But experts say non-communicable diseases -- those that do not spread from person to person -- are the leading killer today.

VOA: special.2011.05.11

But another engineering student from India,Bikramjeet Singh Grewal, says he does not have time for much fun in the sun.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

This was not only true for farmers, but also for immigrants who came to the United States from foreign countries.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

His family was poor. His early education came not from school teachers, but from whatever books he could find.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

But critics say banks are profiting mainly from trading activities, not from making loans to small businesses or homeowners.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

But he was angered by reports from the area that the Nicaraguan government was not getting the supplies to the victims.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

But Anne Neal from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says higher prices do not guarantee a better general education.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

But he did not receive as much interest from the national media as other top players like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

But this does not stop him from working. He says that he is leaving a gift to the city with his art.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

But his resignation was not the only exit from a job that was in the news this week.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

But Larry Sabato at the University of Virginia says not to judge too much from the first year.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

North Dakota gets its nickname, "The Flickertail State" not from some bird, but from a little squirrel.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

But Miller's interest in the average man did not stop him from exploring major problems of society.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

But he was not afraid of it. He said: "Our separation from the old Union is complete.

VOA: special.2009.07.23