Ugandan Minister of Defense, Crispus Kiyonga, said the African Union force, composed of 2,590 Ugandan troops and 1,600 from Burundi, has so far been able to defend the transitional government's state house, Mogadishu port and airport, but said reinforcements to al-Shabaab have created a difficult situation.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

He composed it for the opening of the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,D.C., in nineteen seventy-one.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

Elliott Carter has written over one hundred thirty works, many of which he composed after the age of ninety.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

The film shows the volunteer doctors around as they struggle to provide emergency care while staying composed in the face of crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

On Friday, a composed but contrite Woods spoke to a small group of reporters and friends to apologize.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19