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Watch Live: The U.N. Security Council session on Libya

Update: The resolution passes with a vote of 10-0-5. A vote is expected shortly Here's the final draft resolution . Here context from Colum Lynch and David Bosco . Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 3:25 PM by FP Passport

North Korea not even gloating about Japan's earthquake

Over at Wired , Spencer Ackerman points out that North Korea's official state media, which rare misses an opportunity to indulge in anti-Japanese schadenfreude, has been remarkably subdued and even somewhat respectful in its coverage of the humanitarian...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 12:03 PM by FP Passport

Salt-buying spree in China

Fears of spreading radiation from Japan are sowing panic in China : China tried to quell panic buying of iodized salt Thursday after grocery stores across the country were emptied of the seasoning by hordes of people hoping to ward off radiation poisoning...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 10:27 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: U.S. offers to evacuate family members from Tokyo

U.S. offers to evacuate family members from Tokyo Top story: The U.S. government offered to evacuate family members of State Department and Defense Department officials serving in north Japan as the nuclear crisis in the country risked spiraling out of...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 5:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Turtle Bay brings home the ellie

Congratulations to FP 's intrepid U.N. reporter, Colum Lynch for winning this year's National Magazine Award for best reporting in a digital format. (That's him in the middle with Slate Editor in Chief David Plotz and FP Editor in Chief Susan...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 12:07 PM by FP Passport

U.S. drones over Mexico

Mexican officials have acknowledged a report in the New York Times today that U.S. unmanned drones have operated in Mexico: The country's National Security Council said in a statement that the unmanned aircraft have flown over Mexico on specific occasions...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 11:39 AM by FP Passport

Text message hoax spreads radiation fears across Asia

The apparently fake "God Is So Good" YouTube video celebrating the Japanese earthquake was tasteless enough. But it's nothing compared to the hoax text messages spreading panic accross Asia: The hoax text messages and emails, warning people...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 10:52 AM by FP Passport

Saif al-Qaddafi: We funded Sarkozy's campaign and we want our money back

In contrast to its inept response to the upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt, Nicolas Sarkozy's government was out in front in its response to Libya -- condemning the Qaddafi regime, recognizing the rebel government , and pushing for a no-fly zone . The...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 10:21 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Nuclear crisis worsens

Nuclear crisis worsens Top news: Japan's nuclear crisis continued to worsen today as workers briefly abandoned the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant because of high radiation levels and were forced to drop water from a helicopter to try to...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

FP on your TV

Here's me on today's Hardball with Chris Matthews, discussing the politics of no-fly zones along with the Huffington Post 's Howard Fineman. As you'll see, Matthews is not so fond of the idea: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 4:39 PM by FP Passport

Pakistan buys tons of guns too

I see that Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has approvingly tweeted my post yesterday on India being identified by SIPRI as the world's largest arms imported. I appreciate the plug though to be fair, it should be pointed...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 12:16 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Radiation levels rise at Japanese nuclear plant

Radiation levels rise at Japanese nuclear plant Top story: Japan faces the growing risk of a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station. At this point, the level of radiation released has already made this the worst nuclear accident...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 5:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Arab nightmare

At the Al Jazeera Forum this weekend in Doha, where dozens of Arab political figures and activists of all persuasions gathered to discuss the dramatic events sweeping the Middle East, there was a lot of optimism in the air. One Egyptian organizer, YouTube...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 1:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Arab World

Don't fall for the burning ring of fire

Author Simon Winchester has a piece in Newsweek under the terrifying subhed, "The tsunami that struck Japan was the third in a series of events that now put California at risk." I'll give Winchester the benefit of the doubt and assume his...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2011 11:53 AM by FP Passport

India is the world's largest arms importer

The Swedish arms control watchdog SIPRI has rleased its latest report on trends in international arms transfers. The big news is India's arms-buying bonanza over the last five years: India received 9 per cent of the volume of international arms transfers...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2011 9:09 AM by FP Passport

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Watch Live: The U.N. Security Council session on Libya

North Korea not even gloating about Japan's earthquake

Salt-buying spree in China

Morning Brief: U.S. offers to evacuate family members from Tokyo

Turtle Bay brings home the ellie

U.S. drones over Mexico

Text message hoax spreads radiation fears across Asia

Saif al-Qaddafi: We funded Sarkozy's campaign and we want our money back

Morning Brief: Nuclear crisis worsens

FP on your TV

Pakistan buys tons of guns too

Morning Brief: Radiation levels rise at Japanese nuclear plant

The Arab nightmare

Don't fall for the burning ring of fire

India is the world's largest arms importer