August 27, 2012: Morning
- Up to 300 people executed in one of the deadliest raids by the Syrian army.
- How one woman lost her career for thwarting plans to provoke war with Iran.
- NSA whistleblower fears the NSA will soon be able to track and store a century's worth of the world's electronic communications.
- Middle East concerns about Iran have helped triple sales of weapons by the U.S.
- Obama's presidency has helped make the NRA rich—and the country poorer.
- The first Lao New Wave movie seeks to challenge Laos's communist rulers with modernity.
- Why the replacement of dating with hook-up culture at colleges is an engine of female progress.
- After winning everything in computer game managing little-known Italian soccer side, the real team wins big.
- Scientists explain why the return journey is quicker and why time speeds up as you age.
- Neil Armstrong spent his final years fighting to support human space exploration.
- The original Times moon-landing story.