diff --git a/google/modules/standard_search.py b/google/modules/standard_search.py
index be8d63e..4cf739c 100644
--- a/google/modules/standard_search.py
+++ b/google/modules/standard_search.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from .utils import _get_search_url, get_html
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 import urllib.parse
-from urllib.parse import unquote
+from urllib.parse import unquote, parse_qs, urlparse
 from unidecode import unidecode
 from re import match
 
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ def _limit_str_size(self, str_element, size_limit):
 
 
 # PUBLIC
-def search(query, pages=1, lang='en', ncr=False, void=True):
+def search(query, pages=1, lang='en', area='com', ncr=False, void=True):
     """Returns a list of GoogleResult.
 
     Args:
         query: String to search in google.
         pages: Number of pages where results must be taken.
+        area : Area of google homepages.
 
     TODO: add support to get the google results.
     Returns:
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def search(query, pages=1, lang='en', ncr=False, void=True):
 
     results = []
     for i in range(pages):
-        url = _get_search_url(query, i, lang=lang, ncr=ncr)
+        url = _get_search_url(query, i, lang=lang, area=area, ncr=ncr)
         html = get_html(url)
 
         if html:
@@ -107,20 +108,61 @@ def _get_name(li):
     return None
 
 
+def _filter_link(link):
+    '''Filter links found in the Google result pages HTML code.
+    Returns None if the link doesn't yield a valid result.
+    '''
+    try:
+        # Valid results are absolute URLs not pointing to a Google domain
+        # like images.google.com or googleusercontent.com
+        o = urlparse(link, 'http')
+        # link type-1
+        # >>> "https://www.gitbook.com/book/ljalphabeta/python-"
+        if o.netloc and 'google' not in o.netloc:
+            return link
+        # link type-2
+        # >>> "http://www.google.com/url?url=http://python.jobbole.com/84108/&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwj3quDH-Y7UAhWG6oMKHdQ-BQMQFggUMAA&usg=AFQjCNHPws5Buru5Z71wooRLHT6mpvnZlA"
+        if o.netloc and o.path.startswith('/url'):
+            try:
+                link = parse_qs(o.query)['url'][0]
+                o = urlparse(link, 'http')
+                if o.netloc and 'google' not in o.netloc:
+                    return link
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+        # Decode hidden URLs.
+        if link.startswith('/url?'):
+            try:
+                # link type-3
+                # >>> "/url?q=http://python.jobbole.com/84108/&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjFw6Txg4_UAhVI5IMKHfqVAykQFggUMAA&usg=AFQjCNFOTLpmpfqctpIn0sAfaj5U5gAU9A"
+                link = parse_qs(o.query)['q'][0]
+                # Valid results are absolute URLs not pointing to a Google domain
+                # like images.google.com or googleusercontent.com
+                o = urlparse(link, 'http')
+                if o.netloc and 'google' not in o.netloc:
+                    return link
+            except KeyError:
+                # link type-4
+                # >>> "/url?url=https://machine-learning-python.kspax.io/&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwj3quDH-Y7UAhWG6oMKHdQ-BQMQFggfMAI&usg=AFQjCNEfkUI0RP_RlwD3eI22rSfqbYM_nA"
+                link = parse_qs(o.query)['url'][0]
+                o = urlparse(link, 'http')
+                if o.netloc and 'google' not in o.netloc:
+                    return link
+
+    # Otherwise, or on error, return None.
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
 def _get_link(li):
     """Return external link from a search."""
     try:
         a = li.find("a")
         link = a["href"]
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return None
-
-    if link.startswith("/url?"):
-        m = match('/url\?(url|q)=(.+?)&', link)
-        if m and len(m.groups()) == 2:
-            return unquote(m.group(2))
-
-    return None
+    return _filter_link(link)
 
 
 def _get_google_link(li):
@@ -128,7 +170,7 @@ def _get_google_link(li):
     try:
         a = li.find("a")
         link = a["href"]
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return None
 
     if link.startswith("/url?") or link.startswith("/search?"):
diff --git a/google/modules/utils.py b/google/modules/utils.py
index 1e523fa..03dbd0a 100644
--- a/google/modules/utils.py
+++ b/google/modules/utils.py
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@
 from past.utils import old_div
 import time
 from selenium import webdriver
-import urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.parse
 from functools import wraps
 # import requests
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from fake_useragent import UserAgent
 import sys
 
