Syria crisis: Russia will give UN evidence, says Lavrov

Russia will give the Security Council evidence implicating Syrian rebels in a chemical attack on 21 August, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Syrian officials supplied the evidence,...

Grand Theft Auto V Is the Most Expensive Game Ever—and It’s Almost Obsolete

Photograph by Rockstar Games via AP Images The release of Grand Theft Auto V yesterday brought to the forefront an apocalyptic scenario. The end-times theme isn’t part of...

Brazil data plan aims to keep US spies at bay

President Dilma Rousseff has postponed a visit to the US Brazil is considering ways to make local use of the internet less dependent on US-based services, following leaks...

Iran lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh 'among freed political prisoners'

Iran is reported to have freed at least 11 political prisoners, including noted human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. The eight women and three men are said to also...