russia Bashar al-Assad, responsible for 202,000 civilian deaths, now plays video games in Moscow luxury apartment Ellsworth Toohey

politics Poor little dictator's wife can't get her cancer treatment in London's posh hospitals Ellsworth Toohey

assad Assad family snaps "found in palace" Rob Beschizza

politics Look at the Assad family's boring-ass bunker Ellsworth Toohey

cars Rebels post video of Assad's collection of luxury cars Rob Beschizza

Assad deposed in Syria Rob Beschizza

vladimir putin Kremlin's favorite candidate Jill Stein refuses to call Putin a war criminal during interview Mark Frauenfelder

terrorism Hamas terrorists used synthetic amphetamine to "suppress fear and anxiety" during attack, says IDF and US Mark Frauenfelder

The most normal speaker at CPAC is a Japanese cult member whose leader is the reincarnated Buddha from Venus Mark Frauenfelder

canada White Helmet rescue workers evacuated from Syria by United Nations Séamus Bellamy

News US AIR STRIKES HIT DAMASCUS – Trump announces Syria air strikes in response to chemical attack Xeni Jardin

fake news Russian sex toys, flying dinosaurs, and Barbara Bush's missing toes, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Hillary Clinton's a Russian spy, Jennifer Aniston's sex swap shame, and own your own alien – in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

trump Trump orders missile strikes on Syria. Russia calls it 'aggression,' international law violation Xeni Jardin

picks Vitaly Churkin, Russian ambassador to the United Nations, dies suddenly, age 64 Xeni Jardin

snowden Filmmakers want cameras with encrypted storage Cory Doctorow

politics The long, racist history of Brexiteer Boris Johnson, the new UK Foreign Secretary Cory Doctorow

picks Syrian hacker accused of attacking U.S. for Assad extradited for federal court in Virginia Xeni Jardin

terrorism UK votes to start bombing Syria Xeni Jardin

US officials leak information about the ISIS raid that's more sensitive than anything Snowden ever leaked Trevor Timm