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New store lets angry Chinese women smash things - by Brian Fung

Face it -- nothing's more satisfying when you're angry than taking a whack at large, breakable objects. Problem is, smashing your own property to bits carries some pretty disappointing consequences, like having to clean up the mess -- or, in extreme...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 12:56 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: U.S. and Russia swap spies in Vienna

U.S. and Russia swap spies in Vienna Top news: In the largest operation of its kind since the end of the Cold War, the United States exchanged 10 people convicted of spying for Russia for four convicted in Russia of spying for the United States. The exchange...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 5:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The other Google-China beef - By Brian Fung

Ever since the Great Sino-Google Meltdown of 2010 began in January with a massive Chinese cyberattack on Google's e-mail service -- to which Google retaliated by lifting the filter on its mainland search results -- international observers have framed...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 12:41 PM by FP Passport

Mahmoud Abbas campaigning for Nobel Peace Prize?

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, is hoping to join the ranks of Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin in his quest to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Taking the unusual step of actively campaigning for the award, Abbas has reportedly sent...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 8:12 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine

Chinese media scoop: The Taliban's deadly monkey soldiers - by Brian Fung

Wake up, Washington. The biggest challenge facing Afghanistan today isn't corruption or political deadlock. It's an army of bloodthirsty, Kalashnikov-toting monkeys. That's right -- according to the ever-credible Chinese state media, who are...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 6:58 AM by FP Passport

Israeli Cabinet showdown: Braverman vs. Lieberman

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Knesset voted today to revoke the parliamentary privileges of MK Hanin Zoabi, an Arab deputy who participated in the ill-fated flotilla that attempted to break the Israeli siege...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 2:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Israel/Palestine, U.S. Foreign Policy, Democracy

Does Obama’s new HIV/AIDS plan apply to the rest of the world too?

Well goodness. I wish I had been able to see the new White House National HIV/AIDS Strategy a few weeks back, while writing about Barack Obama's international approach to the disease. Unveiled yesterday, the strategy calls for a new emphasis on prevention...

Published Wed, Jul 14 2010 9:41 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Afghan government agrees to new local defense force

Afghan government agrees to new local defense force Top story: The Afghan government on Wednesday announced the formation of a new local defense force, aimed at undercutting the Taliban insurgency's presence in remote areas of the country. The launch...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 5:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Report: Healthcare horror stories from North Korea

Given how stubbornly Kim Jong-Il appears to be weathering his reportedly grave illness, you might think North Korean healthcare is more or less intact -- even the Great Leader must get a boost from modern medicine. But a chilling report released today...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 8:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea, Human Rights, Health

Morning Brief: Oil spill capped for second day as BP awaits test data

Oil spill capped for second day as BP awaits test data Top story: For the first time since April, oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico after BP successful placed a new cap over the gushing well yesterday. Engineers will continue to take pressure...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 5:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Friday photo: Unlikely find

NEW YORK - JULY 15: Workers examine remnants of what is thought to be an 18th century ship at the site Ground Zero Construction Site in July 15, 2010 New York City. The wood hulled vessel is approximately 30 feet long and was found 20 to 30 feet below...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 3:38 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Commercial: It's lonely out there for a dictator

Chris Blattman flags this ad for global grilled-chicken chain Nando's Peri Peri, which features a lonely Robert Mugabe recalling his days of fun in the sun with Muammar al-Qaddafi, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin and more. Grade-A Passport bait! (Qaddafi's...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 9:27 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Egyptian election enters second day of voting

Egyptian election enters second day of voting Top news: After a day of apparent success and unexpectedly high turnout, voting in Egypt's first post-Mubarak election has entered its second day . There were no reports of attacks on polling places or...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2011 5:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Clinton makes first visit to Burma

Clinton makes first visit to Burma Top news: Hillary Clinton touched down in Burma's capital, Naypyidaw, this morning for the first visit to the country by a secretary of state since 1955. The thaw in relations between the two countries comes as the...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2011 5:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What the vice president meant to say...

Is Joe Biden freelancing again? According to CNN , the U.S. vice president told a VFW audience Monday that Iran's influence in Iraq is "minimal" and "greatly exaggerated." But who, then, is doing the exaggerating? As recently as...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 3:52 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Obama Administration, Iraq, Iran

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New store lets angry Chinese women smash things - by Brian Fung

Morning Brief: U.S. and Russia swap spies in Vienna

The other Google-China beef - By Brian Fung

Mahmoud Abbas campaigning for Nobel Peace Prize?

Chinese media scoop: The Taliban's deadly monkey soldiers - by Brian Fung

Israeli Cabinet showdown: Braverman vs. Lieberman

Does Obama’s new HIV/AIDS plan apply to the rest of the world too?

Morning Brief: Afghan government agrees to new local defense force

Report: Healthcare horror stories from North Korea

Morning Brief: Oil spill capped for second day as BP awaits test data

Friday photo: Unlikely find

Commercial: It's lonely out there for a dictator

Morning Brief: Egyptian election enters second day of voting

Morning Brief: Clinton makes first visit to Burma

What the vice president meant to say...