by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2017 Since the Black Lives Matter movement was founded, the number of black homicide victims has increased by nearly 900 per year. The number of blacks killed by police has declined. Figures from the 2016 FBI Uniform Crime Report released on Sept. 25 showed a 20 percent increase in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The political optics could not have been more contrasting as China selected its leader and Japan elected its Prime Minister. In a grandiose and stunning setting, draped in the trappings of crimson and gold, 2,300 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) grandees predictably anointed Xi Jinping as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2017 With its self-proclaimed caliphate obliterated, Islamic State (ISIS) has fled for the caves and rugged mountains deep in the vast Syrian desert. Analysts say the terror organization has retreated to the desert, known as Badiyat al-Sham, to “regroup and prepare their next incarnation.” The terror group’s leaders, analysts say, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 When then-FBI Director James Comey told the House Intelligence Committee in March that his agents were investigating “whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts” he was referring to the Trump campaign. After the news of this past week, Comey’s testimony could more aptly refer to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 Mass evacuation and blackout drills are being conducted throughout North Korea amid heightened tensions, a report said. NK News reported on Oct. 28 that the drills have taken place in several cities and towns, particularly along the east coast, but not in the capital city, Pyongyang. Some observers say […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 A long list of unanswered questions remains nearly a month after the massacre in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. “It doesn’t matter,” FBI spokeswoman Sandra Breault told the Las Vegas Review-Journal when asked why there had been no significant updates in two […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2017 Israel traces its roots to the Jordan Valley, where the nation’s eastern line of defense begins. If Israel is not there “Iran will be,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct. 19. “We will not allow this to happen,” Netanyahu said during an event marking the 50th anniversary of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 The Oct. 26 congressionally-mandated release of 2,800 pages of files on the Kennedy assassination again shone a spotlight on President Donald Trump’s rocky relationship with his intelligence agencies. Just hours before the release of the files, White House lawyers reportedly were still fielding requests for additional redactions from the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives, in a near-unanimous vote, approved legislation to impose new sanctions related to Iran’s ballistic-missile program, an issue separate from the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran. The bipartisan measure, which passed by a 423-2 vote, requires the U.S. administration […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 Recent revelations of the FBI’s role in the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election make it impossible for Robert Mueller to conduct an objective probe and he should resign as special counsel, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board said on Oct. 26. “It is no slur against […]
