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Morning Brief: Clinton works to contain diplomatic fallout while U.S. investigates WikiLeaks for espionage

Clinton works to contain diplomatic fallout while U.S. investigates WikiLeaks for espionage Top news: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denied yesterday that the release of 250,000 secret diplomatic cables -- on a few hundred of which have been...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 6:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Chavez on Wikileaks: Hillary Clinton "thinks she is superior to the black guy," should resign

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is loving WikiLeaks : 'Somebody should resign ... I'm not saying (President Barack) Obama, but they should do it out of shame ... It is their empire left naked. You should resign, Mrs Clinton, it's the least...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 9:08 AM by FP Passport

WikiLeaked: Tom Sawyer goes to Brussels

The Wikileaks archive gives a fascinating glimpse into just how deeply into the diplomatic toolbox U.S. officials had to dig as they were seeking new homes for Guantanamo detainees. Many of the tactics were variations on the classic quid pro quo: Diplomats...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 1:09 PM by FP Passport

British police seek Assange over Swedish rape charges

Interpol announced this morning that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been placed on international "Red Notice" status over rape and sexual molestation charges in Sweden. The red notice is not an arrest warrant, but are usually interpreted...

Published Wed, Dec 01 2010 10:03 AM by FP Passport

FP's 2010 Global Thinkers gala in photos

Here are a few images from last night's Top 100 Global Thinkers event at Washington's Corcoran Gallery of Art. Our panel featured (from left to right) Brazilian Foreign Minsiter Celso Amorim , Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu , moderater...

Published Wed, Dec 01 2010 12:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Foreign Policy magazine

Nigeria to try *** Cheney for corruption

A bit of interesting breaking news from the wires: Nigeria's anti-corruption commission is set to unveil a warrant for former U.S. Vice President *** Cheney. During his time at Haliburton, the company is alleged to gotten wrapped up in a dollars-for...

Published Thu, Dec 02 2010 12:09 PM by FP Passport

Obama in Afghanistan

President Obama has just arrived at Afghanistan's Bagram airbase for an unannounced trip during which he will meet U.S. troops and hold a meeting by videoconference with President Hamid Karzai. Obama had originally planned to travel to Kabul by helicopter...

Published Fri, Dec 03 2010 9:46 AM by FP Passport

Qataris celebrate World Cup winning bid

The global reaction to Qatar's winning drive to host the World Cup in 2022 can be summed up in a word: incredulous. David Goldblatt has a smart piece for the Middle East Channel weighing the pros and cons of holding the world's top soccer tournament...

Published Sat, Dec 04 2010 9:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Sports

Disaster diplomacy in the Middle East?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Over the weekend, Israeli authorities finally contained the wildfire that devastated parts of northern Israel, near Haifa. The fire, which killed 42 people, including Israel's...

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 2:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Turkey

Peru's Air Force Opens a UFO Office, and It's Twitter-Friendly

Mulder and Scully never made it to South America during their decade-long search for extraterrestial life, but if they had, they would have certainly found an ally in Peru. Indeed, the Peruvian Air Force is reviving their own version of the X-files: an...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 10:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Culture, South America

Why Do Smugglers Keep Hiding Gold in Airplane Toilets?

A Bangladeshi cleaning crew found nearly $2 million in gold bars the other day in an airplane toilet. An unknown culprit, who fled the Dhaka airport, the flydubai plane, and the 65+ pounds in gold before he could be apprehended, tried to smuggle 280 bars...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 10:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Fun Stuff, South Asia, India

Morning Brief: Lone surviving Mumbai attacker convicted

Lone surviving Mumbai attacker convicted Top story: Pakistani citizen Amjal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was found guilty by an Indian court on Monday . Kasab was charged with waging war against India, murder, conspiracy...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Is the ash cloud coming back?

Some ominous news out of Ireland: Ireland's Aviation Authority says it may impose a no-fly zone over the country Tuesday because of concerns about the southward drift of volcanic ash from Iceland. The authority says northeasterly winds are causing...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 2:01 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Aviation Disaster / Problem / Issue

Dispatch from China: The Castle-Builder of Western China

What do China's new super-rich do with their money? In the case of Liu Congguang, an unlikely 56-year-old tycoon who's made his fortune building up the Huashengyuan processed-foods empire, his dream is this: to build the largest castle in the...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 9:56 AM by FP Passport

Dispatch from China: Debate rages after school attacks

Last week, a series of three horrifying attacks on children and teachers carried out by unemployed middle-age men rocked China. At least four children died last week, after eight children had died in an earlier school attack in March. Violent crime is...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 8:12 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China