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Bin Laden apparently not on dialysis

Another persistent bin Laden rumor may have bitten the dust. ABC medical reporter Kim Carollo writes : "Despite the fact that we have all been hearing about his kidney problems and the need for dialysis, according to the intelligence people I've...

Published Wed, May 04 2011 9:49 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Panetta, in Israel, urges patience with Iran sanctions

Panetta, in Israel, urges patience with Iran sanctions Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Top news: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud...

Published Thu, Aug 02 2012 5:41 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Report: North Korea has abducted more than 180,000 people

North Korea's abduction of high-profiles individuals like the U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins or the South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang Ok have received plenty of media attention, but they were just the most prominent examples of a decades-long kidnapping...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 10:19 AM by FP Passport

How Europe Became Ground Zero in the Battle for the ‘Right to be Forgotten’

In his 2013 novel, The Circle , Dave Eggers articulates a dystopian vision of a world without privacy. In the book, a Google-esque tech giant consolidates the personal information of the world's Internet users, using search history and video technology...

Published Tue, May 13 2014 3:44 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Tensions Run High as Russia Displays Military Strength

Tensions Run High as Russia Displays Military Strength Top News: Russia celebrated Victory Day today, commemorating the Soviet defeat of the *** in World War II. "This is a holiday when the overwhelming power of patriotism triumphs, when we all feel...

Published Fri, May 09 2014 5:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Boko Haram Video Shows Kidnapped Girls

Boko Haram Video Shows Kidnapped Girls Top News : A video released by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram allegedly shows around 100 of the recently kidnapped girls from Nigeria. The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, said the captives, who Boko...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 5:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Ukraine Separatists Defy Putin, Vow to Proceed With Independence Vote

Ukraine Separatists Defy Putin, Vow to Proceed With Independence Vote Top news: Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Thursday that a referendum on independence will go ahead as planned, defying Russian President Vladimir Putin's public...

Published Thu, May 08 2014 6:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Documents show bin Laden was obsessed with United States

Documents show bin Laden was obsessed with United States Top story: As intelligence officials sort through the information seized during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, they said that the terrorist chief appeared focused on replicating the 9/11...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 4:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Images of bin Laden's Abbottabad hideout

The White House is currently holding a press conference on the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan. ( FP 's David Kenner is liveblogging .) The images below are from a background briefing for reporters. Normal 0 false false false...

Published Mon, May 02 2011 11:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: al Qaeda, Pakistan, Obama Administration

Markets in everything: Report Mexican drug money, keep some

Curious what the Marginal Revolution folks would make of Mexico's newest plan to encourage citizens to report money laundering: Under the new reward plan, those who report crimes of suspected money laundering – by phone, e-mail, or face-to-face –...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 10:53 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces go on the offensive

Qaddafi forces go on the offensive Top story: Momentum appears to be shifting toward pro-government forces in Libya as warplanes continue to pound rebel-held positions and pro-Qaddafi fighters regained several towns. Warplanes launched at least five airstrikes...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 5:22 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Pro-Russian Separatists Down Ukrainian Helicopters

Pro-Russian Separatists Down Ukrainian Helicopters Top News : Pro-Russian separatists shot down two Ukrainian army helicopters on Friday. The helicopters were deployed as part of an "anti-terror" operation in the eastern city of Sloviansk. Security...

Published Fri, May 02 2014 5:52 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What Obama Should Say at West Point, But Won't

The president's biggest foreign-policy speech in a year will be showy and ambitious but can't paper over his administration's lack of focus. Read More...

Published Tue, May 27 2014 4:59 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Argument

Retired Libyan General Calls for Emergency Cabinet

Egypt sacks top party bosses

In a seeming tactical victory for the thousands of protesters still occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square, top members of Egypt's ruling party resigned Saturday, according to Egyptian state television. Safwat el-Sherif, the widely reviled chief of the...

Published Sat, Feb 05 2011 10:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Egypt

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Bin Laden apparently not on dialysis

Morning Brief: Panetta, in Israel, urges patience with Iran sanctions

Report: North Korea has abducted more than 180,000 people

How Europe Became Ground Zero in the Battle for the ‘Right to be Forgotten’

Morning Brief: Tensions Run High as Russia Displays Military Strength

Morning Brief: Boko Haram Video Shows Kidnapped Girls

Morning Brief: Ukraine Separatists Defy Putin, Vow to Proceed With Independence Vote

Morning Brief: Documents show bin Laden was obsessed with United States

Images of bin Laden's Abbottabad hideout

Markets in everything: Report Mexican drug money, keep some

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces go on the offensive

Morning Brief: Pro-Russian Separatists Down Ukrainian Helicopters

What Obama Should Say at West Point, But Won't

Retired Libyan General Calls for Emergency Cabinet

Egypt sacks top party bosses