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Does this man look like Osama bin Laden?

The FBI is in hot water after using a Spanish parliamentarian's picture to create a ‘What would Osama Bin Laden look like now?' image. The photo, released last week , took parts of United Left party lawmaker Gaspar Llamazares' face and combined...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 12:31 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Intelligence, Spain

That was quick: Russia makes nice with Ukraine

Just two days after President Viktor Yushchenko was ignominiously defeated in the first round of Ukraine's presidential election, Moscow has decided to send an ambassador to Kiev for the first time in five months. Yushchenko has been a thorn in the...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 10:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe

The three entities that need to cancel Haiti's debt

Today, the Paris Club -- an informal group of finance officials from the 19 richest nations, who push for low-income country debt restructuring and relief -- officially called for the cancellation of Haiti's debt. Earthquake aside, such a prominent...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 10:36 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Haiti's Disaster

Trapped in Haiti by airport security regulations

The Miami Herald's Douglas Hanks reports that U.S. commercial flights into Haiti are returning to the United States empty: Though Spirit, American and other major airlines have used passenger planes to fly cargo into Port-au-Prince since the quake...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 9:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Haiti's Disaster

Senegal offers land to Haitians

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is offering free land to displaced Haitians who want to "return to their origins" in Africa: "The president is offering voluntary repatriation to any Haitian that wants to return to their origin,"...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 9:26 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Haiti's Disaster

Morning Brief: New challenges as aid arrives in Haiti

New challenges as aid arrives in Haiti Top story: The pace of international food and medical aid into Haiti has finally picked up, though the effort is still hampered by the chaotic conditions on the ground and a host of new challenges, such as controlling...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 6:22 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Port au Prince, a Photographer's Dispatch

When wars unfold or natural disasters strike, few journalists are required to get as close to the action as photographers, whose work can never be done remotely, via phone call or email. Getty Images' Chris Hondros , who is now in Port au Prince documenting...

Published Sun, Jan 17 2010 9:21 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Guest Blogger, Photographs, Haiti's Disaster

Is the Pinochet era finally over?

By 6 o'clock Sunday night, the news had filled the streets of Santiago with honking: For the first time in 52 years, Chile had elected a conservative president, unseating the "Concertación" coalition that has ruled the country for the last...

Published Sun, Jan 17 2010 7:37 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, South America

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

Friday Photo: Full Love

Qassem al-Raymi, we hardly knew ye

Reports out of Yemen indicate that one of Yemen's most wanted , Qassem al-Raymi, was killed in a Yemeni airstrike today. As is often the case, Gregory Johnsen has the best English-language bio of al-Raymi in town: He was the long-time deputy to Nasir...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 2:33 PM by FP Passport

Haiti: Don't ignore the politics

Like Bill Easterly , I think David Brooks goes a bit too far here: Why is Haiti so poor? Well, it has a history of oppression, slavery and colonialism. But so does Barbados, and Barbados is doing pretty well. Haiti has endured ruthless dictators, corruption...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 11:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, Politics, Development, Haiti's Disaster

Aristide wants to return

Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former Haitian president who was ousted in a 2004 coup and now lives in exile in South Africa, says he wants to return to his country: ''As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 10:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Haiti's Disaster

Brazil's moment to lead

Countries around the world are frantically searching for their citizens in Haiti, but this week's events have been particularly hard on Brazil, which had a big footprint in the country before the quake. At least 14 Brazilian troops were killed in...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 9:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, Haiti's Disaster

Morning Brief: Security deteriorates as desperation grows in Haiti

Security deteriorates as desperation grows in Haiti Top story: While the international rescue operation is beginning to swing into full gear, desperation is growing for Haiti and the security situation is beginning to deteriorate . Looters in Port-au...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 6:05 AM by FP Passport