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The war on pirates moves on land

For the first time, EU forces are attacking pirate bases within Somali territory: European helicopter gunships attacked a pirate base on the Somali coast on Tuesday, destroying five speedboats, in the first such airborne strike on land by the anti-piracy...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 1:28 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Greek president pushes for technocratic government

Greek president pushes for technocratic government Top news: Greek President Karolos Papoulias is meeting with party leaders to ask them to step aside in favor of a technocratic government that can keep the country from bankruptcy -- a last-ditch effort...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 5:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Europe's gray future

EU Observer looks at a new report , set to be endorsed by Europe's finance ministers tomorrow, that looks beyond the the ramifications of the "Grexit" to a longer-term threat to the continent's prosperity: With an increase of some five...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 2:04 PM by FP Passport

The Dalai Lama and the case of the poison hair

The Dalai Lama made a pretty startling claim in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph yesterday: "We received some sort of information from Tibet," he said. "Some Chinese agents training some Tibetans, especially women, you see, using...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 9:41 AM by FP Passport

Are East Germans the world's most godless people?

It was Leipzig-born Friedrich Nietzche who wrote that "God is dead" in the 1880s. As far as his fellow East Germans are concerned, he may have been on to something. A recent study by University of Chicago sociologist Tom Smith looks at survey...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 8:33 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Greek president struggles to form unity government

Greek president struggles to form unity government Top news: After several failed attempts by Greece's political parties to form a coalition government following elections last week, Greek President Karolos Papoulias invited leaders to a final round...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 5:24 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: The race evolves

The gay marriage fallout President Barack Obama made some history this week by becoming the first sitting president to support the legalization of same-sex marriage. Obama's announcement, made during an interview with ABC News, came a day after North...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 2:59 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

Italian anarchists shoot nuclear executive

This would certainly seem to be an escalation : An anarchist group claimed responsibility on Friday for kneecapping an Italian nuclear engineering executive and warned it would strike another seven times at the firm's parent company, Finmeccanica...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 2:53 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Egypt holds first presidential debate

Egypt holds first presidential debate Top news: Just two weeks before the first round of voting in the country's presidential election, Egypt held the Arab world's first televised presidential debate on Thursday night. The four-hour event featured...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 5:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Michele Bachmann is no longer Swiss

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's 53 days of Swiss citizenship have apparently come to an end: "I sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting withdrawal of my dual Swiss citizenship, which was conferred upon me by operation of Swiss law when...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 1:36 PM by FP Passport

A Jewish pilgrimage returns to Tunisia

Though the powerful and prominent Islamist Ennahda party has sent mixed messages about its attitude toward Tunisia's 1,500-strong Jewish population, President Moncef Marzouki's government has made an extraordinary effort this year to promote the...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 12:34 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Security, Culture, Politics, Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Religion, North Africa

Argentina passes landmark transgender rights law

The big political news in the U.S. today is that President Obama has finally "evolved" -- with a push from Joe Biden -- into supporting same-sex marriage . Obama is still sticking with a states-rights position on this issue and is unlikely to...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 11:06 AM by FP Passport

STASI records suggest IKEA used Cuban prison labor in the 1980s

This story involving labor abuse, Cold War intrigue and everyone's favorite discount furniture empire has been brewing for about a week but has gotten surprisingly little attention in the U.S. The Miami Herald reported last Friday : A report that...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 8:22 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Double bombing hits Damascus intelligence center

Double bombing hits Damascus intelligence center Top news : Two bombings outside an intelligence complex in Damascus killed at least 40 people and injured 170, according to Syrian television. It was the largest and deadliest single attack since the Syrian...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 5:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Students for a Free Tibet responds

On Monday, I posted some thoughts about the death of Adam "MCA" Yauch and the future of the global Tibetan independence movement. Tenzin Dorjee, executive director of Students for a Free Tibet , sent in this response: Normal 0 false false false...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 9:30 AM by FP Passport

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The war on pirates moves on land

Morning Brief: Greek president pushes for technocratic government

Europe's gray future

The Dalai Lama and the case of the poison hair

Are East Germans the world's most godless people?

Morning Brief: Greek president struggles to form unity government

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: The race evolves

Italian anarchists shoot nuclear executive

Morning Brief: Egypt holds first presidential debate

Michele Bachmann is no longer Swiss

A Jewish pilgrimage returns to Tunisia

Argentina passes landmark transgender rights law

STASI records suggest IKEA used Cuban prison labor in the 1980s

Morning Brief: Double bombing hits Damascus intelligence center

Students for a Free Tibet responds