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Spain reacts to Romney's Spanish cautionary tale

It may be early morning in Spain right now, but news outlets in the country quickly seized on Mitt Romney's warning during the presidential debate on Wednesday night that if the United States didn't get its fiscal house in order, it could end...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 8:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Conventions Close

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Democrats flex foreign-policy muscle At their convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week, the Democrats weren't shy about touting their rare advantage on national security in this year's election...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 4:16 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report, 2012 Election Poster 1, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama

Morning Brief: Clinton and Chinese leaders face off on Syria, South China Sea

Clinton and Chinese leaders face off on Syria, South China Sea Top news: During her second day of talks in Beijing on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised two of the touchiest topics in U.S.-Chinese relations: the Syrian crisis and...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 5:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: U.S. escalates covert war in Yemen

U.S. escalates covert war in Yemen Top story: The United States has stepped up targeted strikes against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, even as the country sinks deeper into political crisis. On June 3, U.S. fighter jets killed al Qaeda operative...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 5:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Friday photo: Explosions in the sky

A South Korea's K1 tank fires smoke shells during a joint military drill between South Korea and the US in Paju near the inter-Korean border on June 8, 2011 aimed at deterring North Korea's military threat. Tensions on the Korea peninsula are...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 1:17 PM by FP Passport

Saudi princess seeks political asylum

Saudi Arabia's "Barbie" is striking back. In a far call from the extravagant upbringing that earned her the nickname, Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz publicly filed a request for political asylum in Britain on July 6 th , claiming...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 2:55 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Morning Brief: Government troops close in Zawiyah; Qaddafi envoy flies to Cairo

Government troops close in Zawiyah; Qaddafi envoy flies to Cairo Top news: Troops loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi have reportedly surrounded the rebel-held Western city of Zawiyah and are closing in with tanks and snipers. According to witnesses, pro-government...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 5:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Castro takes a slow plane to China

The Miami Herald reports on the Cuban leader's suspiciously long trip to the Middle Kingdom: The newspaper Granma, official voice of the ruling Communist Party of Cuba, reported Monday that Castro took off from Havana on Sunday for a state visit to...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 1:44 PM by FP Passport

GOP Senator to FBI Chief: Stop Encouraging Kids to Smoke Weed

Morning Brief: Israel blames Bulgaria bombing on Hezbollah

Israel blames Bulgaria bombing on Hezbollah Top news: On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with orchestrating a suicide bombing in the Bulgarian city of Burgas that killed the attacker, a...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 5:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Syrian opposition reports another massacre

Syrian opposition reports another massacre Top news: Opposition activists in Syria are claiming that Syrian forces, backed by tanks and helicopters, killed more than 200 people in the Sunni Muslim village of Tremseh near the city of Hama on Thursday,...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 5:08 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

After Months of Crackdowns, Is the U.S. Finally Going to Sanction Venezuela?

Change Chile can believe in?

Could Chile's political right return to power after two decades in the wilderness? That's the question hanging over Santiago, the capital, as Chileans head to the polls today to vote in a runoff presidential election between Eduardo Frei, the...

Published Sun, Jan 17 2010 5:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, Politics, Elections

Morning Brief: FBI probe underway after Boston Marathon bombings

FBI probe underway after Boston Marathon bombings Top news: The FBI is leading the investigation into yesterday's bombing at the Boston Marathon , which left three people dead and injured more than 100. At 2:50 pm on Monday, after roughly three-quarters...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 5:36 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Zahra Rahnavard beaten by police

The Wall Street Journal passes along a report from the website of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi that his wife Zahra Rahnavard was attacked by police: The site says that Ms. Rahnavard suffered injuries to her head and back from punch es...

Published Thu, Feb 11 2010 8:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran

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Spain reacts to Romney's Spanish cautionary tale

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Conventions Close

Morning Brief: Clinton and Chinese leaders face off on Syria, South China Sea

Morning Brief: U.S. escalates covert war in Yemen

Friday photo: Explosions in the sky

Saudi princess seeks political asylum

Morning Brief: Government troops close in Zawiyah; Qaddafi envoy flies to Cairo

Castro takes a slow plane to China

GOP Senator to FBI Chief: Stop Encouraging Kids to Smoke Weed

Morning Brief: Israel blames Bulgaria bombing on Hezbollah

Morning Brief: Syrian opposition reports another massacre

After Months of Crackdowns, Is the U.S. Finally Going to Sanction Venezuela?

Change Chile can believe in?

Morning Brief: FBI probe underway after Boston Marathon bombings

Zahra Rahnavard beaten by police