+class AreaError(KeyError):
+    pass
+
+
 def measure_time(fn):
 
     def decorator(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ def normalize_query(query):
     return query.strip().replace(":", "%3A").replace("+", "%2B").replace("&", "%26").replace(" ", "+")
 
 
-def _get_search_url(query, page=0, per_page=10, lang='en', ncr=False):
+def _get_search_url(query, page=0, per_page=10, lang='en', area='com', ncr=False):
     # note: num per page might not be supported by google anymore (because of
     # google instant)
 
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@ def _get_search_url(query, page=0, per_page=10, lang='en', ncr=False):
         params['gws_rd'] = 'cr' # Google Web Server ReDirect: CountRy.
 
     params = urlencode(params)
+
     url = u"https://www.google.com/search?" + params
 
     # Workaround to switch between http and https, since this way
@@ -61,6 +68,339 @@ def _get_search_url(query, page=0, per_page=10, lang='en', ncr=False):
 
     # return u"http://www.google.com/search?hl=%s&q=%s&start=%i&num=%i" %
     # (lang, normalize_query(query), page * per_page, per_page)
+    if area == 'com':
+        url = u"http://www.google.com/search?"
+    elif area == 'is':
+        url = 'http://www.google.is/search?'
+    elif area == 'dk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.dk/search?'
+    elif area == 'no':
+        url = 'http://www.google.no/search?'
+    elif area == 'se':
+        url = 'http://www.google.se/search?'
+    elif area == 'fi':
+        url = 'http://www.google.fi/search?'
+    elif area == 'ee':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ee/search?'
+    elif area == 'lv':
+        url = 'http://www.google.lv/search?'
+    elif area == 'lt':
+        url = 'http://www.google.lt/search?'
+    elif area == 'ie':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ie/search?'
+    elif area == 'uk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.uk/search?'
+    elif area == 'gg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.gg/search?'
+    elif area == 'je':
+        url = 'http://www.google.je/search?'
+    elif area == 'im':
+        url = 'http://www.google.im/search?'
+    elif area == 'fr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.fr/search?'
+    elif area == 'nl':
+        url = 'http://www.google.nl/search?'
+    elif area == 'be':
+        url = 'http://www.google.be/search?'
+    elif area == 'lu':
+        url = 'http://www.google.lu/search?'
+    elif area == 'de':
+        url = 'http://www.google.de/search?'
+    elif area == 'at':
+        url = 'http://www.google.at/search?'
+    elif area == 'ch':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ch/search?'
+    elif area == 'li':
+        url = 'http://www.google.li/search?'
+    elif area == 'pt':
+        url = 'http://www.google.pt/search?'
+    elif area == 'es':
+        url = 'http://www.google.es/search?'
+    elif area == 'gi':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.gi/search?'
+    elif area == 'ad':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ad/search?'
+    elif area == 'it':
+        url = 'http://www.google.it/search?'
+    elif area == 'mt':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.mt/search?'
+    elif area == 'sm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.sm/search?'
+    elif area == 'gr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.gr/search?'
+    elif area == 'ru':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ru/search?'
+    elif area == 'by':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.by/search?'
+    elif area == 'ua':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ua/search?'
+    elif area == 'pl':
+        url = 'http://www.google.pl/search?'
+    elif area == 'cz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.cz/search?'
+    elif area == 'sk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.sk/search?'
+    elif area == 'hu':
+        url = 'http://www.google.hu/search?'
+    elif area == 'si':
+        url = 'http://www.google.si/search?'
+    elif area == 'hr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.hr/search?'
+    elif area == 'ba':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ba/search?'
+    elif area == 'me':
+        url = 'http://www.google.me/search?'
+    elif area == 'rs':
+        url = 'http://www.google.rs/search?'
+    elif area == 'mk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.mk/search?'
+    elif area == 'bg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.bg/search?'
+    elif area == 'ro':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ro/search?'
+    elif area == 'md':
+        url = 'http://www.google.md/search?'
+    elif area == 'hk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.hk/search?'
+    elif area == 'mn':
+        url = 'http://www.google.mn/search?'
+    elif area == 'kr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.kr/search?'
+    elif area == 'jp':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.jp/search?'
+    elif area == 'vn':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.vn/search?'
+    elif area == 'la':
+        url = 'http://www.google.la/search?'
+    elif area == 'kh':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.kh/search?'
+    elif area == 'th':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.th/search?'
+    elif area == 'my':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.my/search?'
+    elif area == 'sg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.sg/search?'
+    elif area == 'bn':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.bn/search?'
+    elif area == 'ph':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ph/search?'
+    elif area == 'id':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.id/search?'
+    elif area == 'tp':
+        url = 'http://www.google.tp/search?'
+    elif area == 'kz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.kz/search?'
+    elif area == 'kg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.kg/search?'
+    elif area == 'tj':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.tj/search?'
+    elif area == 'uz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.uz/search?'
+    elif area == 'tm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.tm/search?'
+    elif area == 'af':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.af/search?'
+    elif area == 'pk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.pk/search?'
+    elif area == 'np':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.np/search?'
+    elif area == 'in':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.in/search?'
+    elif area == 'bd':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.bd/search?'
+    elif area == 'lk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.lk/search?'
+    elif area == 'mv':
+        url = 'http://www.google.mv/search?'
+    elif area == 'kw':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.kw/search?'
+    elif area == 'sa':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.sa/search?'
+    elif area == 'bh':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.bh/search?'
+    elif area == 'ae':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ae/search?'
+    elif area == 'om':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.om/search?'
