In recent years, there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

But in the end there is hope for this singer, who exists only in a movie and its soundtrack.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

There he saw life at its worst, especially in a very poor part of New York which was known as Mulberry Bend.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Yet before this week, there were signs of promise of better times ahead for its nine million people.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

And there is more to learn. Jonathan Rottenberg says the science of crying is still in its infancy.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

Still,it says, there is an immediate need for the international community to continue and increase its investment in the fight against malaria.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

There was a failed attempt to bomb a plane on its way to Detroit,Michigan,on Christmas Day.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

And there was a new government in Britain. Its foreign minister, Lord Aberdeen, also wanted peace.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

There was a restaurant at the corner. She had never entered its doors.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

There was a real danger that the South would declare its independence.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

There was just one thing to do now to stop its suffering.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

Doctor Selanikio says there are no barriers to its use.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

The study found that the main shoot grows the best of all not because of its position at the top of the plant, but mostly because it got there first.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Its director,Ernesto Livon-Grosman, was there to introduce his film.

VOA: special.2009.03.25