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Morning Brief: Major tsunami devastates Japan

Major tsunami devastates Japan Top story: A tsunami hit northeast Japan on Friday, triggered by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake about 80 miles off Japan's coast. Japanese state media reported that at least 60 people have been killed, but with rescue efforts...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2011 5:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Government troops close in Zawiyah; Qaddafi envoy flies to Cairo

Government troops close in Zawiyah; Qaddafi envoy flies to Cairo Top news: Troops loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi have reportedly surrounded the rebel-held Western city of Zawiyah and are closing in with tanks and snipers. According to witnesses, pro-government...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 5:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

In West Africa, fears that Ivory Coast's conflict could spread

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Less than an hour's flight away from the Ivory's Coast's capital of Abidjan, fears are growing that that what started as a national Ivorian crisis could quickly infect the entire West African region. Since outgoing Ivorian...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 6:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

Marble columns for sale, slightly used

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 If you've got a spare billion or so dollars lying around, and have ever dreamed of owning or operating a mid-size Mediterranean lottery system -- let's just say you may...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 2:06 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Financial crisis

Covering Syria

Frontline has done it again -- with a gripping documentary from the front lines of the Syrian uprising, featuring reporting by the Guardian 's Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. I watched the special last night -- which you can see online here -- and it tells a complex...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 6:18 AM by FP Passport

Romney campaign continues to struggle with Iran question

As my colleague Josh Rogin reports , Mitt Romney changed his tune about what he considers a "red line" for Iran's nuclear program in a conference call with American rabbis on Thursday, arguing that "it is unacceptable for Iran to have...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 9:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 1, Mitt Romney

Glenn Beck to hold Jerusalem rally

Just when you thought Mike Huckabee's departure meant the world was safe from having an advocate of ethnic cleansing in the 2012 U.S. presidential race, soon-to-depart Fox News host Glenn Beck seems to be stepping up to the task of making it as embarrassing...

Published Tue, May 17 2011 9:44 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Pressure grows on Strauss-Kahn to resign

Pressure grows on Strauss-Kahn to resign Top news: Pressure is growing on the arrested Dominique Strauss-Kahn to step down, with top financial officials from several key countries calling for his resignation . “He is obviously not in a position to run...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 5:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The DSK arrest could be bad news for French Muslims

Writing at Slate , Anne Applebaum counters the conventional wisdom that the Strauss-Kahn arrest is great news for France's struggling president, Nicolas Sarkozy: But here is a prediction: Sarkozy will not benefit from Strauss-Kahn's ugly demise...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 8:42 AM by FP Passport

Spain's Tahrir Square?

The BBD reports on Spain's protests : About 2,000 young people angry over high unemployment have spent the night camping in a famous square in Madrid as a political protest there grows. A big canvas roof was stretched across Puerta del Sol square...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 12:12 PM 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

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

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

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

Morning Brief: Officials Identify Passenger with Stolen Passport as Search Shifts West

Officials Identify Passenger with Stolen Passport as Search Shifts West Top News: The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues this morning, and after four days of fruitless searching, authorities said yesterday they are expanding the search...

Published Tue, Mar 11 2014 4:38 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Morning Brief: Major tsunami devastates Japan

Morning Brief: Government troops close in Zawiyah; Qaddafi envoy flies to Cairo

In West Africa, fears that Ivory Coast's conflict could spread

Marble columns for sale, slightly used

Covering Syria

Romney campaign continues to struggle with Iran question

Glenn Beck to hold Jerusalem rally

Morning Brief: Pressure grows on Strauss-Kahn to resign

The DSK arrest could be bad news for French Muslims

Spain's Tahrir Square?

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

FP on your TV

Morning Brief: Nuclear crisis worsens

India is the world's largest arms importer

Morning Brief: Officials Identify Passenger with Stolen Passport as Search Shifts West