Passport
List of Passport articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Is Beijing Doing With Billionaires and Booksellers?
A Chinese billionaire has gone missing and may have been rounded up by the police.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Curious Case of Chinese Chicken Feet Smugglers
Chinese police have made yet another bust of illicit chicken feet smuggled in from across the border.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch North Korea Explain Why It Built a ‘Hydrogen Bomb of Justice’
The North Korean government released a video to explain what it claims was a hydrogen bomb test.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia and Ukraine Don’t Want to ‘Share a Coke’
Both Russians and Ukrainians were left angry after a failed Coca-Cola ad campaign.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mayor of Cologne: If Women Don’t Want to Be Raped, They Should Stay Away From Strangers
The mayor of a German town where an alleged 100 sexual assaults took place over New Year's suggested women change their behavior to avoid assault.
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Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units deploy in the city of Baiji, north of Tikrit, as they fight alongside Iraqi forces against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group to try to retake the strategic town for a second time, on June 9, 2015. Baghdad regained control of Baiji -- located on the road to IS hub Mosul and near the country's largest oil refinery -- last year, but subsequently lost it again. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read ) This Map Explains the Saudi-Iran Proxy War
Here's what the region's geopolitical and sectarian divides look like.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel May Have Found a ‘Solution’ to Palestinian Knife Attacks
Israel Defense Forces may begin wearing neck protectors to prevent injuries from knife attacks.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Check Out This Insanely Huge Golden Statue of Chairman Mao
Businessmen in China went all out to pay tribute to Mao Zedong.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hey, Jihadi John 2.0: Is There a Big Bouncy Castle Market in Syria?
British police may be investigating whether a former bouncy castle salesman is the executioner in a new Islamic State video.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Norway Will Let Mass Murderer Sue the State from Makeshift Court in Prison
Norway's most notorious mass murderer will have a makeshift court brought to his prison so he can sue the state.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Wikileaks Cable Explains Why the Death of One Cleric Has the Mideast On Edge
The Saudi cleric who was beheaded Saturday viewed U.S. foreign policy favorably and distanced himself from Iran in a private meeting with U.S. officials.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Note to Self: Don’t Make Horse Penis Jokes in Kyrgyzstan
A Scottish gold miner may have been arrested for mocking a traditional Kyrgyz dish on Facebook.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Terror Fears Mute New Year’s Cheer
As the world’s metropolises prepare to bid the year farewell on Thursday, some of them are too afraid to celebrate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Wisdom of Japan’s Cunning Contrition
Questions for Jennifer Lind, an expert on apologies in international politics.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Anti-Terror Raids Are Not the Best Time to Host Orgies at Police Stations
Belgian authorities are investigating whether police and soldiers used the country's terror lockdown to participate in group sex.