It has been 3.5 years since the bombing of the mosque triggered one of the worst displacement crises in recent times.

VOA: standard.2009.09.20

Maradona,who is considered one of the best football players in recent times, also dismissed security fears as he toured the Soccer City stadium near Soweto,outside Johannesburg.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The Pakistani army has fought in Waziristan several times in recent years with little to show for its efforts except peace deals that have quickly fallen apart and emboldened Mehsud and his fighters.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

Three times in recent weeks, Republicans have used parliamentary tactics in the Senate to block the extension of benefits, angering the president at a time when he is trying to move this and other legislation through Congress before the congressional recess.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19