About thirteen million hectares of forest were cut down or lost through natural causes each year in the last ten years.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Some experts think the president could be making his last major push to get a health care bill through Congress.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

It could be a sign that GM has recovered from the bankruptcy and restructuring it went through last year.

VOA: special.2010.11.17

or "Saint Mark Passion." He wanted it to express the story of Jesus' last days as seen through the Latin American experience.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

As we reported in our last program, slavery supporters failed to push through Congress a bill to make Kansas a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

All that is in General McChrystal's plan. Last week,Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience as the administration works through the issue.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Members of the Recording Academy, which encompasses professionals from the entire musical community, vote through a series of ballots, the last of which were tabulated on January 8.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

"Yeah,very sad. Just very surprised , sort of thing we have gone through, a lot of people that have been here, sort of last evening,so yeah, very sad," said one fan.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Leone was hit hard by the tsunami. Last Tuesday, the usually peaceful ocean surged into a mountain of water that swept through the scenic seaside village, on the southwest side of the main island.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

On the other hand Wal-Mart has gone through a tremendous effort over the last couple of years to integrate environmental sustainability into not only its own practices but to force this into the supply chain."

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

Isn't it time we stopped working for the government and the government started working for us?" Democrats in Congress pushed a modified version of the president's spending plan through the House and Senate last week, despite strong Republican opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.04.11