Another theory is that Kim Jong Un might try to build power by dismissing opponents and inciting South Korea.

VOA: special.2010.10.02

On Friday,the UN human rights office expressed concern about unconfirmed reports of kidnapping and abuse of civilians by fighters loyal to Alassane Ouattara.

VOA: special.2011.04.02

State media later announced the appointment of Kim Jong Un to the Workers' Party Central Committee.

VOA: special.2010.10.02

A new drug is showing signs of halting the disorder and even un-doing its damaging effects.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

(Music: "Je Cherche Un Homme") The film director Orson Welles discovered Eartha Kitt singing in Paris.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

Mark Bowden, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, made the announcement Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya.

VOA: special.2011.07.23

On Friday the militant group called the UN declaration "propaganda."

VOA: special.2011.07.23

Administration officials called the idea of burning Qurans "un-American."

VOA: special.2010.09.11

The UN agency said she was a tireless worker.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

Supachai Panitchpakdi leads the UN development group UNCTAD.

VOA: special.2010.12.03

And once again, its about the journey. Its about locality. So we want people to pinpoint where they are now and to tell a story related to their own immigrant experience. One woman in Indianapolis,Indiana wrote about feeling very un-American while celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with her parents.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,Navi Pillay, who disagreed with this decision, is once again calling for an investigation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Military analyst Talat Masood says militant leaders' denunciation of government and religious leaders as un-Islamic, hardened Pakistani attitudes against the Taliban.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

UN aid agencies say this year's flooding across West Africa may match the severity of the floods that occurred in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05