by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 The 2 million people working for the U.S. federal government are doing very well for themselves on the taxpayers’ dime, a government watchdog group said. The $100,000 paycheck is the new “minimum wage” for federal employees, Illinois-based Open the Books nonprofit group said in its new report “Mapping the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2017 A deal in which Turkey would purchase the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia is “almost finalized,” according to the head of Russia’s state-run Rostec corporation. The proposed $2.5 billion deal “has caused concern in the West because Turkey is a member of NATO but the Russian missile system […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2017 The ruling Chinese Communist Party is consolidating its centralized power over China by transferring control of the 1.5 million-strong paramilitary police force under the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The People’s Armed Police will be under the direct control of the Central Military Commission (CMC), a body headed by President […]
Welcome to the Countdown: Top 21 stories of 2017. [Note: This story was also on the 2016 Greatest Hits list.] by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 The U.S. State Department waited over a year before producing emails stored on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private server despite 17 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. […]
Welcome to the Countdown: Top 21 stories of 2017. by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 Overwhelmed by a surge in violent crime, police in Malmo, Sweden have appealed to the public for assistance. Much of the violence originates in the city’s Rosengard district, which has been labeled the “most notorious refugee ghetto” in Sweden. Over […]
Welcome to the Countdown: Top 21 stories of 2017. by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2017 The vote for Venezuela’s new National Constituent Assembly was manipulated “without any doubt,” according to a company which has worked with the country on its voting system since 2004. “We estimate the difference between the actual participation and the one […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― Historical comparisons can be terribly flawed. Bearing that in mind, I could not help but think of talk about talks with North Korea while watching a new British film, “Darkest Hour,” all about Winston Churchill in the darkest early days of World War II spurning pleas to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 27, 2017 Overlooked in the major media’s focus on the year-long Trump-Russia collusion story is the toll taken by Congressional hearings and inspector general probes. “Eight high ranking Department of Justice and FBI officials have been removed, reassigned or are rumored to be leaving,” according to widely-respected investigative journalist and former […]
Welcome to the Countdown: Top 21 stories of 2017. by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2017 “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away,” famously said the late Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Former President Barack Obama is not an old soldier and is back to leading from behind. In an effort to salvage his legacy, Obama, from […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 27, 2017 China did not export oil products to North Korea in November, according to official Chinese customs data. ⇔ The main source of North Korea’s fuel, China did not export any gasoline, jet fuel, diesel or fuel oil to Pyongyang last month, data from the General Administration of Customs showed […]
