But the country has been split in half since a failed overthrow in two thousand two led to armed conflict.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

But eight million jobs have disappeared since the recession began in December of two thousand seven.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

But the band has not played together since nineteen eighty-two.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since after Iran's but diplomats of the two countries have occasionally met at international gatherings.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Since their abduction, the British hostages have appeared occasionally in videos, but last month the bodies of two other security contractors in the group were released.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

As many as 100,000 people may have died in the two wars between Russia and Chechnya since the collapse of the Soviet Union, but exact figures are not known.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26