After a recent car accident she said she automatically dialed Italy's 118 distress code instead of America's 911.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

The new money will bolster the IMF, enabling it to quickly respond to the financing needs of member countries in financial distress.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

Some political analysts say the unemployment and economic distress that contribute to hunger helped Japan's Democratic Party win a landslide victory in recent elections.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

The African Union forces and Somali police responded after receiving a distress call from the ship.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

The Philippine Coast Guard says it received a distress call from Superferry 9 early Sunday morning local time, when the ship started listing to its starboard side.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

They found that nonsmokers exposed to tobacco smoke were more likely to experience psychiatric distress, and that the mental health issues increased along with the tobacco exposure.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

He said the G-20 agreement to provide more money to the IMF means that the lending agency will have the tools necessary to help countries in financial distress.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

He says this too is creating psychological distress.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"The Ady Gil then put out a distress signal, a mayday signal, which was ignored and not acknowledged by the Japanese and then they sped away from the scene of this incident."

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

But Kian is not alone. Researchers say it's not uncommon for journalists who cover traumatic events - like 9/11, Haiti or the Iran elections - to experience high levels of emotional and psychological distress, even long after the immediate danger has ended.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01