With the singer's golden casket in front of the stage, Pastor Lucious Smith said Jackson was, above all,part of a loving family.

VOA: standard.2009.07.07

After weeks of focusing on the U.S.economy, President Obama steps onto the world stage in London.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

"No options should be removed from the table in spite of the fact that at this stage, a priority should be given still to diplomacy,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

Gibbs said that engaging on the world stage is in the national interest because it helps create stability in an important region of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

On a massive stage and in crowds,participants of the "March for America" urged U.S.President Barack Obama to follow through on his promise to overhaul the immigration system.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

But I don't want to pre-empt in any way, President Karzai's statement, which will set the stage for how we go forward in the next stage of this,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

At this stage of the journey, the migrants are still relatively close to their homes in Central America,and have yet to face the most dangerous parts of the trip.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

As Mr. Obama made his international debut on the world stage, an unmistakable change in tone and attitude emerged about how the United States will deal with the rest of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

And,in terms of Scotland's standing on the world stage, I am not ashamed in any sense of leading a government, which is prepared to put mercy at the heart of its legal system,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

U.S.officials said no part of the three-stage vehicle reached orbit, and that in any case it amounted to a long-range ballistic missile test forbidden under a Security Council resolution that followed its October 2006 nuclear test.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

The president has used appearances in St.Louis,and earlier this week in Philadelphia, to appeal for public support in advance of a hoped for vote in the House of Representatives, a crucial step in the final stage of his push for a health care bill.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10