He said an Afghan delegation had confirmed that more than one hundred civilians died earlier this week because of airstrikes in the western province of Farah.

VOA: special.2009.05.09

The International Air Transport Association this week said passenger traffic fell 11 percent in March because of the economy.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Earlier this week African delegates boycotted some talks because they said developed nations were not making concrete promises on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

The Philippines this week said it is cutting rice imports because of high prices, even though the country lost more than a million tons of grain to typhoons this year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17