As negotiations for their release dragged on, Lindhout says she was routinely beaten and forced to call her mother by phone to plead for payment.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

The Barbary States, as they were known, demanded payment for the release of hostages and safe passage of American ships.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

The women needed to meet additional legal requirements because they were seeking payment for harm they say was done.

VOA: special.2011.06.24

With their help,Secretary Hay got the others to accept money -- not territory -- as payment for damages.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

The patent holder can demand payment for the right to its use.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Helmand Province Governor Gulab Mangal said an Emergency staff member received $500,000 as an advance payment for killing him.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

The payment crisis marked a turning point for India's economy as it prompted the government to reverse decades of closed-door, socialist style economic policies.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

Abducted workers are often released in exchange for a ransom payment.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16