Yazidi former slave briefs UN on horrors she, sisters experienced under ISIL

Yazidi former slave briefs UN on horrors she, sisters experienced under ISIL

by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2016 A young Yazidi woman from Iraq said she considered suicide after the brutality she and her two sisters were subjected to after they were abducted and sold into slavery by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Marwa Al Aliko, in an Oct. 26 event at the Israeli Mission […]

Sisi government pledges to reduce military’s role in reviving economy

Sisi government pledges to reduce military’s role in reviving economy

by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2016 Critics have greatly exaggerated the military’s role in Egypt’s economy, President Abdul Fatah Sisi said on Oct. 25, one day after Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said the military’s involvement in the economy would be reduced in the next two to three years. The military’s economic activities are equivalent to […]

British economy defies post-Brexit doom and gloom projections

British economy defies post-Brexit doom and gloom projections

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 […]

Doctors association: Most members observed abnormal eye movements in Clinton videos

Doctors association: Most members observed abnormal eye movements in Clinton videos

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 […]

Michigan town passes resolution to block Syrian refugees

Michigan town passes resolution to block Syrian refugees

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 […]

Saudis stops monthly payments to Palestinian Authority

Saudis stops monthly payments to Palestinian Authority

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 […]

Pence in N.C. calls for unity, dismisses media spin: ‘This race is on … time to come home’

Pence in N.C. calls for unity, dismisses media spin: ‘This race is on … time to come home’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2016 Hillary Clinton “may have the media, the money, and the special interests, but I believe with all my heart, we’ve got the American people,” GOP vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence said on Oct. 24 at a campaign stop in Salisbury, North Carolina. “It’s time to come home and […]

Iran sentences American citizen to 18 years for espionage

Iran sentences American citizen to 18 years for espionage

by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2016 Iran has sentenced a dual American-Iranian citizen to 18 years in prison on charges of “collaborating with a hostile government.” Reza “Robin” Shahini, 46, was visiting his mother in northeast Iran in July when he was arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers while walking to a restaurant […]

Hillary Clinton said to be ‘totally in line’ with UN’s ‘global standards’ for unlimited migration

Hillary Clinton said to be ‘totally in line’ with UN’s ‘global standards’ for unlimited migration

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2016 In the UN’s new roadmap for globalism, American cities would no longer be getting their direction from elected officials on city councils, or even state legislatures – but from the United Nations itself. The UN’s so-called “New Urban Agenda” includes a list of “global standards” that includes unlimited migration […]

Americans in Istanbul warned against ‘attacks’, ‘kidnappings’

Americans in Istanbul warned against ‘attacks’, ‘kidnappings’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2016 The U.S. consulate in Istanbul has warned American citizens of the risk of “armed attacks” and “attempted kidnappings” by Islamist terror groups in the Turkish city. In a message issued on Oct. 22, the U.S. warned that jihadist groups were continuing their “aggressive efforts” to attack Americans in Istanbul. […]