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Morning Brief: Security Council debate on Syria sputters

Security Council debate on Syria sputters Top news: Arab and Western states spent Tuesday calling on the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and delegate power to his deputy over his crackdown...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 5:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Is the Kremlin about to get WikiLeaked?

The Christian Sciene Monitor reports that Assange and Co. may be going after Moscow next: "We have [compromising materials] about Russia, about your government and businessmen," Mr. Assange told the pro-government daily Izvestia. "But not...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 9:49 AM by FP Passport

The Pope's confusing condom comments

For the record, Pope Benedict XVI did not justify use of condoms , as some headlines have suggested, even in limited circumstances. Here's the quote he gave to a German journalist, which was reprinted in the Italian media this weekend: "There...

Published Mon, Nov 22 2010 8:45 AM by FP Passport

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: On to the Caucuses

Romney pulls away Mitt Romney decisively won Florida's primacy on Tuesday with 46 percent of the vote. Newt Gingrich came in second with a disappointing 32 percent. Trailing far behind were Rick Santorum with 13 percent and Ron Paul with 7 percent...

Published Fri, Feb 03 2012 10:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum

Morning Brief: International court validates Kosovo declaration of independence

International court validates Kosovo declaration of independence Top story: The International Court of Justice ruled yesterday that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence in February 2008 did not violate international law. The ruling, which...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 5:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Mexico is winning the war on monkeys - by Brian Fung

Immigration officials in Mexico have detained a man trying to smuggle 18 pint-sized monkeys into the country -- by stuffing them in his socks: Roberto Sol Cabrera, a Mexican citizen, was stopped at a random check at Mexico City's international airport...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 8:48 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Leaked documents shed light on Pakistani complicity in Afghan insurgency

Leaked documents shed light on Pakistani complicity in Afghan insurgency Top story: Wikileaks released over 90,000 classified documents related to the war in Afghanistan, covering the period from January 2004 to December 2009. The documents, which are...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 5:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Kim Jong Un Has Met With Dennis Rodman Twice, Leaders of Countries -- Never

On Oct. 28, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj arrived in Pyongyang for a four day trip, the first known visit of a head of state to North Korea since Kim Jong Un took power in December 2011. But while Elbegdorj spent his days "meeting various...

Published Mon, Nov 04 2013 6:29 AM 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: Karzai aide arrested on corruption charges has ties to CIA

Karzai aide arrested on corruption charges has ties to CIA Top story: Mohammed Zia Salehi, an aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai who was arrested last month on corruption charges, has been on the CIA's payroll for years, according to Afghan and...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 5:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Guest post: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things)

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Thanks to an incredibly effective social media effort, #StopKony is trending on Twitter today. The campaign coincides with a new awareness-raising documentary by the group, Invisible Children. Former FP intern...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 2:18 PM by FP Passport

Mayawati out?

The biggest election this week was not Russia's presidential contest or tonight's Super Tuesday vote in the United States, it was India's state elections, particularly the contest in Uttar Pradesh which, with 200 million residents, would be...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 8:05 AM by FP Passport

Chechen precinct gives 107 percent

As usual , the restive region of Chechnya went a bit over the top with the election fraud in Russia's presidential contest, with 99.59 percent reported turnout and 99.82 percent of voters backing Vladimir Putin. One precinct, according to the New...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 8:54 AM by FP Passport

Invisible Children responds to critics

First, a brief housekeeping note: Yesterday's guest post on the Kony 2012 campaign was written by Michael Wilkerson, not me. If you link to it from your blog, Facebook page, or Twitter, (thanks!) please give Michael full credit. Second, Invisible...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 7:19 AM by FP Passport

Pakistan advertises for web censor

Any of our tech-savvy readers looking for work ? How about censoring free expression in Pakistan? Few nations have so publicly revealed their plans to censor the Web as Pakistan is doing, however. Last month, the government took out newspaper and Web...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 11:50 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Security Council debate on Syria sputters

Is the Kremlin about to get WikiLeaked?

The Pope's confusing condom comments

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: On to the Caucuses

Morning Brief: International court validates Kosovo declaration of independence

Mexico is winning the war on monkeys - by Brian Fung

Morning Brief: Leaked documents shed light on Pakistani complicity in Afghan insurgency

Kim Jong Un Has Met With Dennis Rodman Twice, Leaders of Countries -- Never

Farewell Michele

Morning Brief: Karzai aide arrested on corruption charges has ties to CIA

Guest post: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things)

Mayawati out?

Chechen precinct gives 107 percent

Invisible Children responds to critics

Pakistan advertises for web censor