Last week President Obama again called for ending a ban against people in the military who are openly homosexual.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

Last week,government scientists in the United States announced the discovery of two antibodies that raise hopes for an AIDS vaccine.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

In Saudi Arabia, officials are preparing for the Hajj, which starts this year during the last week of November.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

Yet new guidelines last week for breast cancer testing in the United States created a storm of debate.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

But during last week's conference, experts reported the first decrease in international financing for AIDS vaccine research.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

Last week,the United States Department of Agriculture released its "household food security" report for two thousand eight.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Also,new claims for unemployment aid fell last week to the lowest number since January.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

We talked last week about employment rules for international students in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

The service was for the thirteen people killed in a shooting there last week.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Last week, we discussed one problem for medical journals: the question of authorship.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, a sign the job market may be starting to recover.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

NATO,meanwhile,has acknowledged for the first time that Afghan civilians were killed in last week's controversial air strike in Kunduz province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

It sent markets across the planet tumbling, last week, when executives asked creditors for a six-month extension on repaying its debts.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

All that is in General McChrystal's plan. Last week,Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience as the administration works through the issue.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The House of Representatives also dropped funding for Guantanamo's closure in its version of the war funding legislation, which passed last week.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Last week, they organized protests around the country on tax day - the deadline for Americans to report their annual income and pay any taxes due.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

U.S.Middle East envoy George Mitchell held six days of talks in the region last week trying to find a formula for resuming peace talks, but came up empty handed.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Mexico was the first country to qualify for the scheme last week, when the IMF agreed to provide it with up to $47 billion in emergency credit for a one-year period.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

The Chancellor is also calling for a quick and thorough investigation of last week's NATO air strike on two fuel tankers, which had been hijacked by insurgents in Afghanistan's Kunduz province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The president also addressed an announcement by the U.S.Labor Department Friday that the total number of people asking for unemployment assistance rose to almost 500,000 in the last week of June.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

Last week,the Greek Prime Minister called for more solidarity from the European Union over his country's debt crisis and announced plans to visit Germany, whose backing is vital for EU financial aid.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01