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Meet Bibi's (and Bar Rafaeli's) Favorite French Politician

When French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius traveled to Geneva earlier this month to demand stricter restraints on Iran's nuclear program, he had just got off the phone with a previously obscure French parliamentarian. MP Meyer Habib had delivered...

Published Wed, Nov 20 2013 6:33 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Iranian Nuclear Talks Resume as Khamenei Pledges He Won't Back Down

Iranian Nuclear Talks Resume as Khamenei Pledges He Won't Back Down Top news: Ahead of the resumption of negotiations in Geneva between Iran and Western powers, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that his country will not back...

Published Wed, Nov 20 2013 6:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

For Cash-Strapped Chinese Parents, Two Babies Are Too Many

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Call it reproduction with Chinese capitalist characteristics. On Nov. 15, authorities announced that the country's one-child policy would be loosened, adding couples in which one spouse is an only child to...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 4:22 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, TLN

Frenchmen to Government: 'Don't Touch My Whores'

It's a political divide that could only materialize in France. On one side, 343 "bastards" telling their countrymen and government not to "touch my whore." On the other side, a feminist minister crusading to end prostitution. These...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 2:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Human Rights, Politics, Health

Frenchmen to Government: 'Don't Touch Our Whores'

It's a political divide that could only materialize in France. On one side, 343 "bastards" telling their countrymen and government not to "touch my whore." On the other side, a feminist minister crusading to end prostitution. These...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 2:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Human Rights, Politics, Health

Al Qaeda Take Credit for Embassy Bombing -- While Iran Blames 'Zionists'

BEIRUT - The Iranian embassy lies on the road connecting the airport to the downtown center of the Lebanese capital, near both the Beirut Golf Club and the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of the city. This morning, as most Beirutis were commuting...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 10:53 AM by FP Passport

Why It Took a Superstorm to Expose the Seedy Underbelly of Philippine Politics

More than a week after Super Typhoon Haiyan killed nearly 4,000 people and displaced another 4 million, relief efforts remain hampered by poor roadways, congested airports, and a host of other logistical nightmares. While the Red Cross says they have...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 9:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Disasters, Corruption, Politics, Foreign Aid, Southeast Asia, International Organizations

'Selfie' Beats Out 'Twerk' as Oxford's Word of the Year

Forget the Snowden leaks, the birth of Prince George, and the Syria chemical weapons deal -- 2013 shall be remembered as the year of the first Papal selfie. Following in the pioneering footsteps of Anthony Weiner , Bill Clinton, and even Michelle Obama...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 8:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Science & Technology

Morning Brief: Blasts at Iranian Embassy in Beirut Kill 23

Blasts at Iranian Embassy in Beirut Kill 23 Top news: A pair of explosions rocked the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 100. Iran's cultural attaché, Sheikh Ibrahim Ansari, reportedly...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 6:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Dubai, of All Places, Is Becoming a Space Tourism Hub

The United Arab Emirates is a country known for its outrageous tourist attractions, each more ambitious than the last, from massive indoor ski slopes to archipelagoes of entirely man-made islands. Given this history, it might not seem so remarkable that...

Published Mon, Nov 18 2013 12:58 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Arab World

What the Russian Cossacks Have Against Little Girls in Hijabs

In Russia, big scary men with mustaches and sabers are feeling threatened by little girls wearing religious headwear. Local Cossack leaders in the city of Rostov in southern Russia were not happy with a local "fashion week," where one of the...

Published Mon, Nov 18 2013 9:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Human Rights, Eastern Europe, Race/Ethnicity, Caucasus, Religion

What Convicted Smugglers Tell Us About Iran's Proxy Wars

Yemen has sentenced eight sailors for smuggling arms to local rebels. The crew of the Jihan sailors received sentences ranging from one to six years in prison; the alleged mastermind of the operation, tried in absentia, received ten. No one in the Jihan...

Published Mon, Nov 18 2013 9:01 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Security, Politics, Middle East, Religion, Iran, Yemen

Morning Brief: Netanyahu Increases Pressure Ahead of Iran Talks

Netanyahu Increases Pressure Ahead of Iran Talks Top News: With talks between Iran and the West set to resume Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up his effort to scuttle a deal that would trade sanctions relief for restricitons...

Published Mon, Nov 18 2013 6:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Bitcoin to Congress: Back Off

Bitcoin's representatives are appearing before Congress this week for a first-ever series of hearings into the crypto-currency. And they've got a message for the array of D.C. lawmakers and regulators looking to tame Bitcoin: If the government's...

Published Sun, Nov 17 2013 6:01 PM by FP Passport

China's Baby Steps Toward More Babies

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false The reform of China's One Child Policy, which restricts most couples to having a single child, has taken a tiny step in the right direction. On Nov. 15, the Chinese government announced it would loosen the...

Published Fri, Nov 15 2013 2:41 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, TLN

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Meet Bibi's (and Bar Rafaeli's) Favorite French Politician

Morning Brief: Iranian Nuclear Talks Resume as Khamenei Pledges He Won't Back Down

For Cash-Strapped Chinese Parents, Two Babies Are Too Many

Frenchmen to Government: 'Don't Touch My Whores'

Frenchmen to Government: 'Don't Touch Our Whores'

Al Qaeda Take Credit for Embassy Bombing -- While Iran Blames 'Zionists'

Why It Took a Superstorm to Expose the Seedy Underbelly of Philippine Politics

'Selfie' Beats Out 'Twerk' as Oxford's Word of the Year

Morning Brief: Blasts at Iranian Embassy in Beirut Kill 23

Dubai, of All Places, Is Becoming a Space Tourism Hub

What the Russian Cossacks Have Against Little Girls in Hijabs

What Convicted Smugglers Tell Us About Iran's Proxy Wars

Morning Brief: Netanyahu Increases Pressure Ahead of Iran Talks

Bitcoin to Congress: Back Off

China's Baby Steps Toward More Babies