"A tremendous number of villagers live in fear, and we have officials who either can not or do not serve their people effectively, and violence is up, and it is not up only because there are more coalition forces, it is up because the insurgency has grown,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

He announced that he would not seek or accept the nomination of his party for another term as president.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

It is not chaos or death -- it is form,union,plan -- it is eternal life -- it is Happiness.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

When the electric current was on, the woman described seeing a presence or shadow nearby who did not speak or move.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

The researchers say many, if not all,people likely have these antibodies but do not always produce or use them efficiently.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

"We have no choice," he said, "as to whether or not we will play a great part in the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

The other would measure the rate at which all students repay their loans, whether they complete the program or not.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

Poor Joshua Norton was not dangerous or violent, but he no longer knew what was real and what was only imaginary.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

Heather Heiman is a lawyer there. "We try not to demonize or vilify the international marriage brokerage industry as a whole.

VOA: special.2011.02.14

There should be some sense by the end of the year,he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Another recent study found that a single tillage does not harm yield or soil structure in land that is normally not tilled.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

The reshaped cornea corrects the patient's bad eyesight so he or she does not have to wear glasses or other corrective lenses.

VOA: special.2010.09.01

Instead of a young man full of life, they saw an old man who could not speak clearly or control his shaking.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

There is a debate about whether or not swimming burns as many calories as other forms of exercise.

VOA: special.2010.06.08