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Morning Brief: Taliban peace talks delayed over protocol row

Taliban peace talks delayed over protocol row Top news: Preliminary talks between the United States and the Taliban aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan did not take place on Thursday, following Afghan President Hamid Karzai's suspension of separate...

Published Thu, Jun 20 2013 6:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Canada Joins Bahrain, Saudi Arabia in Banning Masks -- but Only at Riots

The list of oppressive countries legislating the wearing of masks keeps growing: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and now ... Canada. Yes, Canada.[[BREAK]] Last month, we reported on Saudi Arabia banning the Guy Fawkes masks popularized...

Published Thu, Jun 20 2013 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Law, Politics, Canada

World's Most Controversial Buddhist Monk Responds to Time Cover

The July 1 cover of Time magazine for Asia has roused a heated response in Myanmar. Featuring a photo of Buddhist monk Wirathu with the headline "The Face of Buddhist Terror," the cover, pictured above, was used for editions in Europe, the Middle...

Published Fri, Jun 21 2013 12:13 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Media, Religion, Southeast Asia

Whistleblowers: Thanks for Nothing, Snowden

When Edward Snowden first started revealing secrets about the National Security Agency's massive surveillance operations, the small community of U.S. government whistleblowers and their advocates publicly leapt to Snowden's defense. But now that...

Published Mon, Jun 24 2013 8:10 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Obama to outline new climate change plan

Obama to outline new climate change plan Top news: U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to make a major push to address climate change on Tuesday, outlining a series of executive actions designed to curb carbon emissions. The plan, to be laid out in...

Published Tue, Jun 25 2013 5:55 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Diplomatic Row Over Snowden Continues as Putin Refuses Extradition

Diplomatic Row Over Snowden Continues as Putin Refuses Extradition Top news: The diplomatic stand-off over the fate of NSA leaker Edward Snowden continued Tuesday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to refuse to extradite Snowden or arrest him...

Published Wed, Jun 26 2013 5:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Two more suspects identified in Dubai killing after Lieberman meets with EU

Two more suspects identified in Dubai killing after Lieberman meets with EU Top news: The United Arab Emirates has identified four more suspects in the assassination of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Two of the new suspects held British passports...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 5:39 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Toyota CEO: We grew too fast

Toyota CEO: We grew too fast Top news: In his prepared testimony for an appearance before the House Government and Oversight Reform Committee, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologizes for the manufacturing flaws that led to the global recalls of thousands of...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 5:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Eric Cartman borrows 200 AK-47s

Nathan Hodge reports on today's Senate Blackwater hearings for Danger Room: Another issue the committee probed was Bunker 22, an armory near the notorious Pol-e-Charki prison that held weapons meant for the Afghan National Police. According to the...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 9:25 AM by FP Passport

Live: New America and FP co-host event on al Qaeda

Live streaming video by Ustream Two strikingly different but simultaneously accurate pictures of al-Qaeda have dominated recent discussion of the terrorist group: one, a resilient foe still determined to attack the United States and its interests abroad...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 6:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, Foreign Policy magazine

The Greece v. Germany row gets deeper

Two weeks ago, European leaders tapped Germany to lead a bailout of Greece. Since then -- sturm und drang and chaos . Germans are infuriated over everything from Greece's hiring of Wall Street firms to hide its debt to the country's retirement...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 10:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Financial crisis, Finance

Why ElBaradei needs to get his hands dirty

It's hard not to be just a little excited about the potential of Mohamed ElBaradei, who has spurred the creation of a Facebook group with over 100,000 members and round-the-clock coverage of his every word in the Egyptian blogosphere , to shake up...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 1:36 PM by FP Passport

Ehud Barak lets out his inner Jerry Seinfeld

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in a speech at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy this morning, gave a tour d'horizon of Israel's current strategic position in the Middle East -- and also managed in the process to draw on some...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 9:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Islam, Israel/Palestine, Iran, AIDS

Friday Photo: Purim pols

KFAR SABA, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 23: Oversized models of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconia and their dancing partners to be used next week in Purim carnivals throughout the country, at the Simaney-Derech workshop...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 4:32 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Morning Brief: Aftershocks hit Chile as death toll tops 700

Aftershocks hit Chile as death toll tops 700 Top story: Three aftershocks hit Chile today, compounding the damage done by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on Saturday. More than two million people have been displaced from their...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 5:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Morning Brief: Taliban peace talks delayed over protocol row

Canada Joins Bahrain, Saudi Arabia in Banning Masks -- but Only at Riots

World's Most Controversial Buddhist Monk Responds to Time Cover

Whistleblowers: Thanks for Nothing, Snowden

Morning Brief: Obama to outline new climate change plan

Morning Brief: Diplomatic Row Over Snowden Continues as Putin Refuses Extradition

Morning Brief: Two more suspects identified in Dubai killing after Lieberman meets with EU

Morning Brief: Toyota CEO: We grew too fast

Eric Cartman borrows 200 AK-47s

Live: New America and FP co-host event on al Qaeda

The Greece v. Germany row gets deeper

Why ElBaradei needs to get his hands dirty

Ehud Barak lets out his inner Jerry Seinfeld

Friday Photo: Purim pols

Morning Brief: Aftershocks hit Chile as death toll tops 700