However,he made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention to support Barack Obama's candidacy for president.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

It's that time of year. So that the violence level would rise doesn't - doesn't surprise me at all."

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Swelling debt is no surprise, according to John Irons, who directs research at the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Earlier this week, Kasab took lawyers by surprise when he changed his plea to guilty and admitted that he sprayed gunfire at Mumbai's main train station after arriving in the city from Pakistan with other nine other gunmen.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23