Dilma Rousseff’s mentor and predecessor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is under investigation, as is her political fixer. With Brazil’s economy contracting, the investigations are weakening at the moment that her leadership is needed most.

Scientists have demonstrated a solution for one of quantum computing’s biggest problems. Are you ready for the next step in the information revolution?

As a conservative think tank is roiling the waters of North Carolina’s public higher education system, it’s clear that red states pose a huge threat to the dysfunctional higher ed status quo.

NATO and Sweden are conducting a huge drill with a dozen subs from eleven countries, in a move that’s sure to raise temperatures in the Kremlin.

As signs in Burundi begin to point towards renewed ethnic conflict between Hutus and Tutsis, China and Russia are making life hard for the those pushing for a UN Security Council statement.

Are the new rescue plans helping, or drawing migrants to make serious risks?

The GCC asks for formal defense guarantees, putting the Administration in a bind.

ER use has increased under the ACA, contrary to expectations. The law has not fixed the deep problems making U.S. health care expensive and inefficient.

Representatives of Maersk Line met with Iranian port officials as the Danish ambassador met with Iran’s foreign ministry in Tehran. They got little for their efforts.

Secretary John Kerry was warmly received in Colombo this weekend, as Sri Lanka’s government makes moves for democratic reforms. Beijing is watching warily.