In California,a federal judge is studying the evidence in a trial over a ban against same-sex marriage in that state.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

The most outrageous action in Laud's crackdown was his move to ban -his attempt to ban preaching in churches.

他所做过的最骇人听闻的暴行,是企图在教堂里禁止布道训诫行为。

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said many of the three million people in the Port-au-Prince area lack food,water, shelter and electricity.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

In the trial, two same-sex couples argue that the state ban violates equal protection rights under the United States Constitution.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

But U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the targets are too far in the future and that more needs to be done sooner.

VOA: special.2009.07.11

Al-Shabab recently ended a ban on airlifts, but a UNICEF spokeswoman, Shantha Bloemen, says there are no guarantees.

VOA: special.2011.07.23

This week,U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent his top aide to press for an end to the Sri Lankan conflict.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Some lawmakers are proposing to renew a former ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, like what the gunman had.

VOA: special.2011.01.15

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the food crisis has forced millions of families into poverty and hunger.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

But Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday that the evidence is "quite clear" that humans are the main cause of temperatures rising faster than expected.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

Recently,Wyclef travelled to Haiti with former President Bill Clinton and United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon .

VOA: special.2009.11.25

On Tuesday, its officers accepted a decision by FINA members to ban high-tech swimsuits next year.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

But United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Copenhagen Accord is only a beginning.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the amount of money was greater than expected.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

But both he and U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the agreement provides a hopeful beginning.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the world's goals for peace,security, and sustainable development are at risk until women and girls are freed from poverty and injustice.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Thirty of the fifty states have changed their constitutions to ban same-sex marriage.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

He and his team are calling for a worldwide ban on lead-based paint.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Ban Ki-moon also said he will visit Haiti "very soon."

VOA: special.2010.01.16

The six-month ban on deepwater drilling is meant for safety.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

In a statement,U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his "deep disappointment" with the verdict and said he "strongly deplores" the decision.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Twenty-four-year-old Lukasz Pawlowski says he agrees with the ban, if only because it protects the feelings of older Poles.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

In February, the government of Pakistan asked U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish an international commission to investigate Mrs.Bhutto's assassination.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

Earlier this month Jean-Francois Cope, parliamentary floor leader of Mr.Sarkozy's ruling UMP party, introduced draft legislation to ban the face-veil.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Activists Friday called for United Nations intervention, and said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should go to Burma to talk with the military leaders.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

Mr.Obama said a major hurdle was cleared when Moscow agreed to lift a six-month ban on the sale of U.S.poultry in Russia.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

On Friday,Mr.Ban's spokeswoman, Michele Montas, announced that the three-person panel would be led by Chile's U.N.Ambassador, Heraldo Munoz.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

While in New York, Mr.Obama also addressed a high-level summit on climate change,called by U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is relieved that the military operations in northern Sri Lanka have ended.

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

U.N.Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told BBC television that was a painful lesson, and the United Nations will make changes for next month's vote.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21