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Morning Brief: Aid from flotilla makes its way to Gaza

Aid from flotilla makes its way to Gaza Top story: Humanitarian aid from the Gaza-bound flotilla, which the Israel Defense Forces raided when it attempted to breach its blockade on May 31, killing nine, began arriving in Gaza by land. The cargo had been...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 5:00 AM by FP Passport

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Should high-risk travelers have to pay for their own rescues?

The French parliament is currently debating a bill that would hold French tourists financially responsible for their own rescues should they run into trouble. As you might expect, those pesky Somali pirates have something to do with it: The proposed law...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 12:14 PM by FP Passport

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

Morning Brief: Italy To Increase Mediterranean Presence After Another Migrant Boat Sinks

Italy To Increase Mediterranean Presence After Another Migrant Boat Sinks Top News: After another ship carrying migrants and bound for Italy sank and left at least 34 dead, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said his country will step up patrols in the...

Published Sun, Oct 13 2013 5:59 PM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz

Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz Top News: With Congress back in Washington, the Obama administration will launch an all-out lobbying blitz this week to secure congressional support for a military intervention in Syria, a proposal...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 5:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Iran's speedboat of doom

We're a little late to this story , but this is one hell of a lede graf from the Financial Times: Has a record-breaking British powerboat become the “ultimate toy” for an Iranian playboy or – as US investigators fear – is it now equipped with the...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 11:48 AM by FP Passport

With Obama heading to Prague, still no U.S. ambassador

Next week, President Obama will head to the Czech Republic to sign the new nuclear arms reduction treaty with President Dmitry Medvedev. The location and date were chosen to mark the one-year anniversary of Obama's famous Prague speech calling for...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 10:41 AM by FP Passport

India's census: Michelle Bachmann's worst nightmare

Some fringier elements of the American right have lately come to the conclusion that the whopping ten questions on this year's U.S. census constitute some sort of flagrant and sinister invasion of privacy. I can only image what Michele Bachmann, Glenn...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 9:58 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Suspect arrested for Times Square bombing attempt

Suspect arrested for Times Square bombing attempt Top news: Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old U.S. citizen from Pakistan, was arrested on Monday night in connection with the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square on Saturday. Shahzad, who had...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 5:42 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: White House: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb plot

White House: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb plot Top news: In its strongest language yet, the Obama administration blamed Pakistan's Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) for the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square. Appearing on ABC's...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 6:02 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Aquino prevails in the Philippines after election marred by violence

Aquino prevails in the Philippines after election marred by violence Top news: Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, son of former president Corazon Aquinao, appears to have c ommandingly won the Philippines' presidential election. With more than 80...

Published Tue, May 11 2010 5:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Times Square Bomber: What we thought we knew

As the story of the failed Times Square bombing has unfolded, a number of theories and even purported facts have fallen by the wayside: The bomber was a "lone wolf." Or maybe he was actually trained in Pakistan. The bomber was a "white...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 9:12 AM by FP Passport

Nigeria's government of ambiguity ends

I imagine my colleague and FP's resident Nigeria hand Beth Dickinson is in an airport somewhere kicking herself for taking a vacation the week of the year's biggest Nigerian story . Sad as Nigerians may be at the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 12:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

Morning Brief: BP execs head to the White House

BP execs head to the White House Top story: President Barack Obama will meet with executives from oil giant BP today after promising to make them "pay for the damage their company has caused" in a televised address from the Oval Office last...

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Qaddafi to compensate IRA victims

Even from over 2000 miles away, Libyan leader Muammar al Qaddafi was able to fan the flames in 1970's Ireland. A staunch support of anti-imperialist, anti-West rebel movements, Qaddafi sympathized with the campaign of the Irish Revolutionary Army...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 8:25 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Aid from flotilla makes its way to Gaza

Should high-risk travelers have to pay for their own rescues?

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

Morning Brief: Italy To Increase Mediterranean Presence After Another Migrant Boat Sinks

Morning Brief: Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz

Iran's speedboat of doom

With Obama heading to Prague, still no U.S. ambassador

India's census: Michelle Bachmann's worst nightmare

Morning Brief: Suspect arrested for Times Square bombing attempt

Morning Brief: White House: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb plot

Morning Brief: Aquino prevails in the Philippines after election marred by violence

The Times Square Bomber: What we thought we knew

Nigeria's government of ambiguity ends

Morning Brief: BP execs head to the White House

Qaddafi to compensate IRA victims