This week on our series, Sarah Long and Richard Rael discuss relations between the Mormons and the federal government.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

President Pierce agreed. Relations between the Mormons and the government did not improve in the next three years.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

His arrival led to the establishment of diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Japan.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

He promised to rebuild relations between the United States and the Islamic world.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Early relations between the Indians and the settlers moving West were mostly peaceful.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

He saw little progress. Relations between the United States and Spain became tense.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

"Nobody opposes better relations between the United States and Russia.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

The senior officials meeting Sunday talked about improving trade relations between their Pacific Rim economies by simplifying documentation requirements and procedures.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Relations between the two countries have been strained for a year because of a disputed ancient temple on their border.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

That arrest led to Rwanda asking the German government to recall its ambassador, seriously straining relations between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

Officials in Tokyo have expressed confidence they would win any legal confrontation, which threatens to destabilize relations between the Asia-Pacific partners.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

The U.S.-Burma meetings this week follow signs of a possible thaw in relations between the military government and Aung San Suu Kyi.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

It is a positive move that would lead to more understanding and relations between the United States and other countries, including Egypt.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The airing of the controversial program caused outrage in Tel Aviv and is the latest strain on relations between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

And it came at a time of uncertainty in relations between the United States and Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Experts such as David Kramer say relations between the two countries are good.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

The United States is pushing Israel to freeze settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an issue that has soured relations between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Relations between the two Koreas have deteriorated steadily since the Cheonan, a South Korean naval vessel in the Yellow Sea, exploded a month ago, killing 46 crew members.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

They began after a historic thawed relations between the two sides.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Nobody opposes better relations between the United States and Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Salem also thinks that the recent improvement of relations between the United States and regional powers, as well as relations among those regional powers, should impact positively on Iraq's geo-political situation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Clinton's India visit, which began late Friday in Mumbai, has been filled with reminders of the Pakistani-based terrorist attacks on that city last November that killed 166 people and set back relations between the two South Asian powers.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Top Arab broadcasters Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera TV highlighted the news that President Obama is planning a visit to Cairo on June 4, noting that relations between the Arab world and the United States have improved significantly since the end of the Bush Administration.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

"Even if President Obama,tomorrow, returns what remains of the Iranian assets, if President Obama condemns Israel, if President Obama withdraws all American forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, and if the United States announced that they recognize Iran as the most powerful player in the Middle East, Mr.Khamenei will bring some more excuses to prevent the resumption of talks and relations between the two countries, because "death to America" is something which extends the regime's life,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

Good relations between Hawaii and the United States were necessary to keep the port open to American ships.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

There are no diplomatic relations between North Korea and the United States.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

It would be a rare-face-to-face encounter between diplomats of the two countries, which have not had formal relations in 30 years.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11