The attack occurred in Kabardino-Balkaria,a republic in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, where authorities have been confronting an Islamist insurgency.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

They have largely resisted long-standing requests to send more troops to the war-torn country, particularly to more volatile areas.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Clinton ended her three-day trip to Pakistan Friday by meeting leaders from the volatile tribal areas and the North West Frontier Province.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

For more than eight years, U.S.drone aircraft have fired missiles at scores of suspected Taliban and al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan's volatile tribal region.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

The Anglo-Australian miner,however, warns that markets could remain volatile as governments start to end their stimulus programs.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The situation in the West African country remains volatile, after presidential guards opened fire on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters on September 28.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

military trainers President Obama approved on Friday to relatively volatile southern and western Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

The reported discrepancies in the election data are particularly prevalent in Afghanistan's volatile southern and eastern provinces, where Afghan President Hamid Karzai won by large margins.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

The Pakistani government has encouraged the formation of such groups, known as lashkars,as a way to combat the Taliban in the volatile areas of northwestern Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Mehsud was killed in August last year when a missile fired by a suspected U.S drone targeted his hideout in Pakistan's volatile South Waziristan tribal region.

VOA: standard.2010.01.09

The Thai Futures Exchange introduced its first gold futures contract early this year, adding a new dimension for investors looking to reduce the risks of volatile commodity prices.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Given what she calls a "volatile security situation,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"Pakistan is a nation which could either serve as a force for stability and progress in a volatile region, or it could become the epicenter for radicalism and violence on a cataclysmic scale,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29