While much attention is being paid to South Africa as the host of Africa's first World Cup, the nation also made history International AIDS Conference.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Kenya - the birthplace of Barack Obama's father - will host the Africa and International Friends Inaugural Ball.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

And in April she will host the Academy of Country Music Awards for the twelfth time.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

This June the eyes of the football world will be on South Africa when it becomes the first African country to host the World Cup.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

Chicago is one of 4 candidates to host the Summer Olympics in 2016.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Mr.Medvedev used the TV broadcast to touch on a host of other topics, chief among them the environment and the economy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

they will gain an understanding of some of the people who live and survive, often unnoticed, in the Olympics host city.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

The TV host of the Colbert Report agreed to help the U.S.Speedskating Team when a U.S.bank backed out after declaring bankruptcy.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

Each of the nine host cities has been divided into sectors, including areas around the stadiums, transportation hubs,hotels and tourist attractions.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

popular radio talk show host and son of former President Ronald Reagan,probably the most famous victim of Alzheimer's.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

For young college graduates, majoring in one of the biosciences can open a whole host of career possibilities.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

She says the number of people staying with host families has significantly increased to at least 40,000.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Russia,the host nation for next Winter Games in Sochi in 2014,won 15 medals, three of them gold.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

The host,Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi made no mention of Mr.Ahmedinejad's absence in his brief opening address.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

The 90,000 seat Soccer City is to host the opening and final matches of the month-long World Cup which kicks off on June 11.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

As part of the plan, Poland has agreed to host the U.S.Navy's Standard Missile-3 anti-ballistic-missile system.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa says his forces have been preparing since South Africa was chosen to host the World Cup six years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

But Spencer says the discussions could also lead to broader talks with Iran over a host of other subjects, including neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

There should be no misunderstanding. We are not going to leave Afghanistan to fall back into the hands of terrorists and the extremists who host them.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05