Last month, gunmen kidnapped a retired army general in Cancun, a beach city popular with American college students on spring break.

VOA: special.2009.03.14

But he points out that the violence in the news is generally not near areas that are popular with foreigners.

VOA: special.2011.06.13

And in April of nineteen eighty-six, a bomb exploded at a West Berlin discotheque popular with American troops.

VOA: special.2011.02.26

DDT and other pesticides had become popular with the public and the government because they were so effective.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

And she says Luau parties with Hawaiian decorations and clothing are very popular with adults.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

His policies made him popular with much of the rural and working poor.

VOA: special.2010.05.22

These prints were popular with the middle class people living in towns.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

The group helped make jazz popular with many music listeners in Europe.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

They are popular with children of all ages around the world.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

Most of his films were successful financially and popular with critics.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

He believed the chocolate drink would become popular with Spaniards.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

He has also pushed through cuts in mobile phone roaming charges a move popular with EU citizens.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Mr.Thaksin,who was ousted in a coup in 2006,remains popular with the rural and urban poor.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

These comedies, with plenty of songs, were a popular form of entertainment in the nineteen twenties and nineteen thirties.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Immortal Technique is a popular artist who has ignored requests to sign up with large companies to produce his music.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

For example, one company that makes bottles of tea sells a popular green tea with ginseng and honey.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The popular story of Molly Brown is that she was on the Titanic returning home to a happy life with her husband.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

The measure went to President Obama to sign into law with popular support, except among banks.

VOA: special.2009.05.22