Church and state leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, took part in the solemn service.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Democratic Party of Japan won a historic election in August, in part by calling for a review of that 2006 agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The four former top generals, who were suspected of playing a part in the February,2005 slaying of former Prime Minister Hariri, have been jailed for nearly four years.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

But the threat of terrorism, according to former Yemeni prime minister Abdul Karim al-Iryani, is equally part of the downward economic spiral causing anger on the streets of Sana'a.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there are no formal meetings planned, but she left open the possibility that she and President Barack Obama might interact with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein or other officials when they take part in a U.S.-ASEAN summit-level dialogue Sunday in Singapore.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12