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Watch Live: The U.N. General Assembly's Opening Session

With the opening of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, world leaders have descended on New York for an annual gathering that marks the beginning of the body's work for the year. It's a time for high diplomatic drama -- Iran and Syria...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 9:18 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: United Nations

Morning Brief: Bloody Stand-Off at Nairobi Mall Continues

Bloody Stand-Off at Nairobi Mall Continues Top news: With sporadic fighting continuing at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, the stand-off in the Kenyan capital stretched into its fourth day Tuesday as Kenyan officials sought to project an air of control over...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 6:01 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Kenyan Troops Storm Mall After Two-Day Siege Against Al-Shabab Militants

Kenyan Troops Storm Mall After Two-Day Siege Against Al-Shabab Militants Top News: After a two-day siege, Kenyan troops stormed a mall in Nairobi on Sunday evening where fighters from Somali militant group al-Shabab had taken hostages. The standoff began...

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 4:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Chinese Social Media Users React to Bo Xilai's Sentence

On Sunday, a Chinese court found disgraced Chongqing Party boss Bo Xilai guilty of the crimes of bribe-taking, embezzlement, and abuse of power, sentencing him to life in prison. It is, at least nominally, the end of an 18-month scandal that saw the formerly...

Published Sun, Sep 22 2013 12:43 PM by FP Passport

Audacious Terror Attack on Shopping Mall Shows Al-Shabab's Resilience

The Somali terrorist group al-Shabab has entered the second day of a siege on the popular Westgate shopping mall in an upscale neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. Nearly 60 people have been killed, including at least four westerners and one retired United...

Published Sun, Sep 22 2013 10:04 AM by FP Passport

The Art of China's Holiday News Dump

This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, which traditionally celebrated the harvest and is now one of China's most popular holidays, takes place from Thursday, Sept. 19 to Sunday, Sept. 22. It's a period when many Chinese travel, the mainland stock...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 12:00 PM by FP Passport

Saudi Arabia's First Female Filmmaker: We Found Wonderful Girls -- but They Won't Act

That the first feature film shot in Saudi Arabia (a country with no commercial theaters) was directed by a woman (in a country where women still famously cannot drive) would have been enough to spark a media firestorm. That the film, Wadjda , which hit...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 9:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Culture, Middle East, Media, Women, Saudi Arabia, Arab World

Morning Brief: Iranian President Continues Diplomatic Push Ahead of U.N. Speech

Iranian President Continues Diplomatic Push Ahead of U.N. Speech Top News: Iranian-U.S. relations continue to thaw this week. After both President Hassan Rouhani and President Obama revealed this week that they had been corresponding with one another...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 4:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

20 Signs Iran Is Serious About a Nuclear Deal

Is the world on the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran? With the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in New York fast approaching next week , it's a question that is all but certainly being debated in foreign ministries around the world...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 2:30 PM by FP Passport

Meet the Jihadi Group That's Declared War on Syria's Moderate Rebels

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Just a few months ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) didn't officially exist. Now, the al Qaeda affiliate known colloquially as al-Dawla -- simply "the state" -- has emerged as a clear and present danger...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 1:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Syria

France's President Has a 'Mission Accomplished' Moment in Mali

As French President François Hollande spoke at the inauguration of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali's first elected president since the country's unrest began in March 2012 with a coup , all that was missing was a 'Mission Accomplished' banner...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 10:08 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Africa, France, Mali, National Security

Morning Brief: Assad Tells Fox News He Will Give Up Chemical Arsenal

Assad Tells Fox News He Will Give Up Chemical Arsenal Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: In an interview with Fox News Channel on Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared to embrace the U.S.-Russian plan to remove and...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 5:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What Does Bernanke's Big Move Mean for Emerging Markets?

For now, the cash spigot in Washington D.C. will remain wide open and continue spewing dollars onto global markets. On Wednesday, Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program -- better known as quantitative...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 5:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Economics

Can Pakistan's Long-Struggling Film Industry Finally Stand Up to Bollywood?

Last week, the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee announced that it was nominating the film Zinda Bhaag , a drama/comedy about three young Pakistani men who dream of living abroad, as Pakistan's first Oscar submission in five decades. It's...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 9:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Pakistan, Culture, South Asia, India

Morning Brief: Navy Yard Shooter Maintained Clearance Despite History of Arrests, Mental Illness

Navy Yard Shooter Maintained Clearance Despite History of Arrests, Mental Illness Top News: Aaron Alexis, the man identified as responsible for a shooting rampage Monday at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C., had a history of mental illness and had been...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 5:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Watch Live: The U.N. General Assembly's Opening Session

Morning Brief: Bloody Stand-Off at Nairobi Mall Continues

Morning Brief: Kenyan Troops Storm Mall After Two-Day Siege Against Al-Shabab Militants

Chinese Social Media Users React to Bo Xilai's Sentence

Audacious Terror Attack on Shopping Mall Shows Al-Shabab's Resilience

The Art of China's Holiday News Dump

Saudi Arabia's First Female Filmmaker: We Found Wonderful Girls -- but They Won't Act

Morning Brief: Iranian President Continues Diplomatic Push Ahead of U.N. Speech

20 Signs Iran Is Serious About a Nuclear Deal

Meet the Jihadi Group That's Declared War on Syria's Moderate Rebels

France's President Has a 'Mission Accomplished' Moment in Mali

Morning Brief: Assad Tells Fox News He Will Give Up Chemical Arsenal

What Does Bernanke's Big Move Mean for Emerging Markets?

Can Pakistan's Long-Struggling Film Industry Finally Stand Up to Bollywood?

Morning Brief: Navy Yard Shooter Maintained Clearance Despite History of Arrests, Mental Illness