Delegates have just over a week to prove him right before more than 100 heads of state and government come here.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Trade war?In September, Washington slapped tariffs on tire imports from China, and just last week, imposed new duties on the import of a key Chinese steel product to the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Cairo prides itself on its role in trying to restart stalled peace talks and just this week, has been trying to mediate a calm between Palestinians and Israelis over Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

"I was just in Sri Lanka last week and in Indonesia about a month ago talking to people who had lost family members and the loss,the sorrow, the irreplaceable loved one is still felt.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who just took office last week, said his country hopes to be a "bridge" for the world as it faces challenges such as the global financial and economic crisis, climate change, nuclear non-proliferation and eradicating poverty.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24