+    elif area == 'jo':
+        url = 'http://www.google.jo/search?'
+    elif area == 'il':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.il/search?'
+    elif area == 'lb':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.lb/search?'
+    elif area == 'tr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.tr/search?'
+    elif area == 'az':
+        url = 'http://www.google.az/search?'
+    elif area == 'am':
+        url = 'http://www.google.am/search?'
+    elif area == 'ls':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.ls/search?'
+    elif area == 'eg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.eg/search?'
+    elif area == 'ly':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ly/search?'
+    elif area == 'dz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.dz/search?'
+    elif area == 'ma':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.ma/search?'
+    elif area == 'sn':
+        url = 'http://www.google.sn/search?'
+    elif area == 'gm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.gm/search?'
+    elif area == 'ml':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ml/search?'
+    elif area == 'bf':
+        url = 'http://www.google.bf/search?'
+    elif area == 'sl':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.sl/search?'
+    elif area == 'ci':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ci/search?'
+    elif area == 'gh':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.gh/search?'
+    elif area == 'tg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.tg/search?'
+    elif area == 'bj':
+        url = 'http://www.google.bj/search?'
+    elif area == 'ne':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ne/search?'
+    elif area == 'ng':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ng/search?'
+    elif area == 'sh':
+        url = 'http://www.google.sh/search?'
+    elif area == 'cm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.cm/search?'
+    elif area == 'td':
+        url = 'http://www.google.td/search?'
+    elif area == 'cf':
+        url = 'http://www.google.cf/search?'
+    elif area == 'ga':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ga/search?'
+    elif area == 'cg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.cg/search?'
+    elif area == 'cd':
+        url = 'http://www.google.cd/search?'
+    elif area == 'ao':
+        url = 'http://www.google.it.ao/search?'
+    elif area == 'et':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.et/search?'
+    elif area == 'dj':
+        url = 'http://www.google.dj/search?'
+    elif area == 'ke':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.ke/search?'
+    elif area == 'ug':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.ug/search?'
+    elif area == 'tz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.tz/search?'
+    elif area == 'rw':
+        url = 'http://www.google.rw/search?'
+    elif area == 'bi':
+        url = 'http://www.google.bi/search?'
+    elif area == 'mw':
+        url = 'http://www.google.mw/search?'
+    elif area == 'mz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.mz/search?'
+    elif area == 'mg':
+        url = 'http://www.google.mg/search?'
+    elif area == 'sc':
+        url = 'http://www.google.sc/search?'
+    elif area == 'mu':
+        url = 'http://www.google.mu/search?'
+    elif area == 'zm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.zm/search?'
+    elif area == 'zw':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.zw/search?'
+    elif area == 'bw':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.bw/search?'
+    elif area == 'na':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.na/search?'
+    elif area == 'za':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.za/search?'
+    elif area == 'au':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.au/search?'
+    elif area == 'nf':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.nf/search?'
+    elif area == 'nz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.nz/search?'
+    elif area == 'sb':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.sb/search?'
+    elif area == 'fj':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.fj/search?'
+    elif area == 'fm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.fm/search?'
+    elif area == 'ki':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ki/search?'
+    elif area == 'nr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.nr/search?'
+    elif area == 'tk':
+        url = 'http://www.google.tk/search?'
+    elif area == 'ws':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ws/search?'
+    elif area == 'as':
+        url = 'http://www.google.as/search?'
+    elif area == 'to':
+        url = 'http://www.google.to/search?'
+    elif area == 'nu':
+        url = 'http://www.google.nu/search?'
+    elif area == 'ck':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.ck/search?'
+    elif area == 'do':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.do/search?'
+    elif area == 'tt':
+        url = 'http://www.google.tt/search?'
+    elif area == 'co':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.co/search?'
+    elif area == 'ec':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ec/search?'
+    elif area == 've':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.ve/search?'
+    elif area == 'gy':
+        url = 'http://www.google.gy/search?'
+    elif area == 'pe':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.pe/search?'
+    elif area == 'bo':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.bo/search?'
+    elif area == 'py':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.py/search?'
+    elif area == 'br':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.br/search?'
+    elif area == 'uy':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.uy/search?'
+    elif area == 'ar':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ar/search?'
+    elif area == 'cl':
+        url = 'http://www.google.cl/search?'
+    elif area == 'gl':
+        url = 'http://www.google.gl/search?'
+    elif area == 'ca':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ca/search?'
+    elif area == 'mx':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.mx/search?'
+    elif area == 'gt':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.gt/search?'
+    elif area == 'bz':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.bz/search?'
+    elif area == 'sv':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.sv/search?'
+    elif area == 'hn':
+        url = 'http://www.google.hn/search?'
+    elif area == 'ni':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.ni/search?'
+    elif area == 'cr':
+        url = 'http://www.google.co.cr/search?'
+    elif area == 'pa':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.pa/search?'
+    elif area == 'bs':
+        url = 'http://www.google.bs/search?'
+    elif area == 'cu':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.cu/search?'
+    elif area == 'jm':
+        url = 'http://www.google.com.jm/search?'
+    elif area == 'ht':
+        url = 'http://www.google.ht/search?'
+    else:
+        raise AreaError('invalid  name,  no area found')
+    url += params
     return url
 
