Serbia's main ally Russia has recognized the self-declared independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia.

VOA: special.2010.07.24

The ego is the first line of defense between the self and the outside world.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Still,Ted Gioia calls Alan Lomax the self-appointed "custodian of America's music traditions."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

His books included the self-improvement guide "Pyramid of Success."

VOA: special.2010.06.10

The self-styled philosopher-in-chief bears little resemblance these days to the brash young army officer who seized power in the 1969 coup.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Public officials, the self-employed and those who earn more than about $70,000 a year can choose private insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

The self proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks may not have his day in court in New York,just minutes from where the Twin Towers once stood.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

puts a harsh spotlight on the financial industry. "The civil suit raises the level of awareness of deceit on Wall Street, the selfishness and self-serving behavior that needs to be regulated."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

The United States maintains that the self-described satellite launch would violate U.N.Security Council Resolution 1718, which bans North Korean nuclear weapons and ballistic missile tests, and was approved after Pyongyang's 2006 nuclear test.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

U.S.officials say the self-described satellite launch would only be a cover for a test of a long-range missile, perhaps a more advanced version of the one North Korea fired eastward over Japan in 1998.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

In nineteen eighty-seven, she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to improve the lives of black children.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

They say the Earps and Doc Holliday did not fire in self-defense, but used the law as an excuse for murder.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

He says the almost overpowering silence and deepness of the Grand Canyon shakes people at least briefly out of their self-importance.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

I did not intend to fight unless it became necessary in self-defense and in the performance of official duty.

VOA: special.2010.02.15