Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The image of a young Iranian woman protesting against the compulsory hijab quickly went viral on social media. Amnesty International is calling on Iranian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release a woman who was arrested in Tehran last month for apparently protesting peacefully against the country’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2018 The Vatican, amid pressure from the Chinese government, asked two Chinese bishops to either retire or accept demotion to make way for government-approved bishops, a report said. The Holy See reportedly asked Bishop Peter Zhuang of Shantou and Bishop Joseph Guo Xijin of Mindong to stand aside, according to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2018 Some 1,000 private jets flew a group of world elites in luxury to this year’s World Economic Forum at a ritzy ski resort in Davos, Switzerland. When they arrived to talk about the impact of global warming (which many expect to get a pass on for the large carbon […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2018 Republican lawmakers are demanding explanations from the FBI after newly-released text messages between a pair of anti-Trump FBI agents referenced a “secret society” being formed to derail then President-elect Donald Trump. Also troubling are missing text messages from 5 critical months. “The day after the election … there is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was “a declaration of a new Jewish-Crusader war” and all Muslims have a duty to “liberate” the holy city, a senior Al Qaida leader said in a video released on Jan. 22. “No Muslim has the right […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2018 The Department of Justice has refused to release the proposed budget for special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, according to a government watchdog group which sought the records via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. The DOJ, in notifying Judicial Watch on Jan. 19, said “We have determined that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2018 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, in an address to Israel’s Knesset on Jan. 22, said the United States would “never allow” Iran to possess nuclear weapons. “I have a solemn promise to Israel, to all the Middle East and to the world – the United States of America will […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2018 The Department of Justice has indicted the former co-president of a Maryland-based company in a bribery scheme that may be tied to the Russia Uranium One deal facilitated by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The 11-count indictment was issued against Mark Lambert, whose transportation company “provides services for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2018 John Coleman, co-founder of The Weather Channel, who incurred the wrath of climate change believers by declaring global warming a “hoax” and a “scam,” passed away on Jan. 20. He was 83. Coleman’s six-decade career in broadcasting included gigs as the original meteorologist on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON – Koreans may not believe it, but the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics are not uppermost on the minds of Americans. In fact, no one in the upper reaches of the U.S. government, including President Trump, is worrying about whether North Korea is using the Games to drive a […]
