The controversial transfer was endorsed this week by Madagascar's Constitutional Court which has become the source of legitimacy for the fledgling regime.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The airing of the controversial program caused outrage in Tel Aviv and is the latest strain on relations between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

A South African court last week banned the controversial song.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

The controversial but still powerful Afghan political figure flew home from Turkey on Monday and immediately lent support to President Karzai, which could be critical in the multi-candidate presidential race.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

The alleged use of special operations troops in the raid could signal a shift away from the controversial U.S.tactic of relying on long-range missile assaults to take out terrorist targets.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

Critics and opposition parties say the government must draw lessons from the Bhopal disaster and modify the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill to ensure that India will be able to hold private companies responsible for any mishap.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

His main opponent, the controversial mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandic, came in second with nearly The men will face each other in a final election round on January 10th, since they failed to gain the minimum of 50 percent plus one vote to win outright.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Football fans and analysts for years have called for the introduction of video replays to allow referees to review controversial calls.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

Meanwhile,many Ukrainians, particularly in the western part of the country, fear controversial new Education Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk will promote pro-Russian policies.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

The renderings were so controversial that some critics blamed the disturbing images for the station's delayed by one-month opening.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

The trial has been widely condemned as a sham designed to keep her locked up through next year's controversial elections.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Tehran is under pressure both at home, over the disputed presidential election in June, and abroad,for its controversial nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

NATO,meanwhile,has acknowledged for the first time that Afghan civilians were killed in last week's controversial air strike in Kunduz province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

"Organizations that work on controversial issues or that are affiliated with political opposition have more trouble with the authorities,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

But the AU mission is also controversial among some Somalis, who blame the peacekeepers for fueling more violence.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17