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Exclusive: Former TSA nominee speaks out

I just spoke with Erroll Southers, who withdrew his name on Tuesday from the nomination process to become the head of the Transportation Security Administration, created after the 9/11 to ensure the United States' aviation security. In September,...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2010 12:52 PM by FP Passport

Is China secretly hoarding the world's fish?

It looks like rare earth elements aren't the only commodity China has been allegedly keeping to itself. According to a recent study published in the journal Fish and Fisheries , the Chinese have been drastically underreporting the number of fish that...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 10:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, East Asia, China, Food/Agriculture

Pakistan is planning its own version of 'Glee'

Glee , the hit U.S. TV show, has won fans the world over for its ability to tackle the hard issues of adolescence -- homosexuality, bullying, teen pregnancy -- through the ever-accessible music of Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. And it seems Pakistani television...

Published Tue, May 28 2013 10:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Pakistan, South Asia

Is Australia really the happiest country in the world?

Slow down, Aussies: Australia certainly has plenty to be happy about, but the OECD's new Better Life Index didn't just declare living in the Land Down Under the best lifestyle in the world. Still, you wouldn't know that from this week's...

Published Tue, May 28 2013 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Tymoshenko challenges Ukraine election result

Tymoshenko challenges Ukraine election result Top story: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is planning to contest the results of Sunday's Presidential election, which awarded a slim victory to her rival, Viktor Yanukovych. The Tymoshenko Bloc...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 5:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

More evidence that no one knows who's in charge in Europe

I continue to find the "Obama is ignoring Europe" meme pretty tiresome. A case in point is this Der Spiegel article which argues that "By declining to come to Spain for a trans-Atlantic summit, President Barack Obama made it clear that...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 6:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe

Could the U.S. be the world's most populous country in 2100?

The United States, currently the world's third-most populous country behind China and India, could have the largest population in the world by 2100, according to new projections by Joseph Chamie, the former director of the United Nations Population...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 1:00 PM by FP Passport

The risky legal strategy behind Edward Snowden's flight to Hong Kong

With his decision to flee to Hong Kong , Edward Snowden, the whistleblower behind the bombshell leak that exposed a highly classified U.S. intelligence program, has taken a serious legal risk, one that may very well result in his extradition to the United...

Published Sun, Jun 09 2013 9:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: China, National Security

Morning Brief: Boston Marathon investigation focuses on pressure cooker bomb

Boston Marathon investigation focuses on pressure cooker bomb Top news: Police investigating the bombing at the Boston Marathon on Monday said that explosives housed in a pressure cooker had likely been used in the attack that killed three and wounded...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 5:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: One suspect in marathon bombing killed, manhunt on for second

One suspect in marathon bombing killed, manhunt on for second Top news: During a wild chase through the suburbs of Boston last night, one of the suspects identified by authorities in connection with Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon, as well...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 5:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Ron Paul fans furious over Rand Paul's drone flip-flop

Ron Paul's vibrant fan base is in open rebellion today over Rand Paul's reversal on domestic drone strikes. The Kentucky senator, whose famous 13-hour Senate floor filibuster did much to strengthen his ties with his father's hardcore following...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 3:30 PM by FP Passport

What Chinese officials have learned about crisis management since the last earthquake

There's debate about the size of the earthquake that struck a rural region of China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 188 people and injuring more than 11,000 (Chinese seismology officials measured the quake at 7.0...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 12:20 PM by FP Passport

Has the world stopped caring about massacres in Syria?

On May 25, 2012, 108 people were murdered in the Syrian town of Houla. Gruesome videos of woman and children slaughtered in their homes spread like wildfire across the Internet, the United Nations issued a report that attempted to discern exactly what...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 12:28 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Car bomb hits French embassy in Tripoli

Car bomb hits French embassy in Tripoli Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: A car bomb exploded outside the French embassy in Tripoli early Tuesday morning, injuring two French guards and causing one corner of the embassy building...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 5:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Your guide to the Tsarnaev family

The hunt for the men behind the Boston Marathon bombings appears to have concluded , but the investigation into why two seemingly well-adjusted young men would carry out such a gruesome attack in their adopted hometown has only just begun. One of the...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 9:50 AM by FP Passport

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Exclusive: Former TSA nominee speaks out

Is China secretly hoarding the world's fish?

Pakistan is planning its own version of 'Glee'

Is Australia really the happiest country in the world?

Morning Brief: Tymoshenko challenges Ukraine election result

More evidence that no one knows who's in charge in Europe

Could the U.S. be the world's most populous country in 2100?

The risky legal strategy behind Edward Snowden's flight to Hong Kong

Morning Brief: Boston Marathon investigation focuses on pressure cooker bomb

Morning Brief: One suspect in marathon bombing killed, manhunt on for second

Ron Paul fans furious over Rand Paul's drone flip-flop

What Chinese officials have learned about crisis management since the last earthquake

Has the world stopped caring about massacres in Syria?

Morning Brief: Car bomb hits French embassy in Tripoli

Your guide to the Tsarnaev family