"I am sorry, but I won't be able to offer you any tea after all," she said.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

But after all these years, the message is still worth reading.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

"That had been a matter of concern for not only Sri Lanka's government but all the areas around a small island after the war,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

A short time after the rampage took place, Mr.Obama said he did not know all the details of the incident, but was thinking of all those affected.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

"We really wanted to go out emotionally and have people walk away with the feeling maybe there is no such thing as 'happily ever after,' but even with all of its flaws, life is really great."

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

Mr.Netanyahu has been a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in all of the biblical land of Israel, but he imposed the construction freeze last month after urging from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10