Special to WorldTribune.com The Panama Papers have brought down Iceland’s prime minister. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on March 5 following tax evasion allegations that were revealed in the leaked Panama files. Gunnlaugsson stepped down with a year left on his term amid mounting pressure from the opposition and from some in his own party. “What […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Donald Trump plans to use a strategy that includes the Patriot Act, tariffs on imports and raising visa fees to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the U.S.’s southern border. “We have the moral high ground here, and all the leverage,” a memo released by the Trump campaign on April […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Drudge-Select — April 5, 2016 c/o DrudgeReport.com Radioactive wild boar roaming Fukushima countryside… Italian vacation island taken ‘hostage’ by illegal immigrants… Saudis resort to austerity to cope with oil glut Turkey ‘detains dozens’ in new sweep against Erdogan foe supporters… FBI’s Comey: No pressure to wrap up Clinton probe before convention… POLL: […]
Special to WorldTribune.com As Iraqi forces advanced on its stronghold in Mosul, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on April 4 carried out four bombings in separate locations that killed at least 29 people. At least 14 people were killed in the southern province of Dhi Qar when an ISIL jihadist blew himself up […]
Special to WorldTribune.com As Libya’s unity government shows signs of taking hold, the United States and European allies are developing a plan to strike Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets in the north African country. The establishment of a unity government is a key precondition for launching an international stabilization effort and to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Col. Moammar Gadhafi warned Western powers that Libya would fall to Islamists if he were toppled from power, Gadhafi’s daughter, Aisha, said. “Libya has fallen into the tentacles of imperialism,” Aisha, who now resides in Algeria, said. “The state of the rats didn’t work. The rats don’t build, they eat each other,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The U.S. State Department has in the past week warned U.S. citizens against travel to Turkey and Tunisia amid rising terrorist threats. On March 29, the State Department warned of “increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey and to avoid travel to southeastern Turkey” near the Syrian border. Family members of U.S. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Vietnam’s coast guard seized a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea on April 2, Vietnamese state media said. An April 4 report by Thanh Nien News said the crew of the vessel “admitted that they had entered deep [into] Vietnamese waters to refuel several other Chinese boats which were fishing illegally […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Warplanes struck an Al Qaida camp in southern Yemen on April 3, a local official said. The official said four air strikes targeted Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) near the port city of Mukalla on Yemen’s south coast. Several jihadists were killed and many more injured in the attack. Though […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran will continue to increase its oil production until it recovers the market share it lost when international sanctions were imposed due to concerns about Teheran’s nuclear program. Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh’s comments are a blow to a deal struck in February between Russia and […]
