by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 While Brexit bettors saw “Remain” as the safest outcome to put their cash on, a majority of the actual wagers were for the underdog, and eventual winner, “Leave” campaign. UK oddsmakers are seeing a similar pattern with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Bookmaker William Hill says 71 percent of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty PRAGUE — Police in the Czech Republic’s capital have detained a Russian citizen suspected of hacking U.S.-based websites. A Prague police spokesman said late on Oct. 18 that the suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, was detained in a restaurant. The arrest was carried out on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Kurdish forces advance toward Mosul on Oct. 18. The European Union’s security commissioner has warned that the bloc should be prepared for an influx of militants if the Islamic State (IS) group is driven out of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Even a small number […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s campaign are directing and paying instigators to stir up trouble at Donald Trump’s events, a new video by Project Veritas Action reveals. The first production in a multi-part series, supported by emails recently released by WikiLeaks, “exposes the dark secrets at […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 Many Libyans, frustrated by poor government services, higher prices for almost everything and a country steeped in chaos have grown to miss life under longtime dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Five years after then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously exclaimed, “we came, we saw, he died,” residents of the war-torn […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 The first political action committee focused on American Muslim women has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. The American Muslim Women Political Action Committee (AMW PAC) formed “after hearing Donald Trump demonize Muslims, and imply things about our women and culture,” said Mirriam Seddiq, creator of the PAC. Huma Abedin, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 Nearly half of America’s millennials (born between 1982-2002) say they would vote for a socialist – and 21 percent would back a communist, a new survey revealed. A third of millennials say they believe more people were killed under George W. Bush than Joseph Stalin, according to the survey […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 The assertion that journalists are in the tank for Hillary Clinton is reflected in campaign cash from media members to the candidates, which swings in the Democratic nominee’s favor by a 27-to-1 margin. Journalists have given $382,000 to Clinton and just $14,000 to GOP nominee Donald Trump, according to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 An ISIL-supporting Iraqi refugee living in Houston has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for plotting to detonate homemade bombs at Houston-area shopping malls. Omar Faraj Saeed al-Hardan, 24, pleaded guilty in a Houston federal court on Oct. 17. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Hardan entered the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Backgrounder, Geostrategy-Direct.com President Vladimir Putin is looking to expand Russia’s military power and restore Moscow’s global reach of the Soviet era. Moscow on Oct. 10 announced it was planning to make its naval base in Syria permanent. Earlier reports said Russia is considering re-establishing bases in Vietnam and Cuba that it […]
