That title became official at a recent ceremony in New York for the opening of an exhibition called "Welcome to Gulu."

VOA: special.2009.06.01

In recent years the international community has deployed navy ships to guard the area in an effort to fight piracy.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

A recent study showed that RTS,S reduced clinical cases of malaria by fifty-three percent over an eight month follow-up period.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

The exact cause is unknown. But in a recent study, an experimental drug showed signs of halting the disorder in laboratory mice.

VOA: special.2010.05.19

And we talk to an actor whose most recent role came from his own childhood.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

In recent years, he has performed more as an actor than a hip-hop artist.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

A recent e-mail to us from Iran described an incident in an English class.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

The Lion Guardians have been facing an especially difficult situation in recent times.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

She noted the recent success of an American-led offensive in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

He says a recent census in Mali found an estimated 8,000 out of 12,000 Mauritanian refugees may wish to return home.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

The European Union was echoing an appeal made in recent weeks by the United Nations and the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

A recent ILO study finds an estimated $28 billion is made from trafficking for sexual exploitation every year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Talks between the two sides have reached an impasse in recent months, despite Washington's efforts to revive them.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

An additional 100,000 refugees, many sick or wounded, have streamed into the displacement camps in recent days, overwhelming the limited medical infrastructure.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

In recent years, the high court has considered an average of about 80 cases each year selected from about 8,000 requests for review.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Fellow-Republican Senator Kit Bond of Missouri blasted the president for recent comments in which he stressed the need for an exit strategy from Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

In recent years, the spread of AIDS has put stress on an impoverished health system.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

With Johnny Spillane and their other teammates, Demong and Lodwick have one of the best chances in recent memory of earning an Olympic medal in Vancouver.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Health-care reform has been President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, and the president is making an energetic final push for support, including a recent visit to Ohio.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Ambassador Hill said recent bomb attacks in Iraq are an effort to undermine the Iraqi people as U.S.forces gradually withdraw under a timetable established by President Barack Obama."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Ensalaco says the recent arrests reinforce the reality that human trafficking is not just an international problem, but also a local one affecting every community in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

(Recording) An enthusiastic recent gathering of the newly formed, mostly Sunni Iraqi "Accordance Front" brings together many of those disenfranchised Iraqis, some of whom have ties with the "resistance" abroad.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Army officials say nearly 30,000 troops have been deployed to take on an estimated In recent days, the military has launched several air and artillery strikes on suspected militant positions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

Polls showed Rubio trouncing Crist in the Republican primary, but recent polls give Crist a better chance to win the Senate seat running as an independent in November against Republican Rubio and Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Recent polls give President Obama an approval rating of between 58 and 64 percent, and some experts believe that number could rise depending on how the public reacts at the end of his overseas trip next week.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03