Passport
List of Passport articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kenyan Politician Nearly Lights Himself on Fire Destroying ‘Killer Brew’
The governor of a Kenyan county tried to make a point by destroying illegal alcohol. He almost died in the process.
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theodoor_de_bry-3 Pope Francis Apologizes for Church’s Colonial Sins
During a speech on Thursday before the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Pope Francis apologized directly for the “grave sins” committed by the church in service of colonialism, building on the penance of the pontiffs who preceded him.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Update: Pope Francis Drinks Coca Tea, Turns Up Nose at Hammer and Sickle Crucifix
Francis did in fact decide to consume coca.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Did Russia Veto Recognizing Srebrenica as a Genocide?
Given the extreme low that Russia’s relations with the West have fallen to, denying recognition of Srebrenica as a genocide is a small move in the wider standoff.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Indian Zoroastrians Are Suing Snoop Dogg for Insulting Their Religion
Members of the Zoroastrian Parsi community in India are furious with American rapper Snoop Dogg, and they’re taking their anger to court.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Humanitarian Cease-Fire Brokered in Yemen Will Last Through End of Ramadan
Yemen's exiled government and the Houthi rebels controlling the country's capital have reached a temporary cease-fire to accommodate for much-needed humanitarian assistance.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Number of Syrian Refugees Passes 4 Million
Five years into Syria's civil war, the number of refugees has surpassed 4 million.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 These Four Charts Show Norway’s Nonexistent Level of Police Violence
Norwegian police almost never kill anyone.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘The Holy Father Has Asked to Chew Coca’
Hopefully the Vatican doesn’t mandate workplace drug testing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Massacre So Bloody It Could Be Seen From Space
On Wednesday, 24 men were sentenced to death for last June's massacre in Tikrit, Iraq. In the days after the slaughter, Human Rights Watch used satellite images to document the violence.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Myanmar Sets a Date for Its Historic, if Flawed, Election
It won’t be the truly open democratic process some had hoped for, but the election once hailed as Myanmar’s potential return to full-fledged democracy now has an exact date: Nov. 8.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bad Metaphor Watch: The Tragedy of the Greek Crisis Edition
As the Greek crisis nears its end, everything is a Greek tragedy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mapped: The Islamic State’s Territorial Losses and the Beginning of a United Kurdistan
Kurdish forces, with the backing of U.S. airpower, have inflicted a series of defeats on Islamic State troops.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 HSBC Fires Employees for Filming Mock Islamic State Execution
A corporate team building event can be deadly boring, but making a fake Islamic State execution video really isn’t the way to go about spicing it up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin Lurks on the Sidelines as Greek Economic Crisis Heads Down to the Wire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to bring Greece into his orbit as it seeks concessions from its European creditors.
