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After Malala's Speech, Pakistan's Long Road to Fix Education

Speaking on a 16th birthday that she nearly didn't live to see, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education rights advocate targeted by the Taliban, called on an assembly at the United Nations on Friday to invest in educational opportunities for children...

Published Fri, Jul 12 2013 11:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Security, Pakistan, Taliban, South Asia, Education

Morning Brief: Chinese Economic Growth Slows in Second Quarter

Chinese Economic Growth Slows in Second Quarter Top news: Chinese economic growth slowed to 7.5 percent in the second quarter of the year amid efforts by the country's new leaders to rein in credit and pivot toward reforms. Monday's economic figures...

Published Mon, Jul 15 2013 5:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Seven Dead in Cairo Clashes

Seven Dead in Cairo Clashes Top news: Overnight clashes in Cairo between supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy and Egyptian security services left seven people dead and at least 260 wounded. The renewed violence comes on the heels of a visit by...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 5:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Cuba Claims Weapons Bound for North Korea Were Sent for Repair

Cuba Claims Weapons Bound for North Korea Were Sent for Repair Top news: Cuba claimed on Tuesday that weapons seized on a ship in Panama and bound for North Korea was "obsolete defensive weaponry" sent to its isolated ally for repair. Those...

Published Wed, Jul 17 2013 5:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The North Koreans Are Better Gunrunners Than You Might Think

In hindsight, the Chong Chon Gang probably wasn't the best ship to task with running guns through America's backyard. With a huge North Korean flag emblazoned on its smoke stack and a history of trouble with the law, the ship was about as conspicuous...

Published Wed, Jul 17 2013 4:50 PM by FP Passport

Graphic Novel Urges Western Muslim Youth to Join Jabhat al-Nusra

In the annals of jihadi groups, the story is an old one: A disaffected Muslim youth returns to Islam, reconnects with his faith, finds himself outraged at the injustices done to his brothers abroad, and travels to a conflict zone to wage jihad. Think...

Published Thu, Jul 18 2013 2:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Media, Islam, Syria

The Harshest Critic of Egypt's Liberal Protesters Is One of Their Own

Egypt's liberals have a powerful, outspoken new critic, and he's one of their own: "My dear anti-Brotherhood liberal, allow me to remind you that just a few weeks ago you were desperately complaining about how grim the future looked, but...

Published Fri, Jul 19 2013 8:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Politics, Middle East, Media, North Africa, Egypt, Democracy

A horrid suggestion from Qaddafi

The recent violence in central Nigeria has shocked everyone for its scale and horror (there was another minor outbreak today ). But no better is a solution proposed by none other than Libya's Muammar Qaddafi : divide the country in half. Funny, that's...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 7:01 AM by FP Passport

Global Times readers fire back!

The nationalist Chinese newspaper Global Times posted on their home page a translated summary of my Time piece on the next decade in US-China relations, " The Indispensable Axis ," as well an accompanying essay on " The Next American Century...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 12:17 PM by FP Passport

New Delhi clears the air

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 As the world's eyes fell on Beijing during the 2008 Olympics, Chinese authorities scrambled to find a way to improve the city's notoriously low air quality. They shut down...

Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 7:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Southeast Asia, India

U.S. General: Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Bosnian massacre

During his campaign President Obama pledged to repeal the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. While the issue wasn't an immediate starter for the administration, Obama revisited it in his 2010 State of Union address...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 10:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Military

Friday Photo: FP in the DMZ

Syndications Coordinator Randolph Manderstam immediately before attempting to personally deliver a copy of FP to Kim Jong Il. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 3:41 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Photos: Seeing Orange in Beijing

Beijingers woke up to find the Chinese capital covered in a film of yellow dust, as sandstorms caused by a severe drought in the north of the country and Mongolia swept into the city. Authorities issued a rare level five pollution warning, signalling...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 11:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China, Photographs

France to drop carbon tax plan

France was poised to become the first major economy to tax carbon emissions, but thanks to legal and political setbacks, it's not to be : A tax would have to be introduced at a European level in order "not to harm the competitiveness of French...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 8:33 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Environment

Meet the Mayoral Candidate Who Believes Russia Will Vanquish the Antichrist

You haven't seen crazy until you've spent some time following the Moscow mayoral race. On Friday, Mikhail Degtyarev, the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate, indulged in some apocalyptic thinking and said he believes Russia will lead the...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 1:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Fun Stuff

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After Malala's Speech, Pakistan's Long Road to Fix Education

Morning Brief: Chinese Economic Growth Slows in Second Quarter

Morning Brief: Seven Dead in Cairo Clashes

Morning Brief: Cuba Claims Weapons Bound for North Korea Were Sent for Repair

The North Koreans Are Better Gunrunners Than You Might Think

Graphic Novel Urges Western Muslim Youth to Join Jabhat al-Nusra

The Harshest Critic of Egypt's Liberal Protesters Is One of Their Own

A horrid suggestion from Qaddafi

Global Times readers fire back!

New Delhi clears the air

U.S. General: Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Bosnian massacre

Friday Photo: FP in the DMZ

Photos: Seeing Orange in Beijing

France to drop carbon tax plan

Meet the Mayoral Candidate Who Believes Russia Will Vanquish the Antichrist