But earlier this month, the Indian government said it will launch a new round of "quiet diplomacy" with Kashmiri separatists.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

U.S.officials have warned North Korea against going ahead with what it says will be the launch of an experimental space satellite early next month.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada says he has ordered the interception of any dangerous debris, if anything goes wrong with North Korea's planned rocket launch.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

State Department Acting Spokesman Robert Wood says U.S.officials are in contact with regional allies and other concerned governments to try to "head off" the launch.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

He will end his European tour in Turkey where he will address the Turkish parliament in Ankara and launch a dialogue with young people in Istanbul.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

ESPN says it will launch ESPN 3D, the first 3D television network, with 85 live sporting events the first year, starting with the 2010 World Cup in June.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The French launch coincides with the anticipated spacewalk of U.S.Astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel who are expected to exit the space Shuttle Atlantis for the first of five spacewalks to upgrade Hubble telescope.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

North Korea, which says it will conduct a peaceful launch of a communications satellite, has threatened to respond with what it called "deadly blows" against Japanese cities if Tokyo tries to shoot down its satellite.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

So that's to be expected. And we're going to continue with our efforts to achieve an early re-launch of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians because we believe that's an essential step toward achieving the comprehensive peace to which I earlier referred."

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Authorities say they quickly killed two of the gunmen, but two others continued to fire machine guns in the extended battle in Pul-i-Alam, Witnesses say U.S.military helicopters were part of the response force, and one aircraft fired a rocket into a multi-story building which the insurgents had seized, used to launch their attack and had rigged with explosives.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10