by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 The United States has deployed AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters to Libya to join U.S. operations against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), begun this month. The SuperCobras, the Marines’ twin-engine gunships, carried out operations against ISIL targets in Sirte in the past few days, according to U.S. Africa […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The majestic Danube River connects Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Just 40 miles downriver from Vienna, the historic city of Bratislava rises above the Danubian plain. Still the turrets of Bratislava castle on the hill are more picturesque than forbidding but are usually missed in a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 As the November elections approach in the key swing state of North Carolina, major media have overlooked attempts by the African-American Caucus (AAC) of the North Carolina Democratic Party to remove Patsy Keever as party chair. Only the conservative Asheville Tribune covered the story, and one of its articles […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty By Farangis Najibullah and Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah Iranian fans have taken to Instagram and other social media to demand the release of Amir Tataloo, a popular and controversial rapper arrested on charges of spreading depravity among youth. “Free Tataloo!” and “He Is Not Guilty!” say dozens […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 The rising unpopularity in Iran of the nuclear deal with world powers has helped spur the re-emergence of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Islamic Republic. When his tenure ended in 2013, the former Iranian president was “deeply unpopular at home, roundly blamed for a major decline in both domestic prosperity […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 Kurdish officials have denounced Turkey’s incursion into Syria which observers said was aimed more at keeping Kurdish forces at bay than driving Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of border areas. Turkey sent more tanks into Syria on Aug. 25, one day after launching an operation against ISIL […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 A U.S. Cyclone class patrol ship on Aug. 25 fired warning shots after Iranian fast-attack boats “harassed” the American vessel in waters north of the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said. The USS Squall “resorted to firing three warning shots from their 50-caliber gun, which caused the Iranian vessel […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her top aides to circumvent ethics agreements, emails released on Aug. 23 reveal. The emails show Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills were in regular contact with Clinton Foundation officials on topics ranging from the programming at Clinton Global Initiative events to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Forget the establishment media, the rigged polls and the anti-Trump talking heads. The dirty secret of this election is that Donald Trump can win — and in a landslide. The reason is simple: America does not want a third Obama term. The only poll that truly matters is the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. defense officials said on August 24. Admiral John Richardson said no missiles were fired in the incident, but it illustrated the continuing military tensions with Teheran. Last December, Iranian ships […]
