He said officials have discovered a number of plots in recent months involving "homegrown extremists."

VOA: special.2009.10.17

His high public approval ratings have fallen in recent months.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

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

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has come under strong international criticism in recent months for running a weak and corrupt central government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

In recent months, there have been sporadic government sponsored events at sports complexes throughout Moscow, encouraging people to exercise instead of drink.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

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

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

He says some items in his store have gone up as much as 50 percent in recent months.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

And while international aid to combat terrorism in Yemen has increased in recent months, humanitarian agencies say they are running out of money.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

WFP spokeswoman Emilia Cassela says increased fighting in recent months is making it riskier to deliver humanitarian assistance to people in the area.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Opinion polls suggest public support for the war in Afghanistan has slipped in recent months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Mr.Obama has consistently warned against protectionism in recent months, a message he is expected to repeat in Trinidad and which is welcome news to other governments.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

But those ratings have steadily eroded in recent months, says analyst Larry Sabato.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

At least five critics of President Kadyrov have been killed in recent months.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

In recent months, three Muslim women have been caned for sexual misconduct.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

But the president's image has taken a hit in recent months as the opposition has gained traction, Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown "Personally,They like him, Americans like Barack Obama,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

The Yemeni riyal has lost against the dollar in recent months.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

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

Violence in Afghanistan has reached record levels in recent months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

In recent months, in different parts of the world including the United States, there have been reports of doctors turning away AIDS patients from treatment centers because of funding problems.

VOA: standard.2010.07.17

On Thursday, a Kuwaiti newspaper,al-Qabas, said unnamed Kuwaiti security sources confirmed that al-Qaida has regrouped in the region in recent months, thanks largely to the deteriorating security in Somalia and Yemen.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

The strikes have increased in frequency in recent months.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

U.S.Ambassador Susan Rice, one of the sponsors of the resolution, said this fourth round of sanctions was warranted because Iran has not suspended its uranium enrichment activities but rather has increased its defiant behavior in recent months.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Political analysts say Mr.Obama has little choice but to try and restart the debate over health care since his poll ratings have gone down in recent months, both personally and in terms of his handling of the health care issue.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

But the report says the number of attacks with high-powered roadside bombs provided by Iranian forces declined in recent months, and many leaders of Iraqi groups allied with Iran have been killed, captured or exiled, or have gone into hiding.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Blatter's doubts about Nigeria's hosting capacities have been made explicit in recent months, based over a year of debate and threats of moving the tournament, during which the country did just enough to avoid the embarrassment of being replaced as host.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

At a media event on the eve of her official meetings here, Clinton said she believes Pakistan has, in the recent months, been making real efforts to curb extremists that have been operating on its territory: "In the past six months, in the course of working with the government of Pakistan, we believe that there is a commitment to fighting terrorism that permeates the entire government.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

The plan follows months of deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the recent discovery of a previously unknown nuclear-enrichment plant near the Iranian city of Qom.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

The number of World Cup artifacts coming into the library has increased in recent days, and Kale expects that trend to continue for the next few months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

A recent UN report found the number of civilians killed increased by 24 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07