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Friday Photo: Game on

CHIBA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 16: Visitors play Sega Corp.'s 'Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity' on Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game consoles while a booth assitant looks on during the Tokyo Game Show...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 3:36 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Why do dictators have so many kids?

Eric Barker flags an interesting paper from a few years back looking into whether autocratic leaders have more children: Economists have come to learn that politics matters. But survival matters the most to those involved in politics. We provide a theory...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 2:26 PM by FP Passport

Did Putin just register his 2012 campaign website?

Could the prime minister have just tipped his hand ? The online database of state register Reg.ru shows that the Federal Bodyguard Service in late August registered two Cyrillic-script addresses, Putin-2012.rf and Putin2012.rf. The agency, which is responsible...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 9:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia

Musicians banned from Zimbabwe for turning Mugabe into a chicken

The South African pop group Freshleyground, which collaborated with Shakira on the 2010 World Cup anthem , has been banned from performing in Zimbabwe over their Mugabe-mocking song Chicken to Change, as well as the above video, which shows the president...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 8:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Culture

Morning Brief: Five arrested in Longon over threat to papal visit

Five arrested in Longon over threat to papal visit Top story: Five men have been taken into custody in London over a potential threat to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain. The arrests were made early this morning by the Counter-Terrorism Command...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 5:52 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

I've got a nuclear reactor in Yongbyon to sell Jimmy Carter - By Joshua Keating

Granted, I've never spent time with any senior North Korean officials or participated in high-level nuclear negotiations, but former President Jimmy Carter's New York Times op-ed today, "North Korea wants to make a deal," seems so bizarrely...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 1:25 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea

British soccer hooligans took part in "Ground Zero Mosque" protest

Sept. 11 protests over an Islamic community center a few blocks away from the World Trade Center site drew an unlikely ally: British soccer hooligans. This isn't particularly shocking, given that many hooligans have long been tied into European right...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 10:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, Islam, Sports

Russia and Canada to refer Arctic dispute to U.N.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Canadian counterpart Lawrence Cannon met today about competing claims over the Lomonosov Ridge, an underwater rdige of continental crust under the Arctic Ocean claimed by both territories and pledged to let...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 10:25 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Pope Benedict, in Britain, condemns church’s response to abuse crisis

Pope Benedict, in Britain, condemns church’s response to abuse crisis Top story: Pope Benedict XVI, in the first visit of a Catholic pontiff to Britain in 28 years, strongly criticized the Catholic church's response to the sexual abuse crisis. He...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 5:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The burqa ban: it's complicated

Is Nicolas Sarkozy's so-called burqa ban, as my FP colleague David Rothkopf writes , an expression of rising intolerance in France? Perhaps. Coupled with his expulsion of more than 1,000 Roma, it sure looks like le pr ésident is trying to use a cultural...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 12:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: France, Culture, Islam, Arab World

Jon Stewart explains the war on terror

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Tony Blair www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Jon Stewart hosted Tony Blair on The Daily Show Tuesday night, and he barely let the former British prime minister...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 12:22 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Britain, Media

Morning Brief: Mideast talks move to Jerusalem

Mideast talks move to Jerusalem Top crisis: After a meeting on Tuesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh on the core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, trilateral talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 6:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Israel purchases @Israel Twitter handle from porn site owner

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Countries as diverse as the United States and North Korea have all struggled at the nexus of statehood and social media. Until now, none have had to purchase the Twitter handle...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Internet, Israel/Palestine

The Mafia goes green

The Italian mafia doesn't exactly have the best environmental record. This is an organization, after all, whose idea of "waste management" involves dumping hundreds of barrels of toxic waste into the Mediterranean. But now, it seems, even...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 9:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Drugs & Crime, Environment

Dangerous votes

It's a big primary election day today here in the United States, but bear with me. Because I'm going to take you to another country with upcoming elections: Going to the polls is a tricky matter for a young democracy. Let's take a trip to...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 8:41 AM by FP Passport

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Friday Photo: Game on

Why do dictators have so many kids?

Did Putin just register his 2012 campaign website?

Musicians banned from Zimbabwe for turning Mugabe into a chicken

Morning Brief: Five arrested in Longon over threat to papal visit

I've got a nuclear reactor in Yongbyon to sell Jimmy Carter - By Joshua Keating

British soccer hooligans took part in "Ground Zero Mosque" protest

Russia and Canada to refer Arctic dispute to U.N.

Morning Brief: Pope Benedict, in Britain, condemns church’s response to abuse crisis

The burqa ban: it's complicated

Jon Stewart explains the war on terror

Morning Brief: Mideast talks move to Jerusalem

Israel purchases @Israel Twitter handle from porn site owner

The Mafia goes green

Dangerous votes