Many Somali pirates are based in the lawless ports of the Puntland area.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

but it is also something he does really well and that skill is in demand on the lawless frontier of the late 1800's.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

he's undergoing treatment." Piracy off the lawless Somali coast has plagued ships along the popular sea route that hooks around the Horn of Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

No censorship." Looted businesses in Kyrgyzstan attest to lawless citizens just as high-caliber bullet holes in the fence surrounding the Kyrgyz White House attest to lawless government.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Hamas keeps tight control in the once lawless enclave.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16