And,he was proud of being the first African-American to break the color barrier in a major opera house.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

In the American state of Massachusetts, some teenagers who break the law are sentenced -- to Shakespeare.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

New trouble threatened to break out in the territory of Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

After much investigation, the reporters linked the Watergate break-in to President Nixon and his top advisers.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

"Glee" is taking a four-month break and will return in April.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

Reporters at The Post began an intense investigation of the break-in.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

A month earlier,twenty-six year old Zamperini had been one of the greatest runners in the world, expected by many to be the first to break the four-minute mile, one of the most celebrated barriers in sport.

VOA: special.2011.05.04

Security forces fired tear gas to break up the pro-Zelaya marchers, who are also accused of vandalizing buildings in the country's capital overnight.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

He says the war-time unit helped break down racial barriers in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

The U.N.Tribunal in The Hague wants Radovan Karadzic to face 11 charges Monday, including involvement in Europe's worst massacre since World War II in Bosnia-Herzegovina,during the violent break-up of Yugoslavia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

That's not all. A new government will also have to resolve a 19-year-old rebellion in an eastern break-away region, where Russia has troops and which wants to be annexed by Moscow.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

From its new regional bureau in Yaounde, Interpol is moving to break-up the syndicates behind this organized crime by working with law enforcement officials in Cameroon,Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon as well as officials from the other countries it covers: Central African Republic, Chad,Congo,Sao Tome and Principe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09