The International Maritime Bureau reports there were one hundred eleven pirate attacks in waters near the Somali coast last year.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

So,there is still hope that in the near future, George will not be quite as "lonesome" anymore.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

There he painted many pictures of life and events on and near the sea.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

But David Garriga says there is plenty of wood near Americus, Georgia.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

There are no places to park cars near the events.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

And I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking -- thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

The apartment is small. A door is missing under the kitchen sink and there is a hole in the wall near the window.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Close lives near the New York state prison, and volunteered there with a writing rehabilitation program.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

There have been reports of gunfire as soldiers moved into the area near government house, where Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has his offices.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

But there has been a wave of religious demonstrations since a parking lot opened on the Sabbath near an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood several months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Misabiko says the contract for uranium exploration should be made public so there can be an assessment of health conditions in areas near the mines.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

There are three around the city. This one,in Newtown,near downtown, is the largest.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

She said there will be increasing activity in the very near future aimed at achieving the votes needed in the U.N.Security Council for a package of sanctions on Iran.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

As August 1969 fades farther into the past, the Woodstock Festival continues to enjoy a near-mythic status, both for those who were there and for the millions who wish they'd been there.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15