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In a bid to inject new vitality into its lukewarm economy and reverse its economic slowdown, the United States has accelerated efforts to promote more inbound industrial investment over the last year.
Overcoming the debt crisis haunting Europe is not a matter of months, but of years.
The presidential election in Egypt on May 23 and 24, the first since the resignation of Mohamed Hosni Mubarak in February last year, has attracted widespread attention as the result will determine the country's future direction after the "Arab Spring".
Though rounds of talks have achieved no concrete progress in finding a solution to the Iranian nuclear issue, the most recent talks in Istanbul seem to have defused the tensions to some extent.
New round of dialogue with Iran could produce results if all parties maintain the positive momentum achieved in Istanbul.
Higher education is the key to social mobility. Yet where a person is born has a significant bearing on their future success.
The root cause of this insecurity may lie in the fact that the general approach of the nations is still narrowly nationalistic with little consensus between them on most issues facing them.
Relations between India and China have experienced some very challenging times in recent years.
Priority of the largest developing country is striving to get rid of poverty and make life better for all residents.
Today it is becoming increasingly apparent that what we are dealing with is not just a recession, but a crisis of the existing capitalist system itself.
Despite its original concept of focusing on European and Atlantic affairs, NATO has unveiled its plans to develop itself into a political and military alliance engaging in global affairs.
One month ago, thanks to the efforts of United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan, both the Syrian government and the opposition forces in Syria accepted a ceasefire plan.