Eight people are dead in Burkina Faso, where meteorologists say fell in just 12 hours,last week.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

For the next 12 hours, the medevac teams and machines will be on call to evacuate wounded troops from anywhere in eastern Afghanistan to Bagram's military-run trauma hospital.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

About 12 hours after the House began its debate, the final tally late Saturday was 220 to 215, with 39 Democrats choosing to vote against their leadership, despite personal lobbying by President Obama to keep Democrats on board.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08