.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

He calls U.S.determination to stay in Afghanistan and to continue building its relationship with Pakistan a "long term..

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

P&G's Sam Minardi says the company will continue to pursue its partnership with the U.S.Olympic Committee through the 2012 London Summer Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

"I wonder whether that says more about the rest of its foreign policy than about the U.S.-Russian relationship."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Fierce fighting is expected in the coming months, when the U.S.and its allies start an offensive in Kandahar province, the Taliban's birthplace.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

I want to build a windmill right here in Indiana." U.S.unemployment was 9.5 percent in June its highest level in 26 years.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

Pakistanis believe the U.S. has been using Pakistan's army to achieve its own objectives like, for example,in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

He said the E.U.has nothing to fear and much to gain by adding Turkey to its ranks.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

The Obama administration came into office offering outreach to Tehran, including a direct U.S.role in big-power contacts with Iran on its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

"The U.K.government has got to make some pretty savage cuts because its public debt is so high."

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

The U.S.military says four of its service members have died in what it calls a "complex attack" in the eastern part of Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

In Kabul,Clinton reaffirmed U.S.support for Afghanistan, which has suffered from its deadliest year for foreign troops and emerged from a fraud-ridden presidential election.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18