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The Wenzhou debacle gets even weirder

The furor over the Saturday night train crash last weekend in eastern China that killed at least 39 people and injured at least 192 has left the Chinese government scrambling to control public reaction. But its efforts may be doing the ruling Communist...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2011 12:57 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Disasters, Science & Technology, China, Media

British Spies Aren't James Bonds, And 7 Other Things We Learned From the UK's Landmark Intelligence Hearing

In an unprecedented parliamentary hearing resembling a scene from "Skyfall," three UK intelligence chiefs made the case for spying and secrecy in the modern world, while assuring the assembled that their agencies adhere to strict legal and ethical...

Published Thu, Nov 07 2013 12:32 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Britain, Intelligence, National Security

The Top Five Career Paths for Berlusconi After Being Booted from Politics

Poor Silvio Berlusconi. On Wednesday, his colleagues in the Italian Senate effectively declared him unfit for office and voted to expel him from the body. The vote effectively caps the former prime minister's tumultuous fall from grace, one that has...

Published Wed, Nov 27 2013 7:29 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Politics

Will al Qaeda's Disowned Syria Affiliate Rival Its Old Boss?

For more than a decade, al Qaeda has been aggressively extending its reach by through a sort of franchising strategy , signing up an ally here and a subsidiary there to fight its global jihad. But on radical Islam's most prominent battlefield, al...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 3:01 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Have you thanked your tailor today?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Last week, the Economist chided its readers for failing, over the course of this year, to celebrate a very special anniversary: the 150th birthday of the business suit : It has...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 11:14 AM by FP Passport

How Food Became Syria's Next Battlefield

BEIRUT -- They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The one above -- showing residents of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, located outside Damascus -- may be worth even more than that. The photograph and corresponding video were taken by the...

Published Wed, Feb 26 2014 10:18 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Obama ramps up U.S. intelligence efforts in Libya

Obama ramps up U.S. intelligence efforts in Libya Top story: Small groups of CIA operatives are active in Libya, gathering intelligence for Western airstrikes and making contact with Libyan rebels. The CIA presence is complemented by dozens of British...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 5:36 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Ever wonder what North Korea's Potemkin hotel looks like from the inside?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 North Korea tour specialists Koryo Tours provide what seems to be the first photos in years of the inside of the Ryugyong, a 330 meter hotel that boasts the 5th most floors of any...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 1:12 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: UN Report on Climate Change Says Humans to Feel Increasing Impacts

UN Report on Climate Change Says Humans to Feel Increasing Impacts Climate: The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which gathered last week in Yokohama, Japan, asserted that the impacts of global warming will be "severe...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2014 6:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Don’t Underestimate the Sexy Celebrity Candidates of Indonesia’s Parliamentary Election

It was an admirable goal: In 2004, bowing to pressure from women's groups, Indonesia began requiring all political parties to field 30 percent women candidates. But it hasn't quite worked out as planned. In Wednesday's parliamentary election...

Published Tue, Apr 08 2014 3:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Politics, Elections, Southeast Asia, gender

China Has a New Air Defense Zone and Washington Couldn't Care Less

The United States challenged China's recently announced Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday night, flying two unarmed B-52 bombers on a scheduled training sortie into airspace which China on Saturday declared subject to new defensive...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 1:11 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, East Asia, China, U.S. Foreign Policy, Military, International Relations, National Security

Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma

John Kerry may have met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the peace process on Thursday, but what's really gotten commentators worked up is the contents of the shwarma he consumed during an impromptu snack in Ramallah. Reputable...

Published Fri, May 24 2013 9:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Fun Stuff, Israel/Palestine, Food/Agriculture

What's stopping Queen Elizabeth from seizing power?

Queen Elizabeth attended a cabinet meeting today , becoming the first British monarch to do so since the American revolution and receiving a set of placemats in thanks. (The Foreign Office was a bit classier, naming part of Antarctica after her.) As BBC...

Published Tue, Dec 18 2012 2:08 PM by FP Passport

Sarkozy blunt on U.S. healthcare reform

French President Nicolas Sarkozy seemed to break diplomatic protocol during a talk at Columbia University yesterday evening. Claiming he was going to "speak from the heart," Sarkozy toed a very fine line between personal commentary and interference...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 9:17 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: At the UN, Obama Presents Modest Vision of America's Global Role

At the UN, Obama Presents Modest Vision of America's Global Role Top News: With the crisis in Syria at a head and a potential diplomatic resolution to the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program on the table, U.S. President Barack Obama sketched...

Published Wed, Sep 25 2013 6:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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The Wenzhou debacle gets even weirder

British Spies Aren't James Bonds, And 7 Other Things We Learned From the UK's Landmark Intelligence Hearing

The Top Five Career Paths for Berlusconi After Being Booted from Politics

Will al Qaeda's Disowned Syria Affiliate Rival Its Old Boss?

Have you thanked your tailor today?

How Food Became Syria's Next Battlefield

Morning Brief: Obama ramps up U.S. intelligence efforts in Libya

Ever wonder what North Korea's Potemkin hotel looks like from the inside?

Morning Brief: UN Report on Climate Change Says Humans to Feel Increasing Impacts

Don’t Underestimate the Sexy Celebrity Candidates of Indonesia’s Parliamentary Election

China Has a New Air Defense Zone and Washington Couldn't Care Less

Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma

What's stopping Queen Elizabeth from seizing power?

Sarkozy blunt on U.S. healthcare reform

Morning Brief: At the UN, Obama Presents Modest Vision of America's Global Role