Such tests,he adds, may also be aimed at frightening other countries in the region, like the Gulf States, or southern European nations that have U.S.or other Western bases on their soil,and might be involved in the logistics of an eventual attack.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Dr.Strebel says the Millennium Development Goal aimed at reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015 will be missed if measles outbreaks continue to spread.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

Other countries will be watching with interest. Japan is considering its own plan, but with incentives there aimed more at selling hybrids and electric-car options.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

She said there will be increasing activity in the very near future aimed at achieving the votes needed in the U.N.Security Council for a package of sanctions on Iran.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

The last phase of the new missile defense plan, to be ready by 2020, would be to develop interceptors with the capability of blocking long-range Iranian missiles aimed at the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Meanwhile,senior and mid-level military officers in the Ugandan capital Kampala and in neighboring Entebbe town are said to be taking part in simulations aimed at improving their ability to respond to disasters and other emergencies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20