Until it does, Thailand s otherwise promising future will be increasingly remote.

Europe s common good indeed, its most promising path to a prosperous future is at stake.

His findings show some encouraging and tangible progress in the commitment of the Provisional Institutions of Self Government to the implementation of the standards.

The most promising breakthrough may well be the discovery of huge reserves of shale gas all over the planet.

The Syrian Young Entrepreneurs' Association is a non governmental non profit organization that strives to inspire a strong entrepreneurial mindset and skills among Syria's promising young people.

In 2007, Paul Rothemund gave TED a short summary of his specialty, DNA folding. Now he lays out in clear, abundant detail the immense promise of this field to create tiny machines that assemble themselves.

The European Union shares the Secretary General's assessment that the Provisional Institutions of Self Government have shown some encouraging and tangible progress in their commitment to the implementation of the standards.

The EU s heads of government need to understand the bigger picture as they prepare for this week s MFF summit.

Generating the political will to get even some of this done will be no easy feat. But an honest look at the sorry state and unpromising trajectory of the global economy will, one hopes, help policymakers do what s needed.

All is not lost, and there are strong reasons to believe that Kenyans will surmount the current political crisis and put the country back on its promising track.

Much of this has been achieved through regional and international assistance, but on June 7 the Lebanese people, through the ballot box, proved that they hold ultimate decision making power over the country s precarious but potentially promising future.

Much of this has been achieved through regional and international assistance, but on June 7 the Lebanese people, through the ballot box, proved that they hold ultimate decision making power over the country s precarious but potentially promising future.

A small minority is trying to counter that promising trend by attempting to exploit religion for purely political ends and to marginalize it by engaging in terrorist acts that have claimed thousands of innocent civilian lives. Such actions do not have a place in a tolerant society or a society that accepts change.