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Morning Brief: Congolese M23 Rebellion Ends

Congolese M23 Rebellion Ends Top News: The nearly two-year-long M23 rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to an abrupt end today. Early this morning, Congolese officials announced that they had forced M23 rebels from their last havens, flushing...

Published Tue, Nov 05 2013 4:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Does Burning the Thumb of Your Husband’s Lover Make You a WMD Monster?

The Supreme Court has doubts as to whether a domestic, if gruesome, argument is exactly like a full-blown civil war, and whether a scorned wife who burned the thumb of her husband's mistress is in the same category as Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad...

Published Tue, Nov 05 2013 2:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Security, Politics, Military, Nukes

Meet the Jilted Wives, Indian Batsmen, and Russian Censors Taking On Twitter

As one of the planet's most largest and important social networks, Twitter is constantly bombarded with requests to take down content. Everyone from the Russian government to the Indian cricket league to American music business files the complaints...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2013 9:15 AM by FP Passport

The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Brazen Twitter Clones

Twitter shares hit a high of $50 on Thursday in its first day of trading. It's a sizable opening-day pop, given that the initial public offering price was initially marked at somewhere near half of that. The opening generated a lot of buzz among investors...

Published Thu, Nov 07 2013 10:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, East Asia, Culture, Media, Caucasus

New Face Guard Allows Japanese Women To Eat Burgers Without Shame

Here's your "quirky Japan" story of the day: Apparently, it's very impolite for women there to eat hamburgers in public -- or so says one Japanese fast food chain that hopes to free women from the unbearable shame of opening their mouths...

Published Fri, Nov 08 2013 7:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, East Asia, Culture, Women, Food/Agriculture, Business

Morning Brief: Relief Efforts Struggle to Reach Areas Devastated by Typhoon Haiyan

Relief Efforts Struggle to Reach Areas Devastated by Typhoon Haiyan Top News: As the Philippines reels from the devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan, which is believed to have left 10,000 people dead and 660,000 people displaced, relief efforts are struggling...

Published Tue, Nov 12 2013 5:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Meet the Newest Anti-Fracking Activist: Pope Francis

Pope Francis has already become a favorite of progressives with his fairly open-minded statements on homosexuality and birth control. But that adoration may go into overdrive, now that the Pope has adopted a new role as an environmental crusader, too...

Published Wed, Nov 13 2013 9:32 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Environment, Culture, South America, Energy, Public Health, Religion, Health

Morning Brief: U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Philippines

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Philippines Top news: The USS George Washington aircraft carrier group arrived off the coast of the Philippines on Thursday to aid victims of the devastating Typhoon that struck the island-chain last week. The strike group...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 5:52 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Canadian Investigation Discovers Multinational Child Porn Operation, 348 Arrested

Canadian Investigation Discovers Multinational Child Porn Operation, 348 Arrested Top News: A Canadian investigation has led to the arrests of 348 people on at least four continents as detectives discovered and dismantled a multinational child porn distribution...

Published Fri, Nov 15 2013 4:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Can the spirit of Christmas defeat Kim Jong Il?

A South Korean church has erected a giant Christmas tree near the North Korean border. As gestures go, it's better than missiles I guess: The method of delivery was a giant, brightly lit Christmas tree, reportedly visible from Kaesong, the border...

Published Tue, Dec 21 2010 11:44 AM by FP Passport

Two new honors for ForeignPolicy.com

We were thrilled to learn today of two incredible new honors for our online efforts in 2010. Real Clear World has named ForeignPolicy.com its Top Word News Site of 2010. Highlighting both Josh Rogin's incisive reporting on the White House's child...

Published Wed, Dec 22 2010 7:57 AM by FP Passport

John Bolton Either Had an Awful Vacation or Had His Email Hacked

John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appears to have run into a bit of trouble during a purported trip to the Philippines. According to an email sent from Bolton's account Tuesday afternoon, the cantankerous former diplomat...

Published Tue, Dec 03 2013 12:16 PM by FP Passport

This Is America's Most Top Secret Volleyball Court

No facility is more important at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the nuclear weapons research facility, than the so-called "Superblock." Situated at the heart of the 820-acre complex , the Superblock handles the facility's plutonium...

Published Wed, Dec 04 2013 10:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Security, Nukes, Sports, National Security

Gitmo Troops Get a Car Show While Inmates Sweat in 12-Foot Boxes

Guantánamo Bay's reputation as the dark heart of America's war on terror tends to overshadow its more banal role as a naval base -- filled with troops, their families and, to a lesser extent, their pretty, pretty cars. Late last month, the base...

Published Wed, Dec 04 2013 1:52 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Military

Morning Brief: NSA Collects 5 billion Mobile Phone Records Daily, Tracks Locations Worldwide

NSA Collects 5 billion Mobile Phone Records Daily, Tracks Locations Worldwide Top news: The National Security Agency (NSA) is sweeping up nearly 5 billion mobile phone records per day in a massive surveillance program designed to track the movements of...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 5:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Morning Brief: Congolese M23 Rebellion Ends

Does Burning the Thumb of Your Husband’s Lover Make You a WMD Monster?

Meet the Jilted Wives, Indian Batsmen, and Russian Censors Taking On Twitter

The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Brazen Twitter Clones

New Face Guard Allows Japanese Women To Eat Burgers Without Shame

Morning Brief: Relief Efforts Struggle to Reach Areas Devastated by Typhoon Haiyan

Meet the Newest Anti-Fracking Activist: Pope Francis

Morning Brief: U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Philippines

Morning Brief: Canadian Investigation Discovers Multinational Child Porn Operation, 348 Arrested

Can the spirit of Christmas defeat Kim Jong Il?

Two new honors for ForeignPolicy.com

John Bolton Either Had an Awful Vacation or Had His Email Hacked

This Is America's Most Top Secret Volleyball Court

Gitmo Troops Get a Car Show While Inmates Sweat in 12-Foot Boxes

Morning Brief: NSA Collects 5 billion Mobile Phone Records Daily, Tracks Locations Worldwide