NATO officials say the pre-dawn strike destroyed the fuel trucks and killed a large number of militants.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"Look,this is a pre-trial detention, the ethiopian criminal code clearly defines the conditions made by detaining authorities when a person is detained before trial.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

and Israel has threatened to launch a pre-emptive strike to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

She has called the lethal mutiny by the border guards a pre-planned conspiracy to try to sabotage her agenda to make Bangladesh a stable secular democracy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

They made it clear to the former Nigerian military ruler that a return to constitutional order is a pre-condition for direct talks with President Mamadou Tandja.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Insurance companies would no longer be allowed to deny health coverage based on pre-existing medical conditions a key point of weakness in and public anger with the current system.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

Braima says the international community must prepare for a mass exodus of refugees from Darfur by pre-positioning aid in Chad, the Central African Republic and areas within Sudan where people are likely to go.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28