"They say this is a state-led effort," he says, but he thinks the goal is national control of education.

VOA: special.2011.06.16

However, officials say any reduction in the use of pesticides must make sure that disease control efforts are not weakened.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Millions of radio listeners heard a voice from the Cape Canaveral control room say: "This is it,Alan Shepard,there's no turning back.

VOA: special.2011.05.15

Team members say the new car is the first and only one that gives the blind person complete control of the vehicle.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

In terms of financial reforms, experts say there is widespread support for some proposals to control risks.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

Experts say his work during the outbreak helped stop the Ebola virus from spreading out of control.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

Security experts say armed Maoists, also known as Naxalites, number about 20,000 and control about one-fifth of India's forests.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

Pakistani officials say the military gained control of the town of Kotkai Saturday, following days of heavy fighting.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Army officials say the offensive against the militants in Waziristan has been successful with troops gaining control of key areas and killing more than 200 militants.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Authorities say the situation in the eastern city of Lahore is under control, following separate attacks on the country's Federal Investigation Agency and two police training centers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Iraqi Kurds claim Kirkuk, which sits on significant oil reserves, but the city's Arab and Turkmen residents say it must remain under the control of the central government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

But he did not say how the Palestinian authorities planned to do that, since the Gaza Strip is under the control of Hamas and not the Palestinian Authority.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The insurgents, who have taken control of vast forest areas in several eastern and central states, say they are fighting for the rights of the poor and the landless.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Experts say the two sides also will discuss a host of other issues, including arms control after the recent signing of the New START Treaty, what to do about Iran following tougher United Nations sanctions, as well as trade and economic questions.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Major rifts within the opposition have been cited as the biggest factor likely to thwart efforts by their leader Anwar Ibrahim to win control of government at the next election,due by 2013, although some analysts say a poll could be held as early as next year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21