"We estimate that almost half of the Somali population, 3.7 million people, are affected by this crisis and a full 2.8 million people live in the south, the most seriously affected area.

VOA: special.2011.07.23

Forecasts call for East Asia to grow 6.7 percent this year, followed by South Asia, at 5.5 percent in 2010.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The 5.7 percent growth in GDP from October to December beat analyst expectations by more than one percent.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

On September 7 he submitted his lineup for the Cabinet but it was quickly rejected by opposition from Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measured 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measures 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

A national day of mourning was held last month. Some areas devastated in the February 7 fires are still closed off by the police.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

"Compared to the most active group of women." During the study, the average weight of the participants went up by six pounds, or 2.7 kilograms.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

"And that includes nearly 7 million American Muslims in our country today who,by the way,enjoy incomes and educational levels that are higher than the American average."

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

He tells VOA,2.7 million displaced people in Darfur will be immediately affected by the expulsions and at least 4.7 million people will be indirectly affected in the long run.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

"The last major event on that fault occurred 250 years ago, so if the fault snaps, it's going to snap by 1.7 meters, and that's about a magnitude 7 earthquake."

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

There were 36 on board his landing craft. "Around 7:30 in the morning, we were hit by a round that come into starboard side proceeded to kill two soldiers and wound two very severely,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.02