Welcome to the Countdown: Top 21 stories of 2017. Special to WorldTribune.com GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs, Roseau. U.S. national security officials were, on the night of Feb. 7, trying to determine whether an opening had arisen because of the sudden eruption of political unrest in Dominica to reverse the major diplomatic and intelligence gains of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 After its efforts to identify fake news totally backfired, Facebook said it has come up with a better way to ensure its users get what it decides are the actual facts. The social media giant announced it will remove the “disputed” tag it had implemented to alert readers of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 China is set to unveil a website that allows citizens to tip off authorities to anyone who criticizes Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership or smears the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The website will be launched on Jan. 1 by the Central Military Commission (CMC), which is chaired by President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Police in Iran’s capital of Teheran said they will no longer arrest women for failing to observe the Islamic dress code and instead send them to classes at counseling centers. The Teheran Times on Dec. 28 quoted Brigadier Gen. Hossein Rahimi as saying that “those who […]
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 […]
