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When monkeys attack

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Another side effect of summer heat? In August, according to CNNGo , Japanese monkeys "get most feisty." This year, at least 43 people in Shizuoka prefecture have been...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 3:43 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, Pacific

Be all that you can be in (somebody's) army - By Charles Homans

In an inspired bit of YouTube surfing, Gawker has assembled a compilation of military recruitment commercials from around the world. There are a few clunkers -- three minutes is an awful long time to watch a Russian paratrooper sort of rapping in front...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 10:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, North America, Security, Africa, Russia, Britain, East Asia, China, Middle East, South Asia, Military, Lebanon, Caucasus, Pacific, India, Australia

Morning Brief: Islamists come out on top of Egyptian elections

Islamists come out on top of Egyptian elections Top story: Early results from Egypt's first round of elections appear to show that the Muslim Brotherhood gained the support of 40 percent of voters, while ultraconservative Salafist movements won another...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 5:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Strength and clarity on the campaign trail

All Cain's friends and allies After weeks of stumbles and gaffes on foreign policy, Herman Cain attempted to clarify his views of the world with a speech on national security at Michigan's Hillsdale College and a document defining his assessment...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2011 10:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

Morning Brief: Putin's United Russia suffers electoral setback

Putin's United Russia suffers electoral setback Top news: Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party saw its majority cut to 50 percent during parliamentary elections on Sunday, in what is widely being interpreted as a rebuke to the Russian prime...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 5:26 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Top Secret British war plans (from 1943) taken from Tehran embassy

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Word came out yesterday that confidential war plans were stolen from the British embassy in Tehran. Fortunately for London, the plans were 70 years old, and were designed to invade...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 2:39 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Iran

Morning Brief: Explosions rock Damascus

Explosions rock Damascus Top news: At least two explosions hit Damascus on Friday morning. State television reported that car bombs had targeted the State Security office and that at least 30 people -- mostly civilians had been killed. The attacks were...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 5:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief, Oil / Energy Disaster / Problem / Shennanigans

Merry Christmas from FP

Assuming there are no major breaking news events -- a pretty big assumption this year -- Passport will be off on Monday. Happy holidays! Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 2:57 PM by FP Passport

Musicians banned from Zimbabwe for turning Mugabe into a chicken

The South African pop group Freshleyground, which collaborated with Shakira on the 2010 World Cup anthem , has been banned from performing in Zimbabwe over their Mugabe-mocking song Chicken to Change, as well as the above video, which shows the president...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 8:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Culture

Petraeus: Waiting for progress in Afghanistan like watching "paint dry"

In an interview with ABC's Martha Raddatz, Gen. David Petraeus admits that progress in southern Afghanistan has been a little slow: I think there's no question that in Helmand Province, the six central districts of Helmand Province-- are a good...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 1:08 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan

Egypt gets open-source mapping to beat sexual harassment

Egypt is infamous both for the sexual harassment women endure and the government's lackluster response to the problem. Now, a private venture called HarassMap will allow women to instantly report incidents of sexual harassment through text messages...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 12:03 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, Middle East, Women, Egypt, Arab World

Interpol chief impersonated on Facebook

In a speech in Hong Kong arguing that cybercrime may be "one of the most dangerous criminal threats ever," and detailing his organization's efforst to counter it, Interpol Chief Ronald K. Noble told this harrowing tale of his own brush with...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 10:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Internet, International Organizations

The lost Ethiopians of Kyrgyzstan

A strange story of 80 men trapped in geopolitical limbo since the end of the Cold War: Tesgaye, once an aspiring fighter pilot, was one of 80 Ethiopian cadets sent to a Soviet military training facility in the remote republic of Kyrgyzstan in 1989 to...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 8:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Central Asia, Migration/Immigration

Morning Brief: China blocks exports of rare earth metals to Japan in escalating diplomatic row

China blocks exports of rare earth metals to Japan in escalating diplomatic row Top story: China halted the sale of rare earth metals to Japan over an escalating dispute sparked by Japan's arrest of a Chinese ship captain. Chinese authorities refused...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 5:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

A U.S. engagement success story on the outskirts of Paris

The United States doesn't always do the best job of promoting itself abroad. Lots of people in lots of different places like to burn American flags and chant anti-U.S. slogans. It's stock footage at this point. But yesterday the New York Times...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 2:58 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: France, U.S. Foreign Policy

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When monkeys attack

Be all that you can be in (somebody's) army - By Charles Homans

Morning Brief: Islamists come out on top of Egyptian elections

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Strength and clarity on the campaign trail

Morning Brief: Putin's United Russia suffers electoral setback

Top Secret British war plans (from 1943) taken from Tehran embassy

Morning Brief: Explosions rock Damascus

Merry Christmas from FP

Musicians banned from Zimbabwe for turning Mugabe into a chicken

Petraeus: Waiting for progress in Afghanistan like watching "paint dry"

Egypt gets open-source mapping to beat sexual harassment

Interpol chief impersonated on Facebook

The lost Ethiopians of Kyrgyzstan

Morning Brief: China blocks exports of rare earth metals to Japan in escalating diplomatic row

A U.S. engagement success story on the outskirts of Paris