Tibetan exiles worldwide long to see a free Tibet. The Dalai Lama has led their struggle for decades. Now he's thinking about retirement. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the latest on the Dalai Lama, and Tibet's uncharted future.

Dalai Lama at Dharamsala meeting

Tibet protests and history

Our daily geography quiz.

Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark. But today Greenlanders voted on whether to increase self-rule on the world's biggest island. Host Ken Bader speaks with journalist Karsten Sommer in Greenland's capital Nuuk.

It's been fourteen years since the African National Congress took power in South Africa under the leadership of Nelson Mandela. But now a split within its ranks has become an outright rebellion - and it could reshape the nation's political landscape. The World's Laura Lynch reports from Johannesburg.

Former ANC chairman Mosiuoa Lekota explains why he left the ANC and co-founded the new Congress of the People party

Web extra: the round table discussion

The French have a reputation for being able to drink responsibly. But now many in France are worried about an apparent rise in binge drinking among young people. And the French government is talking about raising the legal drinking age. Anita Elash reports from Paris.

The Dutch have some of the most liberal drug laws. But some local officials are fed up with foreigners who invade their towns looking for drugs. So they want to close the so-called coffee shops that sell marijuana. Emily Kop reports from the Netherlands.

Americans don't really get the sport of cricket, but some suggest it might be worth their while to try. Cricket is hugely popular in Pakistan, a country that now has tense relations with the U.S. Some suggest America could potentially win over hearts and minds there by fielding a cricket team. The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Islamabad.

There are reports today that Susan Rice might be President-elect Obama's choice for ambassador to the United Nations. The World's Jeb Sharp has more on the next president's emerging foreign policy team.

Tom Fenton on the Obama transition

President-elect Obama unveiled more of his economic team today, and emphasized the need for budget reform. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Global economic crisis

Today on The World: The emerging shape of Barack Obama's foreign policy team; France struggles with a rise in binge-drinking; and whether the United States should try cricket diplomacy in Pakistan.