The International Red Cross has described the humanitarian situation as "unimaginable."

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Jack White has described the sound as "really dangerous and abrasive."

VOA: special.2009.08.07

was described as the first of its kind.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

NATO officials say one helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan after U.S.and Afghan forces raided what was described as a militant hideout.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Iranian state television has described the detainees as spies, a charge Jones rejected.

VOA: standard.2009.08.09

One expert at the Art Institute of Chicago described ArtBabble as a giant leap forward for museums and for Web users.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Woodstock is described as a moment when the news media first recognized music and entertainment as a cultural and commercial force.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

In the ruling, Chief Justice John Marshall described a corporation as an "artificial being" that is a "creature of the law."

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Mr.Hawass is often described as a colorful leader who has brought Egypt's long-ago past to the attention of the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert, with light winds and slow moving water currents.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

As he later described it, the plane was not much more than half a kilometer above the trees.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Rapping could be described as speaking or singing words at a fast speed over music with quick beats.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

Spain,Greece,Italy and Morocco were recognized for their collective cooking traditions, described by UNESCO as the Mediterranean diet.

VOA: special.2010.12.01