by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 The Taliban relies heavily on the illicit opium trade from which it generates as much as 60 percent of its funding, according to the U.S. military. But politically correct polices at the Pentagon have prevented U.S. military actions to eliminate the lucrative and illicit opium crops at the source. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 Key Washington Republicans, in what sources are calling a “purge,” are set to oust the current president of the Heritage Foundation and the staffers he brought with him from the U.S. Senate, a report said. Former Sen. Jim DeMint will be ousted from the Heritage top spot after a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 Egypt’s religious leaders have an “obligation” to condemn “violence in the name of religion,” Pope Francis said on April 28. “Let us say once more a firm and clear ‘No!’ to every form of violence, vengeance, and hatred carried out in the name of God,” the pope said during his […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 Wake Forest, North Carolina is just one of many American towns considering broadband options for its residents. In 2007, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville, North Carolina spent $92.5 million to purchase and upgrade a bankrupt cable television system and turn it into MI-Connection, a government-owned internet, cable TV and telephone […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized President Hassan Rohani for saying his rapprochement policy toward the West had caused the threat of war to diminish. Khamenei’s comments at an April 30 meeting with workers from across the country come amid Iran’s intensifying presidential election […]
By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Though the political setting of the upcoming French presidential election bears superficial comparison to the U.S. election of 2016, the contest is anything but an American rerun. While an establishment favorite is opposing a firebrand nationalist, the jarring reality remains that this is the first runoff election in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2017 The United States and South Korea on April 28 pledged to maintain an “ironclad defense posture” against the threat from North Korea and pressed China to accept the need for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Meanwhile, in an interview with Reuters on April 27, U.S. President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner The Mainstream Media’s verdict on President Trump’s first 100 days is that he has been a failure. The reason: He has failed (so far) to get any major piece of his legislative agenda passed. Healthcare, taxes and infrastructure — all of these big items remain stalled in Congress. Hence, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2017 A Saudi Man in his 20s has been sentenced to death on apostasy charges after he uploaded videos to social media renouncing Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Ahmad al-Shamri lost two appeals after his 2014 arrest for blasphemy, according to the Independent. “I wish there could be live streaming […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2017 A pair of North Carolina university chancellors who opted not to vote to punish the state over the House Bill 2 “bathroom bill” were let off the hook by the gay lobby, a report said. National and state LGBT pressure groups have not spoken out against Carol Folt of […]
