When it re-opened,visitors could only go onto the statue's pedestal.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Yellow confetti rained from the buildings onto the street, reminiscent of the color the widow-turned-democracy icon chose for her campaign to unseat then-president Ferdinand Marcos.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

But he said the United States can help empower the Pakistanis who are fighting to steer the world's second-largest Muslim majority country onto a path of moderation, stability and regional cooperation.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

People have crowded onto trains, buses and ferries in a bid to carry out their travel plans - and cab companies say they are being paid thousands of dollars to ferry people across Europe by car.

VOA: standard.2010.04.17