by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2016 The British economy has been quite the corker over the past three months considering the gloomy forecasts after the vote to leave the European Union. The UK economy grew by 0.5 percent in the three months after Brexit, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), more robust than […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The Reuters news agency is reporting that Republican leaders of the U.S. House plan to vote after the Nov. 8 elections on reauthorizing the Iran Sanctions Act, setting up a potential showdown with the White House. The law, which authorizes sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 A Virginia state senator is calling on a top FBI official to resign after revelations that political backers of longtime Hillary Clinton associate Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe made $675,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to the election campaign of the wife of the FBI official, who later led the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 A cousin of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Nizar Mahmud Abdul Ghani was arrested by Kirkuk police after participating in an ISIL attack on Kirkuk last week. “The detainee confessed during the preliminary investigation […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Stealing Trump campaign signs from a supporter’s lawn is not a crime as it is “the season for these things to happen,” a police officer in Fairfax, Virginia told a citizen who had reported the theft of a sign. The citizen who reported the incident subsequently learned that there […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Hillary Clinton’s plan to establish a no-fly zone over Syria would “be a disaster” that could lead to a military confrontation with Russia, retired U.S. military pilots said. During the third presidential debate, the Democratic candidate said: “I’m going to continue to push for a no-fly zone and safe […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Hillary Clinton’s abnormal eye movements, caught on videos circulating on the Internet, could be signs of a “potentially disabling neurological condition,” a report said. In a survey of members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), “nearly two-thirds of respondents said they saw abnormal movements,” PRNewswire reported on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Waterford Township in Michigan has told the federal government it will not resettle any Syrian refugees within the township’s borders. The town’s trustees unanimously (7-0) passed a resolution on Oct. 24 saying the township would not take in any refugees until the government’s Refugee Resettlement Program was reformed. “We’ve […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Saudi Arabia has halted its $20 million monthly payment to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The PA said the Saudi government gave no reason for cutting off the funding, which began six months ago. Some sources believe the funding cut was due to a falling out between Riyadh and PA […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2016 The United States is moving to calm tensions between Iraq and Turkey that were further inflamed on Oct. 23 when Turkish artillery hit Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) positions near Mosul. Baghdad considers Turkey’s presence on its soil a violation of sovereignty and has appealed to the […]
