Professor Bestock led five graduate students on a recent excavation at Abydos, in southern Egypt.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

On a recent Saturday, traditional American bluegrass music resonated in a park in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

On a recent trip to India, British Prime Minister David Cameron justified the Afghan war by saying the troops are keeping Britain safe from terrorism.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

In recent years, a shining city grew in the desert of Dubai on and even off -- the Gulf coast.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

These include more recent ones such as "Nancy Drew on Campus" in which Nancy is a college student.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

In a recent concerto piece called "On a Wire" she had the musicians play a bowed piano.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

On one recent day, one thousand five hundred sea urchins got a new home in deeper water.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

A story on his most recent trip was published in this month's National Geographic Magazine.

VOA: special.2011.03.23

On Tuesday,a Senate committee will examine the recent safety recalls and the government's response.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

In recent years a musical play based on "The Producers" became a big hit.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

But in recent years the spice has been making a comeback and production is once again on the rise.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

U.S.Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke spoke of a new thinking on the issue during a recent visit to Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

U.S.-Venezuelan relations have been tense in recent years, although both nations agreed this year to seek a relationship based on mutual interest.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

President Obama noted the intense emotions on display during a recent town meeting on health care in Montana.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

A recent U.S.State Department report cites Mexican President Felipe Calderon's crackdown on drug cartels, and several high-profile arrests.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

After a recent trip to Tegucigalpa, Miami Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen called on U.S.President Barack Obama to review his policy toward the crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The president told the crowd at a public forum his recent political setbacks will not stop him from moving forward on his agenda.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The president appealed to lawmakers from both parties to work together on health care during his recent address to a joint session of Congress.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

The Spanish Foreign Minister said that recent sanctions on Iran's energy, foreign trade and banking sectors sent a clear message to the Tehran government.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

A new report says more than 17 million hectares of forest have been saved in recent years because of a major clampdown on illegal logging.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

In a recent hearing on childhood obesity, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin told lawmakers that the Obama administration is working on making healthy meals more accessible and affordable.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

In France,where a government vaccine campaign kicked off in public schools on Wednesday, a recent survey found only 21 percent of French said they planned on getting vaccinated.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

At a recent driving event near Washington,D.C., teenage drivers tested their skills on a closely-monitored obstacle course to compare how they drove with - and without - distraction.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Despite a generally upward trend in recent months on Wall Street, President Obama, administration officials, and economists continue to caution that employment will lag behind other indicators of economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

The Cape Verdean government has taken steps in recent years to promote foreign investment in tourism infrastructure, resulting in large scale development on a few of the ten principal islands.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Republicans like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich have vowed to keep the pressure on Mr.Obama on Afghanistan, as he did in a recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

On the other hand, only 44 percent believed the war is worth the cost in a recent ABC News Washington Post poll, down from 56 percent in March of last year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30