"The Sharpeville and Langa massacres were a tipping point in that they served to trigger off deep revulsion and disgust, both locally and internationally, against the apartheid government."

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

However,Michigan pulled away in the second half, building an 11 point lead with just over three minutes left in the game, before fending off a Connecticut rally for the 82-73 victory.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

The number of newly-laid off workers jumped unexpectedly to 471,000 last week, PNC Financial chief economist Stuart Hoffman says the data point to continued layoffs and weak job creation in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20