 
@@ -77,7 +417,7 @@ def get_html(url):
         print("Error accessing:", url)
         print(e)
         if e.code == 503 and 'CaptchaRedirect' in e.read():
-            print("Google is requiring a Captcha. " \
+            print("Google is requiring a Captcha. "
                   "For more information see: 'https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/86640'")
         if e.code == 503:
             sys.exit("503 Error: service is currently unavailable. Program will exit.")
@@ -168,10 +508,12 @@ def inner(*args, **kwargs):
                 maxs = dt if dt > maxs else maxs
                 sums += dt
                 if verbose:
-                    print('\t%r ran in %2.9f sec on run %s' % (func.__name__, dt, i))
+                    print('\t%r ran in %2.9f sec on run %s' %
+                          (func.__name__, dt, i))
             print('%r min run time was %2.9f sec' % (func.__name__, mins))
             print('%r max run time was %2.9f sec' % (func.__name__, maxs))
-            print('%r avg run time was %2.9f sec in %s runs' % (func.__name__, old_div(sums, loops), loops))
+            print('%r avg run time was %2.9f sec in %s runs' %
+                  (func.__name__, old_div(sums, loops), loops))
             print('==== end ====')
             return result
 
@@ -188,7 +530,7 @@ def wrap(*args, **kw):
         ts = time.time()
         result = f(*args, **kw)
         te = time.time()
-        print('func:%r args:[%r, %r] took: %2.4f sec' % \
-            (f.__name__, args, kw, te - ts))
+        print('func:%r args:[%r, %r] took: %2.4f sec' %
+              (f.__name__, args, kw, te - ts))
         return result
     return wrap
diff --git a/google/tests/test_utils.py b/google/tests/test_utils.py
index f8bafda..bc51172 100644
--- a/google/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/google/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class UtilsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for helper methods."""
     @unittest.skip('Don\t know why but it not work. Skipping for now')
     def test_get_search_url(self):
-        url = _get_search_url("apple", 0, 10, "en")
-        exp_url = "http://www.google.com/search?q=apple&start=0&num=10&hl=en"
+        url = _get_search_url("apple", 0, 10, "en", "jp")
+        exp_url = "http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=apple&start=0&num=10&hl=en"
         self.assertEqual(url, exp_url)