A United Nations report says water availability in that area is the second lowest in the world, after Africa.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

The James Webb Space Telescope, named after NASA's second director, will have a mirror seven times the size of the Hubble Space Telescope.

VOA: special.2011.05.23

On March fourth,eighteen sixty-five, Abraham Lincoln was sworn-in as president after winning a second term.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

And,it is the second genome for a member of the Carnivora group, after dogs.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

The situation grew much worse after he won a second term.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

After rising steadily since last week, oil prices dipped for a second consecutive day amid reports of growing U.S.crude inventories.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

But Thailand's stock market fell for a second day, down more than eight percent in trading, after rumors spread about the health of King Bhumiphol Adulyadej.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Government officials still have not declared the recession officially over, but the GDP report marks the second quarter of expansion after a record four quarters of decline.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

The second round was required after a U.N.-backed investigation into the vote found widespread fraud and a third of Mr.Karzai's ballots were declared invalid, reversing his outright victory.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Club America is in second place after a 2-1 win over AC Milan on Wednesday in Atlanta and a penalty shootout win over Inter Milan last Monday in California.

VOA: standard.2009.07.25

Election officials say President Ian Khama will be sworn in for a second term on Tuesday after declaring his Botswana Democratic Party had won 45 of the 57 seats in parliament.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

The winner of the presidential election will replace President Valdas Adamkus who is stepping down in July after completing a second and final five-year term Analysts say Lithuania's main political parties and politicians are widely disliked because of the current economic downturn, and their reputations have been overshadowed by corruption allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17