Kasambala says such allegations eroded popular support for the Somali government, while boosting the ranks of insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

The conflicts weigh on President Obama as he prepares to join the ranks of Nobel Peace Prize recipients men and women like Nelson Mandela;

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

The war weighs on President Obama as he joins the distinguished ranks of Nobel Peace Prize recipients men and women such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King,Jr., and Aung San Suu Kyi.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Growing unemployment poses bigger challenge provide a further challenge to the Thai Government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, The growing ranks of the unemployed which came to power in December of last year.

VOA: standard.2009.03.09

It ranks 158 on the 180-nation list of most corrupt countries, as judged by Transparency International.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

This new study combined a large number of previous studies and concluded that a lack of social interactions ranks right up with smoking,obesity, and alcoholism as a risk factor for death.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

But in terms of this congressional election year, public opinion polls show that the war in Afghanistan still ranks well below the economy and jobs as a top issue for U.S.voters.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

The guerrilla group led by international fugitive Joseph Kony is perhaps best known for its tactic of abducting children to replenish its ranks and for its leader's mysterious claims to being a prophet of God.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27