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

VOA: special.2009.12.04

On a recent visit to China, the students had to spend several days in hotel rooms in the city of Kaili.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

In recent years, there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

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

Spending on weddings has reportedly dropped about ten percent in recent years because of the economic recession.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Barbara Klein has more. Many Hispanics are recent immigrants who work in factories or on farms.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

Jing in Canada commented on our recent story about the Environmental Film Festival here in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

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

VOA: special.2011.03.08

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

VOA: special.2011.03.23

Opinion studies in recent days show the public is generally divided on the new law.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

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

Another recent study showed the effects of alcohol drinking on road deaths.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

In recent years, the word pan has taken on another meaning.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

Dozens of MDC and human rights activists have been arrested in recent months on charges of plotting to overthrow the state.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

The most recent Chechen claim of responsibility was posted on the Internet on behalf of separatist leader Doku Umarov.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

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

Asked what the new treaty means for U.S-Russia cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, Secretary Clinton referred to recent in depth consultations.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

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