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Saif al-Qaddafi's fall from grace

Saif al-Islam, Muammar al-Qaddafi's favored son, is shown in the video above rallying a pro-Qaddafi crowd into a frenzy. At one point, he leads the crowd in a chant of "Only God, Muammar, and Libya ... we need no other than our leader Qaddafi...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 10:25 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: EU Mulls Additional Sanctions On Russia

EU Mulls Additional Sanctions On Russia Top news: The European Union on Thursday weighed additional sanctions against Moscow, after Russian troops overran a pair of military bases in Crimea and prompted the Ukrainian government to draw up plans to evacuate...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 6:52 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: American jet crashes in Libya

American jet crashes in Libya Top story: A U.S. fighter jet crashed in Libya during its overnight sorties, likely due to a mechanical failure. One of the jet's crew members has already been recovered by coalition forces, while the other is "in...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 5:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief, Aviation Disaster / Problem / Issue

Dubai guest workers fired by text message

The Times of India reports that Indian workers in Dubai, visiting home for the Muslim holiday of Eid last week, were informed of their termination via SMS: "It was early morning when I received a text message from my office, Al-Hamid, telling me...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 1:47 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Economics

Hayden Panettiere Is on the #Frontlines of Ukraine's Protests

Hayden Panettiere, the star of ABC’s Nashville , has often complained about being portrayed too often as “the popular cheerleader type or just the blonde.” But Panettiere has a new role, and this time around she can't be accused of being a lightweight...

Published Mon, Dec 09 2013 10:22 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Politics, Democracy

Fact-checking the New York Times: Did Hu really just shift China's position on human rights?

The most interesting moment in an otherwise subdued -- dare I say dull -- press conference by U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao came when a Bloomberg reporter insisted that Hu answer a fellow journalist's question about...

Published Wed, Jan 19 2011 11:56 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Human Rights, East Asia, China

Morning Brief: Obama administration to move forward with military tribunals at Gitmo

Obama administration to move forward with military tribunals at Gitmo Top story: The Obama administration is planning to lift the ban on new military tribunal cases against detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The order amounts to...

Published Thu, Jan 20 2011 5:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Shinseki to Taiwan?

No cabinet-level U.S. official has visited Taiwan since Clinton administration Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater in 2000, but Taipei is hoping to change that with an invitation to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki: Representatives of Taiwan's...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 11:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, Military

Syrian opposition leader sends a message to Hezbollah

Former head of the Syrian opposition coalition Moaz al-Khatib directed a speech yesterday to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, urging him to withdraw Hezbollah's fighters from Syria or risk dragging the Middle East into decades of Sunni-Shia violence...

Published Thu, Apr 25 2013 4:17 AM by FP Passport

How pro-Russian will Ukraine's new government be?

Russia ended a five-month diplomatic freeze with Ukraine yesterday as new ambassador Mikhail Zurabov arrived in Kiev to present his credentials. The new friendliness is the result of the Jan. 17 election that dealt a crushing blow to anti-Russian president...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2010 9:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe

The ANC launches fashion line

Always wanted to dress like Jacob Zuma? ANC designed leather jackets, initially made popular by the South African president, are now on sale. They're, well, a bit garish -- and, not surprisingly, haven't been received well by South Africa's...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 1:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Culture

How the world does drugs

The UN's International Narcotics Control Board released its annual report on the global trade Wednesday. A few points to ponder: The gender gap is closing; men have typically exhibited higher rates of drug use than women globally, but in many countries...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 9:51 AM by FP Passport

Say Hello to China's Brewing Financial Crisis

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In global economy these days, there are known unknowns, unknown unknowns, and then there's the Chinese credit market. On the heels of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's...

Published Fri, Jun 21 2013 11:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China, Economics, Finance

The Obama administration just can't seem to pivot to Asia

Ever since the Obama administration first rolled out its signature Asia pivot policy , the effort seemed ambitious. The United States was wrapping up its war in Iraq and still surging troops in Afghanistan -- and yet, policymakers planned to "rebalance"...

Published Fri, Jun 07 2013 5:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, Obama Administration, U.S. Foreign Policy, Military, International Relations, Southeast Asia, Defense Budget

China takes another baby step away from one-child policy

China is introducing another very small loosening of its strict one-child policy: Currently only couples in which both husband and wife are only children are permitted to have a second child — and then only after a gap of at least four years between babies...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 10:21 AM by FP Passport