The hope is to develop a vaccine that could give lifelong protection against a majority of flu viruses, including bird flu.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

American government lawyers this week brought criminal charges against a young Somali man in connection with a ship hijacking earlier this month.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

In two thousand five, a group of high school students brought legal action against a Pennsylvania school district.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

Max Arthur Cohn's painting "Coal Tower" shows the dark form of a coal tower against a light sky.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

All his movements were made against a force that could reach six times the power of gravity.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

So could letting another country use a state's territory for aggressive acts against a third state.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Dogs are judged against a description of the perfect dog for each kind or breed.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

And studies have found that it helps protect against a decrease in mental ability.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Coal miners in Pennsylvania protested against a law drafting men into the Union army.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

It says the United States "is waging a global campaign" but adds "this is not a global war against a tactic - terrorism or a religion - Islam."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

It gained victory after victory against a smaller, weaker Confederate force.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Powerful waves crashing against a rocky coast drowned many people.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

They had fought well against a much stronger enemy.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

This intense heat they project in a parallel beam against any object they choose, by means of a polished parabolic mirror of unknown composition, much as the mirror of a lighthouse projects a beam of light.

VOA: special.2010.09.01