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U.S.-Russia adoptions in jeapoardy after boy "returned"

U.S. officials are on their way to Moscow this week to push the Russian government to continue to allow adoptions after a seven-year-old boy was sent back to Russia on a plane by a woman in Tennessee last week with a note explaining that she no longer...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 8:51 AM by FP Passport

South Korea experiments with video game curfew

Data rockets across South Korea's broadband network at an average clip of 14.58 megabits per second. This makes the country's network the fastest of any in the world. (In comparison, the average American broadband connection chugs along at a sluggish...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 2:41 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, East Asia, Health

Meet the Jihadi Group That's Declared War on Syria's Moderate Rebels

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Just a few months ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) didn't officially exist. Now, the al Qaeda affiliate known colloquially as al-Dawla -- simply "the state" -- has emerged as a clear and present danger...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 1:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Syria

20 Signs Iran Is Serious About a Nuclear Deal

Is the world on the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran? With the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in New York fast approaching next week , it's a question that is all but certainly being debated in foreign ministries around the world...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 2:30 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Bloody Stand-Off at Nairobi Mall Continues

Bloody Stand-Off at Nairobi Mall Continues Top news: With sporadic fighting continuing at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, the stand-off in the Kenyan capital stretched into its fourth day Tuesday as Kenyan officials sought to project an air of control over...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 6:01 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Meet the British Mom Who May -- or May Not -- Have Been Involved in the Nairobi Terror Attack

On July 7, 2005, Germaine Lindsay boarded a London subway train at King's Cross station carrying a backpack full of explosives. As the train traveled between the St. Pancras and Russell Square stations, he detonated the bomb, killing himself and 26...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 3:20 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Rouhani Condemns the Holocaust, Stirs Translation Dispute

Rouhani Condemns the Holocaust, Stirs Translation Dispute Top News: In the latest fusillade of Iran's campaign to improve relations with the West, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani made a decisive break with his predecessor, saying definitively that...

Published Thu, Sep 26 2013 9:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: U.S. Braces for Possible Government Shutdown

U.S. Braces for Possible Government Shutdown Top news: The U.S. government is on the verge of shutting down for the first time in 17 years, as lawmakers prepare for one last-ditch effort to reach a compromise that would prevent vital services from going...

Published Mon, Sep 30 2013 5:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: New Nuclear Talks Between Iran and P5+1 Begin in Geneva

New Nuclear Talks Between Iran and P5+1 Begin in Geneva Top News: A fresh round of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program began this morning in Geneva. Iran and the P5+1 -- the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (the United States, Russia...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 4:41 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What Happens to the Global Economy if the U.S. Defaults? 'Not Much,' Say Some Economists

Predictions about the potential effects on the global economy of a U.S. default have verged on the apocalyptic. This weekend, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim characterized the possibility as "disastrous" for both the developing world and developed...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 3:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Financial crisis, China, Obama Administration, U.S. Congress, Economics, Finance

Morning Brief: Republicans Back Down, Ending Government Shutdown

Republicans Back Down, Ending Government Shutdown Top News: Congress passed last minute legislation on Wednesday night funding the U.S. government and raising the country's borrowing limit, avoiding the potential of a U.S. default on its debt. The...

Published Thu, Oct 17 2013 6:18 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: NSA Said to Intercept 70 Million French Calls in 30-Day Period

NSA Said to Intercept 70 Million French Calls in 30-Day Period Top News: The French government summoned the U.S. ambassador in Paris to protest allegations that the National Security Agency has spied on millions of French phone calls. According to a report...

Published Mon, Oct 21 2013 6:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why One Obscure Malaysian University Gave Kim Jong Un an Honorary Doctorate

A broken clock, they say, is still right twice a day, and the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's premier English-language news site, does even better. Much of its domestic coverage is depressingly optimistic propaganda; I'm guessing, for...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 9:00 AM by FP Passport

Australia's Arpaio-Inspired, Pink-Themed Bikie Gang Crackdown

Authorities in Queensland, Australia are cracking down on criminal motorcycle gangs with a vengeance that would give even the Charming Police Department pause. Following a couple of large, public brawls between two rival gangs, Queensland Premier Campbell...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 4:00 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: BP resumes "top kill" as Obama heads to Gulf

BP resumes "top kill" as Obama heads to Gulf Top story: BP has resumed efforts to stop the escape of oil in the Gulf of Mexico by pumping heavy dilling liquid into the well, a procedure known as "top kill." The procedure was halted...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 5:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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U.S.-Russia adoptions in jeapoardy after boy "returned"

South Korea experiments with video game curfew

Meet the Jihadi Group That's Declared War on Syria's Moderate Rebels

20 Signs Iran Is Serious About a Nuclear Deal

Morning Brief: Bloody Stand-Off at Nairobi Mall Continues

Meet the British Mom Who May -- or May Not -- Have Been Involved in the Nairobi Terror Attack

Morning Brief: Rouhani Condemns the Holocaust, Stirs Translation Dispute

Morning Brief: U.S. Braces for Possible Government Shutdown

Morning Brief: New Nuclear Talks Between Iran and P5+1 Begin in Geneva

What Happens to the Global Economy if the U.S. Defaults? 'Not Much,' Say Some Economists

Morning Brief: Republicans Back Down, Ending Government Shutdown

Morning Brief: NSA Said to Intercept 70 Million French Calls in 30-Day Period

Why One Obscure Malaysian University Gave Kim Jong Un an Honorary Doctorate

Australia's Arpaio-Inspired, Pink-Themed Bikie Gang Crackdown

Morning Brief: BP resumes "top kill" as Obama heads to Gulf