The archeologists say its discovery helps show that early modern human beings in Europe had a complex and creative culture.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

Mister Sharmarke says piracy can only be prevented when Somalia has a government that can enforce its own laws.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

A new report this week from China showed that its economy became the world's 3rd largest in 2007, passing Germany.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

Tradition says that if a groundhog sees its shadow, that means people can expect six more weeks of winter weather.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

The idea is that its removal from the body and purification makes it into something different that can be patented.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

The National Humanities Center in North Carolina explains on its Web site that the newspaper was banned for three reasons.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

The expression "fireworks" gets its meaning from the fireworks that people shoot into the sky when they are celebrating a great event.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

He says Islam has never become rooted in any land until that land had its own Islamic scholars.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

The United States had decided at the very beginning of its space program that all launches would be open to news reporters.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

Ben decided to take the bird home and fix its broken wings so that it could fly again.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

The expression fireworks gets its meaning from the fireworks that people shoot into the sky when they are celebrating a great event.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

La Pendue is a puppet group from France that performs its own version of the Polichinelle tradition.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

Many years ago, Pepsi Cola sold its drink with a song that began, "Pepsi Cola hits the spot, twelve full ounces,that's a lot."

VOA: special.2009.09.20

Motown is known for its special sound that was influenced by jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues.

VOA: special.2009.05.11