And he says skateboarding is giving young people some healthy competition in the inner cities of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

Some researchers say people living in cities in West Africa may have suffered most of all.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Some are historic sites in the middle of busy cities.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Although tent cities have disappeared, tens of thousands of people still are living in some form of temporary housing.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

People who live in some of the world's most economically important cities are spending more and more of their work day getting to and from work.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

The outbreak of swine flu in Mexico comes at a time when the country is already struggling with the effects of the worldwide economic recession and some loss of tourism caused by drug violence in cities like Juarez.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30