Drug-related violence in Mexico has killed more than seven thousand people since the beginning of last year -- often with guns bought in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

Keith Hall,Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the November figure, which still represents is the lowest monthly job loss since the beginning of the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Somali pirates are blamed for seizing more than 20 vessels since the beginning of last month and are holding more than Piracy is a lucrative, albeit dangerous,business.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

Despite Pakistan's public objections, the United States has sharply increased the number of drone strikes in the last year, with more than 40 since the beginning of 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

"Since the very beginning, I have been advocating the rather unpopular concept that communism was not defeated, that it collapsed or simply melted down .

VOA: standard.2009.11.03