Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke says the large amounts being paid are part of the reason for the rise in hijackings.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

He acted in the belief that slaves throughout the south would rise up against their owners and join him.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Those scientists included researchers who question the idea that human activity is causing temperatures in the atmosphere to rise.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

It about a newly wealthy black family that moved into a New York City high-rise with mostly white neighbors.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Experts say job losses might slow later this year, but the unemployment rate could rise until the middle of next year.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

She signed it. Then,as she started to rise from the table, Azalea Adair fainted and fell to the floor.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

An impacted wisdom tooth is one that fails to completely rise through the gums -- the term is erupt.

VOA: special.2011.08.10

But American Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says: "Without growth now, deficits will rise further and undermine future growth."

VOA: special.2010.06.25

It covers all things that involve the heart and define the effort of man to rise above the mechanical process of life."

VOA: special.2010.01.03

Many of the caterpillars live on the leaves of forest trees such as the Dahoma, which can rise more than 8 meters.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

A young man who worked hard and learned new skills could rise quickly to better and better jobs.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

Later,the water and most of the acid left the caves as the Guadalupe Mountains continued to rise.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

Presidential adviser John Brennan says a top goal will be to fight the rise of "home-grown" terrorism.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

One of the great American success stories after World War Two was the rise of industrial farming.

VOA: special.2010.08.03