Colbert asked him about his three failed attempts to climb Mount Everest. Colbert: Don't take this the wrong way, but doesn't that make you a quitter?

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.

The Office of National Statistics maintains Britain's vital statistics.

I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.