The two sides were hoping to get a new treaty in place by December 5 the date of START-One's expiration.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

As none of the candidates are likely to receive an outright majority, a run-off ballot is expected between the two remaining top contenders on April 5.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

Apparthurai said that based on discussions over the past two days, non-U.S.troop contributions to Afghanistan would easily surpass the 5,000 soldiers NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had predicted.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

"I make every two years a big festival in the desert. We bring maybe 5,000 persons to the desert to make African fashion true and to help African fashion to grow and to give human face for African fashion."

VOA: standard.2010.01.31