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Morning Brief: Syrian government levels rebel-held town as Turkey backs ceasefire plan

Syrian government levels rebel-held town as Turkey backs ceasefire plan Top news: The Syrian government launched airstrikes against the northern town of Maarat al-Noaman, which was captured by rebel forces just last week. Videos footage indicated that...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 5:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief
Castro is maybe dying... again...

For the umpteenth time, speculation is running rampant about Fidel Castro's health. El Comandante has reportedly suffered a major cerebral hemorrhage and embolic stroke according to Dr. José Marquina, a Venezuelan doctor who told El Nuevo Herald that...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 10:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: South America, Health
Morning Brief: Russia Threatens Military Response in Ukraine

Russia Threatens Military Response in Ukraine Top news: On the heels of Ukraine's decision to resume military operations in the country's east, Russia applied further pressure on the government in Kiev, threatening that if Russian interests are...

Published Wed, Apr 23 2014 6:32 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief
Spain's low-budget Olympic bid

The optics of asking to host the Olympics at the same time you're asking for a $37 billion bailout could be better, but Madrid -- a candidate city for the 2020 games -- insists it's doable, reports the Wall Street Journal : The city's bid...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 2:14 PM by FP Passport
Morning Brief: Syrian violence spills over into Lebanon

Syrian violence spills over into Lebanon Top news: The violence in Syria spilled over into neighboring Lebanon on Wednesday as Lebanese Shi'ites kidnapped more than 30 people in an area of Beirut controlled by Hezbollah. The abductions were aimed...

Published Thu, Aug 16 2012 5:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief
It's not just foreign policy that makes Americans unpopular in the Muslim world

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The United States doesn't get a lot of love from the Muslim world. Only eight percent of Pakistanis, for instance, view the U.S. as a partner, according to a Pew opinion poll...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 1:27 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Islam
U.N. Pushes Gay Rights in YouTube Bollywood Hit

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Published Tue, Jul 15 2014 12:45 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport
India gets special treatment in GOP platform

We've already taken a look at the 10 most divisive foreign-policy issues in the 2012 Republican platform, which will be publicly released shortly at the GOP convention in Tampa. But there's one passage that has flown under the radar so far. Take...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 12:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012
The disturbing Army militia plot in Georgia

Granted, the convention in Tampa has been a massive media attention suck, but there's still be strikingly little coverage of the terrorist group composed partially of active-duty U.S. troops in Georgia that killed two people and whose plans included...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 7:58 AM by FP Passport
Kim Jong Un Went to a Lubricant Factory

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Published Tue, Aug 05 2014 2:02 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport
Introducing Foreign Policy's expanded election coverage

With the Republican National Convention set to begin (at least a day late ), we'll be ramping up our coverage of the 2012 presidential race from now through November, delving deeper into what the candidates think about the world and what the world...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 8:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 1
Thanks to Urbanization, Tomorrow’s Megalopolises Will Be in Africa and Asia

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Published Fri, Jul 11 2014 2:33 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport
Friday photo: Leaving on a Vaka

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 13: A flotilla of 'vaka' or traditional canoes take part in a ceremonial departure ahead of their cross-Pacific voyage from Viaduct Harbour on April 13, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. Powered by sun and wind only...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2011 3:38 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo
Harrowing video of the riot at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa

Videos and images from the storming of the U.S. embassy in Yemen's capital are circulating on social media sites. It's not pretty. The images show an unruly mob storming through streets and over gates, bashing and burning everything they find...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 9:18 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East
Why Myanmar’s Leaders Misled the World About Its Population

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Published Tue, Sep 02 2014 3:51 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

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Morning Brief: Syrian government levels rebel-held town as Turkey backs ceasefire plan

Castro is maybe dying... again...

Morning Brief: Russia Threatens Military Response in Ukraine

Spain's low-budget Olympic bid

Morning Brief: Syrian violence spills over into Lebanon

It's not just foreign policy that makes Americans unpopular in the Muslim world

U.N. Pushes Gay Rights in YouTube Bollywood Hit

India gets special treatment in GOP platform

The disturbing Army militia plot in Georgia

Kim Jong Un Went to a Lubricant Factory

Introducing Foreign Policy's expanded election coverage

Thanks to Urbanization, Tomorrow’s Megalopolises Will Be in Africa and Asia

Friday photo: Leaving on a Vaka

Harrowing video of the riot at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa

Why Myanmar’s Leaders Misled the World About Its Population