It was responsible for more than four and one-half percent of all the years people lived with disability.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

Fraud,insecurity and the weather all threaten to make next month's run-off elections difficult for one of the world's newest democracies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Pneumonia and diarrhea account for over one third of all deaths among children under the age of five.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"Now we have this technology for this one community to talk to another community, and all these different conversations happen at the same time.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

At most American colleges, undergraduate students choose one area of study, like English or biology, and focus on it for all four years of their education.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

"Agriculture,the military, the business community,industry, and service jobs all take about so it's really good for us because if one sector is a little bit slow or has a downturn, the other sectors can pull it out."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

While the internet and social networking sites are helping people connect with each other and breaking social barriers inside Iran, it's also giving Iranians all over the world a connection with one another, and support for each other even from thousands of miles away.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

What will be the proper mix in different risk groups, in different subtypes, in different backgrounds if the goal is to reach a vaccine -- one vaccine -- that could work for all people and nations?" But the researchers say the findings offer new hope for AIDS research.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20