Another animal with a good memory -- the elephant -- often raids field crops, especially maize and cassava.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

They defended it against both French and Spanish forces, and against raids by Yamasee Indians and by pirates.

VOA: special.2010.10.04

He says raids on counterfeiters are often the result of information from people who bought fake medicines.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Jackson's raids produced the exact effect Robert E.Lee had wanted.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

LRA raids in the Central African Republic have also displaced thousands of civilians, disrupting agricultural production and increasing food insecurity.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

An official military statement says that the militants are being interrogated and troops are conducting raids on the information obtained from them.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The police raids were part of an ongoing investigation of an alleged conspiracy movement against the Islamic-rooted government.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

The PKK,which has bases in northern Iraq, conducts frequent raids inside Turkey, provoking periodic Turkish cross-border reprisals.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

But the Afghan leader also has had harsh words for international forces operating in his country, condemning airstrikes and nighttime raids that kill civilians.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

U.S.Attorney General Eric Holder talked about the raids before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington Thursday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Pakistani intelligence officials believe the attacks are a reaction to the military's raids on South Waziristan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

On raids in several states, FBI agents have taken at least three people into custody.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

But White House National Security Advisor James Jones says further bombing raids are possible.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

has slowed slightly. Analyst say it's due in part to the economic downturn, tougher border enforcement and an increase in workplace raids by police looking for illegals.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Kyrgyz authorities say they have been searching for weapons in these raids.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Several suspects have been detained or gunned down in raids in recent weeks, but police say they will continue to pursue other militants believed to be involved in terrorist activities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Last week the extremist leader's top spokesman, Muslim Khan was captured with four other militant commanders and military officials say information obtained from the detainees has helped the subsequent raids in Swat.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Security officials in Massachusetts say there are no known threats to Boston and that Thursday's raids at a suburban home and a fuel station followed a period of close, confidential contact with New York's police department and federal agents.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14