Winner of Venezuela's Presidential Vote Will Face Challenges Ahead Nicolas Maduro, the former union leader who became President Chavez's vice president in 2012, ended his campaign with a massive rally in Caracas. He has vowed to continue the socialis...
Obama Security Team Faces New Challenges, New Priorities In nominating former Senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, President Obama acknowledged that his team will deal with a changing world. Ending the war in Afghanistan and caring for those who...
Challenges Ahead for Foreign Troops in Mali French President Francois Hollande got a hero's welcome Saturday in the liberated northern town of Timbuktu. Hollande's visit marked an end to what French and Malian officials say has been a successful firs...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Davis Cup captain Joao Zwetsch has welcomed the challenge of facing a United States team buoyed by the inclusion of world No. 13 John Isner. Isner had been doubtful for next month's World Group first-round...
Security Challenges Await Somalia After Historic Year In August, members of Somalia's new parliament took the oath of office in a parking lot outside the Mogadishu airport. The selection of the 275-seat body represented one of the most substantial ac...
Israelis, Palestinians Face Sharp Challenges in 2013 Residents of Gaza have yet to recover from the exchange of aerial bombardments with Israel in late November and face rebuilding in the coming year. Six Israelis and more than 170 Palestinians were...
China's New Leaders Face Economic Challenges China's modern cities are built on a massive scale, with architecture in places such as Beijing that ranges from avant-garde to out of this world. But, just above Beijing's busy street corners are signs of...
Pakistan's Textile Industry Faces Challenges At the M.K. Sons factory in Faisalabad, which produces colorful printed fabrics for sale by U.S. retail giants like Walmart and Target, chief executive Rana Javed Akhtar insists that unlike the Karachi fac...
What New Challenge are You Going to Take This Year? If you want to grow, you need to expand your personal capacity. I already wrote about it before, but I think its necessary to touch on this topic again. Its an important topic that deserves constant...
Morsi: Egypt faces Challenges and Opportunities Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Tuesday addressed the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiatives annual meeting. He spoke of the challenges facing his government and the region. President Morsi...