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Has Germany's car arson wave come to America?

It seems that police have arrested a suspect in the mysterious string of more than 50 car arsons throughout the Los Angeles area over the last few nights. So far the suspect has been identified as a German national , who was angry that the U.S. government...

Published Tue, Jan 03 2012 10:03 AM by FP Passport

Hu Jintao on China losing the culture wars

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In a major essay published this week in a Communist Party magazine, President Hu Jintao revisited the argument that China must become a strong cultural nation, both for its people...

Published Tue, Jan 03 2012 2:20 PM by FP Passport

Farewell Michele

After a disappointing 6th-place finish in Iowa last night, Michele Bachmann just dropped out of the presidential primary, promising to "continue fighting to defeat the president's agenda of socialism." Here's a look back at some of her...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2012 8:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Michele Bachmann, 2012 Election Top Story

Morning Brief: Settlement freeze ends

Settlement freeze ends Top news: Israel's ten-month moratorium on new settlement construction in the West Bank came to an end last night, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not immediately pulled out of negotiations as threatened. Abbas,...

Published Mon, Sep 27 2010 6:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Luzhkov: You can have Moscow when you pry it from my cold dead hands!

As Julia Ioffe reported last week, recent attacks on longtime Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov in state-controlled media outlets have made it clear that the Kremlin has finally had enough of the legendary power-broker and his resignation has been expected any...

Published Mon, Sep 27 2010 2:29 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia

Former Icelandic PM to face trial for market crash

Iceland's government was the first to collapse in the wake of the financial crisis, and now former Prime Minister Geir Haarde could be the first head of state to face criminal charges for failing to prevent it. Iceland's parliament -- the Althing...

Published Tue, Sep 28 2010 2:29 PM by FP Passport

Gambian president claims admiralship in "Nebraska Navy"

Under the headline "President Jammeh bags 4 awards," the Gambia's pro-government Daily Obersever newspaper recently reported that President Yahya Jammeh had received a number of commendations from President "Barrack" Obama: Two...

Published Wed, Sep 29 2010 10:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Fun Stuff

Nothing's going right for Obama's foreign policy

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 With the likely withdrawal Saturday of the Palestinians from their ill-advised direct talks with Israel, it looks increasingly like Barack Obama's foreign policy is headed for...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 7:50 AM by FP Passport

Bomb attacks in Nigeria

It has been surreal to watch the 50th Independence Ceremony of Nigeria bombed this morning. I was at a similar event three years ago in Abuja, and the sights and locations where it took place are all too familiar. At 5:15am EST -- or 10:15am in Abuja...

Published Fri, Oct 01 2010 10:16 AM by FP Passport

Spanish fathers now get breastfeeding leave

This just in from Spain, where apparently equal rights trump biology: The European Union Court of Justice has ruled that Spanish working fathers have the same rights to breastfeeding leave as do working mothers. From CNN : Thursday's ruling grants...

Published Fri, Oct 01 2010 3:03 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Spain

Wen Jiabao's Sarah Palin moment

Here's Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, at the end of a not-so-convincing defense of China's Internet freedoms during an interview with CNN host Fareed Zakaria: I frequently browse the Internet to learn about a situation. Zakaria: What are your favorite...

Published Mon, Oct 04 2010 6:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China

Can Qatar bail out France's banlieues?

While the investors and credit ratings agencies may be mulling over the economic turmoil gripping France, one set of investors is seeing opportunity. In Le Monde , Arthur Frayer profiled the efforts of Qatar to create a 50 million euro investment fund...

Published Thu, Jan 05 2012 12:15 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Iowa and the aftermath

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Iowa fallout After weeks of debate and fluctuating polls, we finally have some actual results from a GOP primary. Mitt Romney won the Iowa Caucasus with 24.6 percent, edging out surprise second-place finisher...

Published Fri, Jan 06 2012 10:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

Morning Brief: Iran opens new enrichment facility

Iran opens new enrichment facility Top story: Inspectors at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Monday that Iran had opened a new uranium enrichment facility near the city of Qom. The plant is known as Fordo and is buried under...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 4:57 AM by FP Passport