President Obama is back from his first trip to Asia since becoming what he called "America's first Pacific president."

VOA: special.2009.11.21

In the late nineteen seventies, music producer Sylvia Robinson realized that hip-hop was becoming a popular part of street celebrations.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

But as one doctor advises her patients, becoming a non-smoker is one way to gain control of your life.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

As both the North and South were learning quickly, the Civil War was becoming more costly than anyone had imagined.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

And they got meaningful on-the-job training for what is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing careers of the future.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

He called it "Bound for Glory." He described his childhood, and the pain of watching his mother slowly becoming insane.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

The study showed that having an extra 5,000 dollars increased a person's chances of becoming happier by about 2%.

VOA: special.2009.01.21

"The Affluent Society." He argued that while private individuals in America were becoming wealthier, public institutions were growing poor.

VOA: special.2011.05.01

Microfinance provides poor people with a way to build savings and work toward becoming part of a country's official financial system.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

English is becoming the common language of millions of people worldwide, helping speakers of many different languages communicate.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

In another development, the United Nations reported Tuesday that the number of young people becoming infected with HIV in Africa is falling.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

Evidence is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the main drug used to treat them.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

Now that so many women are working,she says, they are becoming the health managers in the office,too.

VOA: special.2011.02.28