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Iran's record year

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Iran's drug squad commander pointed out in January, that narcotics forces had seized 340 tons of drugs and arrested 170,000 ‘drug dealers' in the previous nine months -...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:19 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Human Rights, Freedom, Middle East, Iran

Morning Brief: Early reports suggest tight race in Iraq

Early reports suggest tight race in Iraq Top story: Iraq's election commission is expected to announce partial results from last week's parliamentary elections, but early reports suggest a close race between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 5:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Can Obama really double exports in five years?

At his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama swore to double U.S. exports in five years. At the time, some pundits (including one here ) scoffed at the idea. Doubling exports, of course, means convincing the world to buy twice as much of...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 11:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Economics, Trade

Western Europe criticized in State Department's annual human rights report

The State Department's 2010 Human Rights Report examines abuse and discrimination the world over, featuring China, Iran, and... the E.U.? Europe is not exactly at the forefront of one's mind when thinking of places with poor human rights records...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 10:53 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, France, Human Rights, Islam, State Department, Religion

Singhing Putin's Praises

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Today Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh met in New Delhi to sign a number of bi-lateral commercial agreements. While the agreements...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 12:47 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, South Asia, India, Trade

Meet the new drug war, same as the old drug war

Mexican President Felipe Calderon's drug war has been going on now for more than three years, and led directly or indirecty to the deaths of more than 18,600 people -- well over the number of U.S. troops killed on 9/11, and in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Published Sun, Mar 14 2010 4:57 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Drugs & Crime, Latin America, Obama Administration

Nigerian militants set off car bombs to tell everyone they exist

Being on the e-mail list of the spokesperson for the Nigerian rebel group the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), I often have the non-pleasure of waking up to news of the group's grisley attacks. This morning around 11 a.m. Nigeria...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 1:30 PM by FP Passport

North Korea bans other people from being named Kim Jong Un

The rollout of Kim Jong-un as North Korea's new leader continues , with South Korean sources reporting that an official portrait of the heir apparent has been prepared for distribution. Then there's this: Last month, the Radio Free Asia also reported...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 8:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea, East Asia

How 36 Egyptian Prisoners Suffocated to Death in the Back of a Police Van

CAIRO -- Of all the ways to die, this was one of the most horrible. On Monday, the Egyptian government acknowledged that its security forces had killed 36 Islamist prisoners the day before - the first time mass casualties had occurred of Egyptians in...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 10:20 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Major Chemical Weapons Attack Reported in Syria

Major Chemical Weapons Attack Reported in Syria Top news: Syrian opposition activists claimed that the government attacked a pro-rebel Damascus suburb with chemical weapons, killing several hundred people. If the attack is confirmed and its scale matches...

Published Wed, Aug 21 2013 6:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison Top News: Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks, was sentenced yesterday by a military court to 35 years in military prison, most likely at Fort Leavenworth...

Published Thu, Aug 22 2013 4:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why Bo Xilai Is Having an 'Open' Trial

The second day of Bo Xilai's trial ended with another mesmerizing performance by the fallen Chinese politician . Although foreign reporters have not been allowed inside the courtroom in the provincial capital of Jinan where the trial is being held...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 10:10 AM by FP Passport

How the Media Got the Bo Xilai Trial Wrong

On July 25, after months of silence about Bo Xilai, the disgraced Chinese politician who hadn't been seen in public since his sacking in March 2012, China's official Xinhua news agency ran a two-sentence story stating that Bo had been indicted...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Another settlements row brewing?

In a sign that the ongoing U.S.-Israel settlement spat has yet to run its course, the Jerusalem Municipal Authority today announced the authorization of twenty new apartments on the site of an East Jerusalem hotel, only hours before Israeli Prime Minister...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 3:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Obama Administration

Another Zimbabwean opposition leader in a suspicious car crash

Almost exactly a year ago, Zimbabwe watchers will remember the ominous car crash (pictured above) that killed the wife of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, and left the prime minister himself injured and shaken. The incident was written off as an accident...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 7:32 AM by FP Passport

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Iran's record year

Morning Brief: Early reports suggest tight race in Iraq

Can Obama really double exports in five years?

Western Europe criticized in State Department's annual human rights report

Singhing Putin's Praises

Meet the new drug war, same as the old drug war

Nigerian militants set off car bombs to tell everyone they exist

North Korea bans other people from being named Kim Jong Un

How 36 Egyptian Prisoners Suffocated to Death in the Back of a Police Van

Morning Brief: Major Chemical Weapons Attack Reported in Syria

Morning Brief: Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Why Bo Xilai Is Having an 'Open' Trial

How the Media Got the Bo Xilai Trial Wrong

Another settlements row brewing?

Another Zimbabwean opposition leader in a suspicious car crash