by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2018 Any doubts that Kim Jong-Un’s squad of cheerleaders was sent to the Winter Olympics for propaganda purposes may have been erased during the Feb. 10 women’s hockey game between the Korean unified team and Switzerland. During the game, which Switzerland won by a score of 8-0, the cheer group […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Academics in Iran and rights activists are calling for a serious and transparent investigation into the death of Iranian-Canadian academic and environmental activist Kavous Seyed-Emami in prison. Four academic societies related to political science, sociology, peace studies, and cultural studies made the call in an open […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2018 British-based Oxfam said it “got it wrong” when the charitable organization failed to publicly disclose misconduct at so-called “Caligula” style sex parties its employees engaged in while administering earthquake relief in Haiti in 2010. “With hindsight, I would much prefer that we had talked about sexual misconduct,” Oxfam’s chief […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With a spectacular and sparkling opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics, South Korea has predictably excelled in showcasing both sports and setting. Yet, given that security concerns on the divided peninsula dominated the nervous countdown to the Winter Games, the Seoul government at least in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2018 The North Carolina Senate on Feb. 9 passed legislation that will redirect what was being called a $58 million “slush fund” of Gov. Roy Cooper to local school districts. The fund was linked to permitting for the advancement of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline that will […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The revelation that former British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) officer Christopher Steele may have been illegally recruited by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation could have major ramifications for the UKUSA Accord (“Five Eyes”) signatory countries with the U.S.: the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2018 Hizbullah said the downing of an Israeli F-16 on Feb. 10 marked a “new strategic era,” while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel inflicted a “heavy blow” on Iranian and Syrian forces in a series of airstrikes and warned the two nations were “playing with fire.” “This is the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2018 NBC issued an apology after one of its Olympics correspondents infuriated Koreans by saying “every Korean” is thankful for Japan’s key contributions in the resurgence of South Korea as a nation. NBC Asia Correspondent Joshua Cooper Ramo made the comment during the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 9, setting off […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2018 George Soros is attempting to influence local criminal justice policies across the nation by pumping millions of dollars into the campaigns of left-leaning district attorney candidates, a report said. From 2015 to 2017, the leftist billionaire donated $9 million to local D.A. candidates. The amount he is spending on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2018 Americans who donate their loved ones’ bodies to science may not be fully aware that companies are exporting parts of the bodies for profit worldwide, a report said. So-called “body brokers” are exporting heads, shoulders, knees, and other body parts across the world, Reuters reported on Feb. 8. A […]
