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Morning Brief: Egyptian prime minister visits Gaza

Egyptian prime minister visits Gaza Top news: Egypt dispatched Prime Minister Hesham Kandil to the Gaza Strip on Friday, amid intense fighting between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants that has left at least 20 Palestinians and three Israelis...

Published Fri, Nov 16 2012 5:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Israel Defense Forces live blogs Gaza offensive

The Operation Pillar of Defense that Israel launched in the Gaza Strip today, which included the killing of Hamas military commander Ahmad Jabari, is big news, and could spell a dramatic escalation in the long-simmering violence between the Israeli military...

Published Wed, Nov 14 2012 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Call of Duty casts Petraeus as future defense secretary

Like many of us, the makers of Call of Duty: Black Ops II , which goes on sale this week, apparently didn't see the David Petraeus sex scandal coming. As Kotaku 's Stephen Totilo reports, Activision's much-anticipated video game casts the...

Published Tue, Nov 13 2012 9:54 AM by FP Passport

Venezuela's deadly year

The attention right now may be focused on President Hugo Chavez's health , but InsightCrime shares another grim milestone for Venezuela: The Venezuelan Observatory Of Violence (Observatorio Venezolano de la Violencia) has released its study on homicides...

Published Wed, Jan 02 2013 10:20 AM by FP Passport

Decline Watch: Governor of U.S. territory offers to lease islands to China

Small Pacific islands have something of a track record of selling their allegiance to larger powers, but usually not U.S. territories! The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean, said he is willing to lease...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 2:51 PM by FP Passport

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

Morning Brief: Kenyatta takes early lead in Kenyan election

Kenyatta takes early lead in Kenyan election Top news: Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta jumped out to an early lead in the country's first presidential election since 2007, though 60 percent of polling stations have yet to report and the...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 5:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Egyptian president tasks military with security ahead of referendum

Egyptian president tasks military with security ahead of referendum Top news: On the orders of Mohamed Morsy, the Egyptian military has assumed responsibility for maintaining security, protecting state institutions, and arresting civilians if necessary...

Published Mon, Dec 10 2012 5:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Global markets in turmoil across Europe and Asia

Global markets in turmoil across Europe and Asia Top story: International markets remained jittery on Tuesday, a day after the U.S. stock market registered its largest decline since the 2008 financial crisis. European markets rallied early in the day...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 5:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Celebrations and uncertainty after Saleh leaves Yemen

Celebrations and uncertainty after Saleh leaves Yemen Top news: After weeks of angry protests, Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa in celebration on Sunday following the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday night. Saleh, who has ruled...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2011 5:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Friday photo: See ya, shuttle

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 8: Space shuttle Atlantis is seen through the window of a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) as it launches from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the final launch of the...

Published Fri, Jul 08 2011 2:30 PM by FP Passport

U.S. envoy in Damascus: "Hama and the Syrian crisis is not about the U.S. at all."

U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford has posted a note on the embassy's Facebook page, responding to recent demonstrations denouncing his recent trip to the besieged city of Hama: Outside the Embassy demonstrators complained about U.S. policy towards the Syrian...

Published Sun, Jul 10 2011 7:24 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: State Department, Syria

Morning Brief: Karzai brother killed in Kandahar

Karzai brother killed in Kandahar Top story: Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead on Tuesday by a close family associate. The assassin, Sardar Mohammed, reportedly commanded a number of security posts south...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2011 5:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: French forces prepare for ground offensive against Mali rebels

French forces prepare for ground offensive against Mali rebels Top news: French troops prepared to launch a ground assault against Islamist militants in Mali amid reports that the rebels have dispersed throughout the population, raising the possibility...

Published Wed, Jan 16 2013 6:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Will the Tel Aviv bus bombing trigger a Gaza invasion?

In an attack that could foreshadow even greater violence, a bomb exploded aboard a bus in central Tel Aviv today. Reports are still coming in, but at least 21 Israelis have been confirmed wounded in the bombing. The attack threatens to undermine the fragile...

Published Wed, Nov 21 2012 5:41 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Egyptian prime minister visits Gaza

Israel Defense Forces live blogs Gaza offensive

Call of Duty casts Petraeus as future defense secretary

Venezuela's deadly year

Decline Watch: Governor of U.S. territory offers to lease islands to China

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

Morning Brief: Kenyatta takes early lead in Kenyan election

Morning Brief: Egyptian president tasks military with security ahead of referendum

Morning Brief: Global markets in turmoil across Europe and Asia

Morning Brief: Celebrations and uncertainty after Saleh leaves Yemen

Friday photo: See ya, shuttle

U.S. envoy in Damascus: "Hama and the Syrian crisis is not about the U.S. at all."

Morning Brief: Karzai brother killed in Kandahar

Morning Brief: French forces prepare for ground offensive against Mali rebels

Will the Tel Aviv bus bombing trigger a Gaza invasion?