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Saudi princess seeks political asylum

Saudi Arabia's "Barbie" is striking back. In a far call from the extravagant upbringing that earned her the nickname, Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz publicly filed a request for political asylum in Britain on July 6 th , claiming...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 2:55 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

No Olympics for Kosovo

The fledgling country's EU-esque flag will not be making the rounds in London's Olympic Stadium on June 27, RFE/RL reports , a major diasppointment to athletes like table tennis player Azari Blerta, shown above: Kosovo had hoped to send a team...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 9:26 AM by FP Passport

Castro takes a slow plane to China

The Miami Herald reports on the Cuban leader's suspiciously long trip to the Middle Kingdom: The newspaper Granma, official voice of the ruling Communist Party of Cuba, reported Monday that Castro took off from Havana on Sunday for a state visit to...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 1:44 PM by FP Passport

Bashar al-Assad has some thoughts on the English language

WikiLeaks' document dump of emails from Syrian government officials has so far been light on scandalous details about either the Assad family or the opposition. But today's release did provide one unexpected revelation: Bashar al-Assad appears...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 10:27 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Ukraine Requests Peacekeepers as Crackdown in East Begins

Ukraine Requests Peacekeepers as Crackdown in East Begins Top News: Ukraine's interim president, Oleksander Turchinov, announced that the government had initiated a crackdown on pro-Russian separatists fomenting unrest in the country's east, but...

Published Tue, Apr 15 2014 4:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Biden Warns Russia Against Further Provocation

Biden Warns Russia Against Further Provocation Top News : Vice President Joe Biden urged Russia to refrain from further "provocative behavior" during a joint press conference in Kiev with interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Biden pushed...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 5:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Boots on the ground?

President Obama has pledged that U.S. ground forces will not be deployed in Libya, but other members of the coalition are a bit less adamant. Here's what Canada's foreign minister had to say , shortly after Canadian CF-18's began flying sorties...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 11:28 AM by FP Passport

Australian island considers Assange monument

Magnetic Island, the island off the coast of Queensland, Australia where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lived as a child, is considering putting up a monument of the hometown boy: Islanders are hosting a picnic at Picnic Bay on Sunday, to voice their...

Published Mon, Aug 13 2012 12:35 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Syria-related violence spills into Lebanon

Syria-related violence spills into Lebanon Top news: Sectarian violence sparked by the conflict in neighboring Syria has erupted in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, with at least eight killed and 75 wounded in clashes between Sunnis and Alawites. Lebanese...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 5:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Qaddafi gathers forces, but rebellion gains momentum

Qaddafi gathers forces, but rebellion gains momentum Top story: Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi appeared to be refortifying his control over the capital of Tripoli, with residents reporting that thousands of his mercenaries and military units loyal to him were...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 5:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces push back at key town

Qaddafi forces push back at key town Top news: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi launched airstrikes on the key oil town of Ras Lanuf, which was recently taken by rebels. The nearby town of Bin Jawwad fell to pro-government forces. Heavy...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 5:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

3 years old and caught in the crossfire

"Even in my worst nightmares I could not have conceived that this could happen," Lyutsina Khalip, the grandmother of a rosy-cheeked, 3-year-old boy who may soon become a pawn in Belarusian politics, told The New York Times yesterday. The boy...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 8:13 AM by FP Passport

Canadian century watch

Over the summer,we featured a piece from from Brian Lee Crowley, Jason Clemen, and Niels Veldhuis based on their book, The Canadian Century , arguing that the free-market reforms Canada had instituted since it was described as "an honorary member...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 8:42 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Clinton and Lavrov talk Iran

Clinton and Lavrov talk Iran Top story: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on Iran's nuclear program. It is Clinton's first visit to Russia as secretary of state. While Lavrov insisted...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 6:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Task Force Calls For Limits on NSA Snooping

Task Force Calls For Limits on NSA Snooping Top news: An outside panel of intelligence and legal experts on Wednesday recommended that President Barack Obama impose significant constraints on the National Security Agency (NSA), urging major changes in...

Published Thu, Dec 19 2013 5:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Saudi princess seeks political asylum

No Olympics for Kosovo

Castro takes a slow plane to China

Bashar al-Assad has some thoughts on the English language

Morning Brief: Ukraine Requests Peacekeepers as Crackdown in East Begins

Morning Brief: Biden Warns Russia Against Further Provocation

Boots on the ground?

Australian island considers Assange monument

Morning Brief: Syria-related violence spills into Lebanon

Morning Brief: Qaddafi gathers forces, but rebellion gains momentum

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces push back at key town

3 years old and caught in the crossfire

Canadian century watch

Morning Brief: Clinton and Lavrov talk Iran

Morning Brief: Task Force Calls For Limits on NSA Snooping