The Iranian diplomat told delegates that illicit drugs represent a serious peril to the security and stability of not only Afghanistan, but the entire region,adding that no country can fight the phenomenon alone.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

People understand that there is this phenomenon, the Third Man Factor.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

"We also carefully consider the sources of exposure of populations to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, the nature of these fields as they come from various devices, including wireless phones, and we look carefully at the physical phenomenon by which exposure to such fields may perturb biological systems and lead to cancers."

VOA: special.2011.06.06

Fox,now 24, became a pop culture phenomenon after co-starring in the first two "Transformer" action films and says she is at home in genre.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

But it wasn't always so. The rise of the soybean in America is a 20th-century phenomenon.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

"The July Fourth concert is an amazing thing. It's more of a sociological phenomenon than it is a musical event, but we are at the center of it.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

He soon turned the local phenomenon into a national icon.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Addressing the media,Stone called the Venezuelan president "a big phenomenon" and said his 75-minute documentary shows very clearly the level of "stupidity" in the broad statements that are made about Mr.Chavez.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07