In the past, Pyongyang has strongly condemned U.S.-South Korean drills, claiming they are preparations for an invasion of the North.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Dimson, Marsh and Staunton look at the following countries: Belgium, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, Netherlands, UK, Canada, U.S., South Africa, Australia, and Sweden.

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In Pyongyang,Bosworth will try to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks with South Korea, the U.S.,China,Japan and Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

The U.S.Men's team now heads to South Africa for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, where they take on Italy,Brazil,and Egypt.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

In the south central state of Arkansas,two-term U.S.senator Blanche Lincoln faces a tough runoff against Bill Halter, the state's lieutenant governor.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

He also notes that eight years after the U.S.-led invasion into Afghanistan, the Taliban is still strong, especially in the country's south.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

There is concern in Seoul that Pyongyang's insistence on holding bilateral talks with Washington could drive a wedge between the U.S.and South Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

The U.S.commander responsible for American military operations in South Asia and the Middle East says an emboldened Taliban poses a true threat to Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

The Zimbabwe dollar was abandoned after the inclusive government was formed,and Zimbabweans now mostly use U.S.dollars or South African rands for their business dealings.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

His first stop in Iraq, at Talil Air Base,south of Baghdad, underscores the new focus of U.S.troops in advising and training Iraqi security forces.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

Mehsud was killed in August last year when a missile fired by a suspected U.S drone targeted his hideout in Pakistan's volatile South Waziristan tribal region.

VOA: standard.2010.01.09

About six years ago,the U.S., Russia,China,South Korea and Japan began trying to persuade North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for diplomatic and economic benefits.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

But South Korean,Japanese,and U.S. officials are skeptical about the North's plan and suspect the so-called satellite launch is in reality a way to test a long-range rocket.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Senior U.S.Envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, emerged from meetings with South Korean counterparts in Seoul holding firm to Washington's insistence that Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities must be ended.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

South Korea said Tuesday it will now participate fully in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

Also on Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials said they believed a U.S.missile strike in South Waziristan in late August killed Tahir Yuldashev, an Uzbek militant leader with links to al-Qaida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

The nation's capital is not immune to the problem. In Washington,the Polaris Project sees sex trafficking victims who are U.S.citizens, and women from South Korea, China and Latin America.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

Opponents say the deal with make it easy for the far larger U.S.economy to overwhelm entire sectors of the South Korean economy, especially in the culturally sensitive agriculture sector.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

The U.S.has expressed strong support for the South Korean president and his intention to refer the matter to the U.N.Security Council, where the United States and China are veto-wielding members.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

U.S.Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Patrick Moon, and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhonzadeh spoke within minutes of one another at the SCO's Special Conference on Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

The arrests in Swat are the latest blow for the Taliban insurgents in Pakistan whose chief commander Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a suspected U.S missile attack on his hide out in the South Waziristan region near the Afghan border.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

From Tokyo,Secretary Gates will travel to Seoul, where Geoff Morrell says he will try to further reassure officials of the U.S.commitment to South Korea's security, in the wake the latest short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

Clinton's comments at a joint press event with the Uruguayan leader were the highest-level expression of U.S.concern thus far about a Venezuelan arms buildup that gained momentum with an announcement this week that the South American state will buy Russian battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

At the Chicago White Sox U.S.Cellular Field on Chicago's South Side, the 30-year-old pitcher retired all 27 batters from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays without allowing anyone to reach first base, pitching a perfect game and putting his name in a record book occupied by only 17 others in Major League history.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24