In Washington, a military intelligence official told a Senate committee that Iran could be one year away from producing enough highly-enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon.

VOA: special.2010.04.17

"Many mothers deliver at home in sub-Saharan Africa and it's very difficult for them to get to a hospital or clinic which may be miles away in that time period.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

We quickly learned that we had overestimated everything: the ability of our vehicle, the distance we could travel in a day, the amount of money we needed and our desire to be away from home.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

When the center closes in late afternoon, thousands will be turned away and face the prospect of coming back tomorrow.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

"I was just blown away that an animated movie could move people and it was something people would be invested in emotionally.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

A DNA-based vaccine wouldn't have to be grown in chicken eggs, doing away with the time-consuming and finicky manufacturing process of the current flu vaccine.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

He says it will also enable the troops to be less predictable in their movements, and get away from areas where the bombs are planted.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

That's not all. A new government will also have to resolve a 19-year-old rebellion in an eastern break-away region, where Russia has troops and which wants to be annexed by Moscow.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

But,if the judges decide to impose counsel on Karadzic and take away his plan to defend himself, there would likely be a delay in presenting evidence until a new lawyer had time to get up to speed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"He will also have to reassure the Poles and the Czechs who I think are feeling a little nervous as to whether they are deemed bargaining chips and might be traded away in some efforts with the Russians.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

One of the things that a lot of observers have been concerned about is the fact that there could be a change in tactics away from the kind of spectacular and very difficult operations to conduct to operations that could be launched in far greater numbers and might have less individual impact but which in the aggregate could sow a great deal of terror.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

"Development is a right and that should continue but that perhaps paths where there could be a reconciliation of the objective of poverty reduction, enhanced standards of living, a life of greater dignity in developing countries can be reconciled with climate objectives by shifting the sources of energy away from the fossil fuels to the cleaner and lower carbon emissions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01