The United States wants South Africa to step up its leadership role in Africa, particularly in the area of trade.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Better known as a stand-up comic, Mo'Nique has been widely praised for her role in the raw and gripping drama .

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Its mission is to examine Britain's role in the run-up to the start of the Iraq war in 2003 through the conflict and its aftermath.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"So the idea was to recognize these great inventors, hold them up as role models for young people, and help young people see that aspiring to be an inventor is a great thing."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

But now the Vatican is besieged by allegations of sexual abuse and of a cover up by senior clergy as well as questions about Pope Benedict XVI and his role when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

The Tea Party movement, which takes its name from a significant American Revolutionary War event, played a significant role in drumming up grassroots opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reform plan and in raising concerns about the country's growing budget deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09