From Nazis to modern-day criminals, Switzerland's legendary bank secrecy has long been exploited by those with assets to hide.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Ruhli notes researchers used that technique to study the evolution of the tuberculosis bacteria from 2,000-year-old mummified tissue to modern-day strains.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Volvo was the first automobile manufacturer to offer the modern seat belt as a permanent addition to its cars.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

She collected the work of the great ancient painters, but also worked hard to support modern artists beginning their careers.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

In the nineteen sixties, she began to sing more modern songs such as those written by the Beatles and Burt Bacharach.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

The Cassatt family lived in Paris, France for about two years before moving to Heidelberg in modern day Germany.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

And if that is not fast enough, then people can drive to another part of the modern transportation system: the airport.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

The Modern Jazz Quartet continued to perform all over the world for sold-out crowds until the late nineteen seventies.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

This very modern building was made to give its owners a beautiful view of the nearby forest and mountains.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

In modern terms,the hot oven that the glassblower uses to quickly reheat the glass is called a "glory hole."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

To get a better sense of the modern name game, we stopped some families out on the National Mall here in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Simon and Schuster publicist Anna McKean says the girl detective stays true to her roots but is "ultra-modern."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

It is the first major exhibit to explore the role that sexual identity has played in modern paintings and photographs of people.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

The idea is to look for ways to use modern information and communications technologies to strengthen health systems.

VOA: special.2009.06.17