It belongs to the same family of bacteria as those that cause tuberculosis and Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Many colleges and employers will accept what is known as a GED as the equivalent of a high school diploma.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

They are hoping to surround tornadoes in the second and final year of an international project known as VORTEX2.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

It was a travelling show of animals and people working under a large tent, later known as the Big Top.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Every year,moist air masses known as monsoon produce large amounts of rainfall in India,East Asia, northern Australia and East Africa.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

A medical aid program in Kenya offers hope to women and girls suffering from a condition known as fistula.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

You can walk among the large rocks known as Bear Rocks and pick blueberries and huckleberries from low-growing bushes.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

The Barbary States, as they were known, demanded payment for the release of hostages and safe passage of American ships.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

And today a hospital in her home state of New Jersey is known as Clara Maass Medical Center.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

And Tokyo also demanded that Britain close the Burma Road to the Chinese city then known as Chungking.

VOA: special.2011.05.26

The report is from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and an organization known as Traffic.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

The experts noted conflicting results concerning a possible link between the disorder and a group of viruses known as murine leukemia viruses.

VOA: special.2011.01.18

In the 1700s, the Champlain Valley became a battleground in the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

If you visit the western mountain and plains state of Montana you will know why it is known as Big Sky Country.

VOA: special.2009.08.16