Some studies have warned that half-a-million people - or about 10% of the population - will be living with HIV and AIDS by the year 2025.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

"You have a very large population of people stuck inside a combat area serving as a buffer between an impending government assault and Tamil Tiger resistance.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

"There is an element of truth in that,". "But the option to simply starve a large population of civilians because you have a parasitic insurgency group attached to them is not a choice.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

Yes,we have indeed a certain timetable for (U.S.) withdrawal from the population centers, from the city-centers, but we are doing our utmost and we are coordinating very closely with the multinational forces to ensure there is no vacuum,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Mr.Bani Sadr argues the Iranian people have good reason to be upset with the results of the election: He insists that for a population that wanted to express itself and vote, this kind of fraud is unacceptable and thus people have taken to the streets to protest.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14