A statement broadcast on Russian state television by Chechnya's Kremlin-backed president, Ramzan Kadyrov, has added to the speculation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

There is speculation that other Central Banks, including the China's, would buy the rest of the gold the IMF plans to sell.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

"This is not a mere suspicion or speculation, some concrete indications of this possibly have been received."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"If I did that I would be doing what we call legal speculation, and that's always dangerous,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

There is intense speculation that Fonseka,who is saying he will continue to serve his country, will soon challenge President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

There's wide-spread speculation that Vladimir Putin will again run for president in the 2012 elections.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

That situation has created much speculation about whether James will take his talent elsewhere in search of a better supporting cast to help him win an NBA crown.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

India's home minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram,is trying to knock down such speculation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

While speculation is growing over the possible role of prescription drugs in the singer's death, here in the Leimert Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles, people are celebrating Michael Jackson's music.

VOA: standard.2009.06.28

That has set off intense speculation here about the identity of the intended victim with published reports mentioning high-profile Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi, whose father and grandmother, both prime ministers, were assassinated.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30