He set a time limit for withdrawal of most American troops from Iraq, while increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

An increasing number of countries are reporting a drop of more than fifty percent in malaria deaths, the report says.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

But a three-year study showed that beetles like to feed more on the transgenic plants, increasing cases of wilt disease.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns is increasing in Africa and Asia.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

They wanted producers to get a fairer share of the nation's increasing wealth.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

"We estimate in WHO that over thirty million lives can be saved in the next ten years by simple measures -- reducing the level of salt by fifteen to twenty percent, reducing the amount of tobacco, and increasing the number of people who are at risk of a heart attack and stroke to be on simple preventive treatment."

VOA: special.2011.05.11

Each correct prediction is worth a set number of points, with the value for correct picks increasing in each successive round.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

It is called "telemedicine" and it is increasing access to care in a country that is home to the world's largest number of blind people.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Facing increasing public criticism of Britain's involvement in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a barrage of questions at his monthly new conference regarding the British mission.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

If we don't address the challenges of climate change an increasing number of nations and their peoples will be pushed into poverty never has there been a greater call for global solidarity,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

In the report, called "Heads in the Sand", the group says a serious decline in the supply of oil coupled with increasing demand and few new projects planned, means the world needs to move away from oil.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The recent killing of three people with ties to the U.S.consulate in Juarez,Mexico, and the shooting death of a popular rancher on his property in Arizona, are increasing the anger over drug-related violence on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"There are a host of efficiencies that can be gained without increasing our personnel or our budget, but rather decreasing the amount of money that's spent on unnecessary things in order to fund some of the critical initiatives that we've all talked about,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.20