Engineers say the closure of the Ignalina plant in the town of Visaginas happened on New Year's Eve shortly before midnight local time.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

The vessel sank around 10 a.m.local time, off Siocon Bay in Zamboanga del Norte province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

At around midday local time, officials say a car loaded with explosives struck two vehicles carrying Italian paratroopers along the airport road near the U.S.embassy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

The Philippine Coast Guard says it received a distress call from Superferry 9 early Sunday morning local time, when the ship started listing to its starboard side.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

The 50-year-old "King Of Pop" was declared dead at 2:26 P.M.local time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

An honorary guard looked on as officials placed wreaths at the foot of the monument to the defenders of Westerplatte at 4:45 am local time, the exact time that the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein began shelling this tiny Polish military outpost.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

These are local members of E Clampus Vitus, a historical society whose members like to have a good time.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

We spent some time in the lively Bywater and Faubourg Marigny areas to hear local musicians performing in clubs and drinking places.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

By that time,he says, there could even be some markets with no printed local paper each day.

VOA: special.2009.03.21

Of course, visiting these parks includes time to watch local wildlife.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Paul also spent a lot of time at the local theater.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

This long-time policy gave senators firm control over local federal jobs.

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where he hosted a local radio show called "Town and Country Time" with his band The Texas Wildcats.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

At the same time,Kielbasa adds, her organization looks for local businesses that are willing to support the program.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

She says Washington is delivering on President Obama's promises by helping local communities develop long-lasting solutions and not by focusing on one-time projects.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

From Raleigh,Mr.Obama traveled to the town of Bristol,Virginia for another town-hall meeting on health care reform this time with employees at a local supermarket.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

The counterterrorism operation in Chechnya was instituted in 1999, when Russia sent troops for the second time since the collapse of the Soviet Union to put down a local separatist movement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

"I think a solution to end this piracy, or to reduce it significantly, is possible and it should be done with cooperation of the local community, while at the same time addressing the root causes of the problem,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.30