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Australian PM flees Aboriginal protest

Things got very ugly between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's entourage and a group of Aboriginal protesters at an Australia Day even in Canberra today. The Sydney Morning Herald reports : Violent scenes were seen outside the Lobby restaurant...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 2:01 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Wikileaks reveals hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables

Wikileaks reveals hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables Top story: The self-described whistleblower organization Wikileaks began the release of over 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables on Sunday, presenting an unprecedented inside look into the opinions...

Published Mon, Nov 29 2010 6:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Davutoglu picks up and runs with “dangerous man” moniker - David Kenner

One of the WikiLeaked cables refers to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as an "exceptionally dangerous" Islamist influence on the Turkish government. That's a label that the foreign minister embraces -- with a slight modification...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 7:53 AM by FP Passport

WikiLeaked: France politely points out that Iran makes no sense

If you know anything about the first batch of WikiLeaks, it's that Arab officials have a lot to say about the Iranian nuclear program. (Shorter: They don't like it.) But they're not the only ones in a Persian state of mind: the U.S. Embassy...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 10:42 AM by FP Passport

Bulgaria will allow women to serve on non-existent submarines

Give the Bulgarian government points for efficiency, if not productivity. On the same day the country's defense minister lifted its ban on women serving on submarines, the parliament voted to mothball the country's only submarine. It's the...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 9:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Eastern Europe, Women

Senkaku, Diaoyu; Diaoyu, Senkaku; let’s call the whole thing off

In a surprise move after it looked like the recent spat between Tokyo and Beijing was quieting down, China has just canceled a planned meeting between its premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit...

Published Sat, Oct 30 2010 2:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, Obama Administration

Morning Brief: Pakistan cuts off NATO supply route

Pakistan cuts off NATO supply route Top news: Pakistan has closed a crucial border crossing for resupplying U.S. troops in Afghanistan in apparent retaliation for a U.S. helicopter attack that killed three members of Pakistan's security forces. Supply...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 5:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: U.S. military fears that Wikileaks may have endangered Afghan allies

U.S. military fears that Wikileaks may have endangered Afghan allies Top story : The U.S. military is digging through the over 90,000 classified documents that were released by WikiLeaks last Sunday to determine if they revealed the identity of the NATO...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 5:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Iran Contra colonel gets caught for arms smuggling... again

Some people just don't know when to quit. You'd think that having one showdown with federal prosecutors would be enough to last you a lifetime. Or if not, that seeing the charges against you get dropped would serve as a sign that, maybe, you got...

Published Tue, Jun 29 2010 10:42 AM by FP Passport

Nicholas Sarkozy's apology tour

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has, in the past, shown little interest in discussing the darker periods of French history. His summed up his attitude while visiting former colony Algeria two years ago, saying : "Young people on either side of...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 10:47 AM by FP Passport

The best photograph of Cyprus's nonexistent bank run

We here at Foreign Policy had been preparing for the day Cyprus's banks reopened by collecting pictures of bank runs from around the world -- on the chance that this morning we'd wake up to long lines of frantic depositors. But with headlines...

Published Thu, Mar 28 2013 12:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Economics, Finance, Business

Iowa and Texas to OSCE election observers: Stand back or face arrest

Last week we noted Florida Rep. and Senate candidate Connie Mack's freakout over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- which he seemed to confuse with the U.N. -- sending observers to monitor U.S. elections. Now, Politico reports...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 12:01 PM by FP Passport

Surprise! That Russian Submarine in Stockholm Got Away From the Swedish Navy

Unsolicited retirement advice for Tony Blair

ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP After tomorrow, Tony Blair is going to have a lot more time on his hands, especially if—as seems increasingly unlikely —he heeds the advice of Blake and the FT 's Gideon Rachman and turns down the thankless job of Middle...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2007 2:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, Human Rights, Environment, Public Health

Beijing's newfound concern with the Dalai Lama's reincarnation

The Dalai Lama shook up 370 years of tradition last March when he announced that he would step down from his post as the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile. Over the weekend the Nobel laureate shook things up again , saying: "When...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 11:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia

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Australian PM flees Aboriginal protest

Morning Brief: Wikileaks reveals hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables

Davutoglu picks up and runs with “dangerous man” moniker - David Kenner

WikiLeaked: France politely points out that Iran makes no sense

Bulgaria will allow women to serve on non-existent submarines

Senkaku, Diaoyu; Diaoyu, Senkaku; let’s call the whole thing off

Morning Brief: Pakistan cuts off NATO supply route

Morning Brief: U.S. military fears that Wikileaks may have endangered Afghan allies

Iran Contra colonel gets caught for arms smuggling... again

Nicholas Sarkozy's apology tour

The best photograph of Cyprus's nonexistent bank run

Iowa and Texas to OSCE election observers: Stand back or face arrest

Surprise! That Russian Submarine in Stockholm Got Away From the Swedish Navy

Unsolicited retirement advice for Tony Blair

Beijing's newfound concern with the Dalai Lama's reincarnation