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Exiled Chinese dissident suggests exiling Bo Xilai

At a conference at Duke University this weekend, I met Han Dongfang, a Hong Kong-based dissident imprisoned after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Han, who runs the labor rights organization China Labour Bulletin, hasn't been back in mainland...

Published Mon, Apr 08 2013 11:59 AM by FP Passport
Indian officials fortify elephant-vulnerable polling stations

In India, elephants are revered as the living incarnation of the Hindu god Ganesh -- but that doesn't mean Indians want the huge animals showing up at voting booths. State elections are slated to take place across the country this year, and the Hindu...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 1:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Elections, South Asia, India
5 things you didn’t know about Khe Sanh

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Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 9:28 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: The Best Defense
A new self-immolation

The latest from relatively calm Jordan: A Jordanian man set himself on fire outside the prime minister's office in Amman in the first such act since political unrest hit the country in January. Mohammed Abdul-Karim was in critical condition with third...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 3:56 PM by FP Passport
Maldives ex-president arrested after skipping trial

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was arrested Monday morning on Fares-Maathodaa island after failing to show up for two trials within a week. Nasheed defied a court order to remain on the capital island of Male and left on Oct. 1 to campaign...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 1:44 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Corruption, Politics, Elections, South Asia, Democracy
Why did the Burmese army blow up this bridge?

It's not easy getting information out of Burma. The man who snapped this photo hid the camera's SD card in his sock in order to sneak it across the border. The image shows a 105 meter bridge in eastern Burma reportedly destroyed by the army on...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 1:14 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia
What’s behind al Shabab’s new love for the U.N.?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE As the almost entirely unreported humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa grows -- with the number of people in need of food aid expected to rise to an estimated 10 million in the coming weeks -- one...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2011 2:29 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Somalia
Meet Your New Favorite Holiday: World Vasectomy Day

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Published Thu, Nov 06 2014 12:23 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport
Bolivia to Monkeys: Move Over for Camels and Llamas

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Published Thu, Nov 13 2014 11:15 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport
A setback for China in Africa

Chinese ambitions in Africa have been no secret to Western policymakers. In the past 7 years, Beijing has devoted over $14 billion dollars to Africa, through a mixture of aid for resources packages and direct investment. However, the outcome of this weekend's...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 9:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, East Asia, China
Everything on the line for Murdoch today

For Rupert Murdoch, the three hours he'll spend in a small, "bland" committee room across from the House of Commons today, answering tough questions from MPs about phone-hacking and police-bribing within his company, is just about the most...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 6:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Media, Flash Points
Rick Warren finally speaks out against Ugandan anti-gay law

For the last few weeks influential U.S. pastor Rick Warren has been under fire from critics for refusing to condemn the proposed draconian anti-gay laws in Uganda -- which would punish homosexual behavior with jail time or even death and punish those...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 1:23 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Human Rights, Religion
Syrian National Council publishes maps of Syrian air defenses

The Syrian National Council (SNC), which was formed on Sunday as an umbrella coalition of groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad's regime, hinted strongly that it was in favor of a no-fly zone over the country by publishing maps of Syrian air...

Published Mon, Oct 03 2011 7:27 AM by FP Passport
Still not quite sure what victory looks like

Others on this site will weigh in soon with more in-depth analysis of the president's speech tonight, but a couple thoughts right off the bat. No matter how forceful his explanation of the stakes in Afghanistan, Obama was unlikely to convince those...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 6:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, Obama Administration
The Taliban's favorite Beatles song is....

" She Loves You ," yeah, yeah, yeah. Plus, lots more great detail in the third part of David Rohde's New York Times articles on his time as a hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2009 8:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, Central Asia, Taliban

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Exiled Chinese dissident suggests exiling Bo Xilai

Indian officials fortify elephant-vulnerable polling stations

5 things you didn’t know about Khe Sanh

A new self-immolation

Maldives ex-president arrested after skipping trial

Why did the Burmese army blow up this bridge?

What’s behind al Shabab’s new love for the U.N.?

Meet Your New Favorite Holiday: World Vasectomy Day

Bolivia to Monkeys: Move Over for Camels and Llamas

A setback for China in Africa

Everything on the line for Murdoch today

Rick Warren finally speaks out against Ugandan anti-gay law

Syrian National Council publishes maps of Syrian air defenses

Still not quite sure what victory looks like

The Taliban's favorite Beatles song is....