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How 36 Egyptian Prisoners Suffocated to Death in the Back of a Police Van

CAIRO -- Of all the ways to die, this was one of the most horrible. On Monday, the Egyptian government acknowledged that its security forces had killed 36 Islamist prisoners the day before - the first time mass casualties had occurred of Egyptians in...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 10:20 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Major Chemical Weapons Attack Reported in Syria

Major Chemical Weapons Attack Reported in Syria Top news: Syrian opposition activists claimed that the government attacked a pro-rebel Damascus suburb with chemical weapons, killing several hundred people. If the attack is confirmed and its scale matches...

Published Wed, Aug 21 2013 6:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison Top News: Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks, was sentenced yesterday by a military court to 35 years in military prison, most likely at Fort Leavenworth...

Published Thu, Aug 22 2013 4:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why Bo Xilai Is Having an 'Open' Trial

The second day of Bo Xilai's trial ended with another mesmerizing performance by the fallen Chinese politician . Although foreign reporters have not been allowed inside the courtroom in the provincial capital of Jinan where the trial is being held...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 10:10 AM by FP Passport

How the Media Got the Bo Xilai Trial Wrong

On July 25, after months of silence about Bo Xilai, the disgraced Chinese politician who hadn't been seen in public since his sacking in March 2012, China's official Xinhua news agency ran a two-sentence story stating that Bo had been indicted...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Another settlements row brewing?

In a sign that the ongoing U.S.-Israel settlement spat has yet to run its course, the Jerusalem Municipal Authority today announced the authorization of twenty new apartments on the site of an East Jerusalem hotel, only hours before Israeli Prime Minister...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 3:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Obama Administration

Another Zimbabwean opposition leader in a suspicious car crash

Almost exactly a year ago, Zimbabwe watchers will remember the ominous car crash (pictured above) that killed the wife of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, and left the prime minister himself injured and shaken. The incident was written off as an accident...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 7:32 AM by FP Passport

Gangs are just mad about saffron

In September 2009, authorities at an airport in Mangalore arrested two passengers arriving from Dubai with 18 kilograms of contraband hidden in their suitcases. This wouldn't be shocking if they were smuggling drugs, but they weren't. Instead...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 12:56 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Drugs & Crime, Southeast Asia, India

Morning Brief: Thai protesters occupy TV station, defying state of emergency

Thai protesters occupy TV station, defying state of emergency Top news: Defying a government-ordered state of emergency, anti-government protesters broke into a satellite TV station on Friday, forcing it to be put back on air . The "red-shirts"...

Published Fri, Apr 09 2010 5:55 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Justice Stevens and the "War on Terror"

When Justice John Paul Stevens retires this summer he will have served longer than any Supreme Court Justice in history save one -- William O. Douglas. In his decades on the court, Stevens has had a profound influence on several issues -- including one...

Published Fri, Apr 09 2010 2:33 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, North America, Justice, Law

Two steps back on Holocaust Remembrance Day

As survivors and the descendants march at Auschwitz today for Holocaust Remembrance Day, election results yesterday in nearby Hungary, where the far-right Jobbik party earned 16.7 percent of the vote, evoked memories of that time in a very different way...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 10:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Race/Ethnicity, Religion

Goodluck Jonathan promises credible elections in 2011

One of the great ironies of reporting overseas is that it's often much easier to hear a political leader speak candidly here in Washington than in an interview back home. Such was the case today, as Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan spoke...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 10:41 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

Morning Brief: Talks with China and a deal with Ukraine at nuke summit

Talks with China and a deal with Ukraine at nuke summit Top news: The massive U.S. -rganized international summit on nuclear nonproliferation continues in Washington today and President Barack Obama is continuing to seek agreements on securing nuclear...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 5:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

This just in: "We are working every day and making progress"

The State Department's press operation works in mysterious ways. For instance, this short transcript just arrived in my email in box, under the grandiose headline "Remarks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Before Their Meeting"...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 2:17 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: State Department, Turkey

Morning Brief: Assad Tells Fox News He Will Give Up Chemical Arsenal

Assad Tells Fox News He Will Give Up Chemical Arsenal Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: In an interview with Fox News Channel on Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared to embrace the U.S.-Russian plan to remove and...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 5:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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How 36 Egyptian Prisoners Suffocated to Death in the Back of a Police Van

Morning Brief: Major Chemical Weapons Attack Reported in Syria

Morning Brief: Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Why Bo Xilai Is Having an 'Open' Trial

How the Media Got the Bo Xilai Trial Wrong

Another settlements row brewing?

Another Zimbabwean opposition leader in a suspicious car crash

Gangs are just mad about saffron

Morning Brief: Thai protesters occupy TV station, defying state of emergency

Justice Stevens and the "War on Terror"

Two steps back on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Goodluck Jonathan promises credible elections in 2011

Morning Brief: Talks with China and a deal with Ukraine at nuke summit

This just in: "We are working every day and making progress"

Morning Brief: Assad Tells Fox News He Will Give Up Chemical Arsenal