(ASKING) "In fact,the absorption enhancement that we see is in the range of 20 to 50 times the single-pass absorbance."

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

North Korea fired a long-range missile over Japan in 1998 in an action that generated broad international protests.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

He says his decision was guided in large part by new intelligence that shows Iran is focusing on the development of medium and short-range missiles.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

U.S.officials said no part of the three-stage vehicle reached orbit, and that in any case it amounted to a long-range ballistic missile test forbidden under a Security Council resolution that followed its October 2006 nuclear test.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

The Okefenokee,which is already nearly choked with plants, would probably fill in,dry up, and become just another cypress and pine forest were it not for range fires that come along every once in awhile and burn out decayed vegetation.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Japan,along with the United States and South Korea, have stated that North Korea appears set to carry out a long-range ballistic missile test that would violate a United Nations Security Council resolution approved in 2006 barring Pyongyang from such a launch.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

The events draw a diverse audience. "We have people who are professionals that range from engineers and physicians,to people that just have an interest in science and may be retired, may not be employed, may be students, and have just an interest in learning more."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04