More than 1,400 foreign troops have died while thousands of Afghan civilians have been killed by insurgents or as a result of military operations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

They even used cacao seeds as a form of money to pay taxes or give as holy offerings to the gods.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

A "tornado outbreak" is often defined as six or more tornadoes produced by the same weather system within a day.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

"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

He or she says good morning or good afternoon or something like that and you all, as a class,you answer.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

If a drafted man could not do either thing, then he must join the army or be shot as a deserter.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Yet insurance usually costs too much for a farmer with as little as a hectare or two of land.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word farm was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

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

She gave birth to Thomas -- or Tiggy, as his parents call him -- at a hospital in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Jurgen Rehm said having one or two drinks a day is not as harmful as having seven drinks at once.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

As a result,there is a reduction in the number of nodes,or joints, that produce groups of flowers along stems.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

At many schools, RAs earn money as well as get their room and meals for free or at a reduced price.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Or it may be as extensive as a whole paper copied -- or bought -- from somebody else.

VOA: special.2009.04.16