Meanwhile,the leader of the Shi'ite rebels, Abdelmalik al-Houthi, says that he is willing to participate in negotiations toward a settlement, according to a plan outlined in September by a block of Yemeni opposition parties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

The Cultural District is a fourteen block area of downtown that includes public spaces, art galleries and six major theaters.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

Clots can block the flow of blood to the heart or brain and cause a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

As a neutral state, Kentucky could block northern troops from much of the South.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

The first computer mouse was a carved block of wood with two metal wheels.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Researchers place a big block of tar into the machine.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

His decision gives Democrats a 59-seat majority, one short of the 60 necessary to overcome Republican attempts to block legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

On this day, a line of 100 people waiting to turn in their cans snakes down the block.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"So until we can overcome that stumbling block I think there is a bit of an issue."

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Mr.Obama said maneuvering by Senate Republicans to block extension of unemployment benefits demonstrates, what he called,a lack of faith in the American people.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

A key stumbling block was Kirkuk. Ethnic Kurds would like to see the oil-rich city under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Outside the Hudson's Bay company store in downtown Vancouver, a line of people stretches down the block.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

"This will wedge itself in so tightly and completely block the airway that within minutes, because of lack of oxygen, a child will die."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Kurdish opposition groups led by the "Goran", or Change block of Nusherwan Mustapha, issued a list of complaints about improper electoral procedures and numerous irregularities during Saturday's vote.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26