by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2017 In a rare sign of public dissent, a group of coal miners attacked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s car on May 7 as he visited the site of an explosion that killed at least 35 miners. Rouhani is running for re-election in the May 19 presidential poll, a contest largely […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 The GOP’s partial repeal of Obamacare was okay, but Republicans’ neglected to provide “mental health benefits for balmy liberals whose thin tether to sanity has been severed by the success of President Trump,” David Catron wrote. Democrats “are in need of anti-psychotic medication,” according to a scathing 0p-ed in American […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Despite impassioned denunciations and economic boycotts from entertainers and the world of corporate sports over House Bill 2, North Carolina has been ranked No. 1 in the country for economic development by Site Selection magazine. The ranking “may confound those who had written off the Tar Heel State as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 5, 2017 North Carolina elections officials say they are working to remedy problems from the past election which led to confusion after the late reporting of early votes and hundreds of ineligible voters casting ballots, including at least 441 felons and 41 noncitizens. A post-election report from NC Board of Elections […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 5, 2017 The latest in the deadly drug mixing trend has been cited in dozens of overdose deaths in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. Described as looking like a concrete mix, “Gray death” is a mixture of heroin, potent painkillers and elephant tranquilizers that are cut together to create a lethal combination, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 4, 2017 Iran is using billions in funds that were freed up under the nuclear deal with world powers to finance an unprecedented military buildup, a report said. Iran’s defense budget has increased by 145 percent under President Hassan Rouhani and the military is moving forward with a massive restructuring effort […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 3, 2017 There can be no rapprochement with Iran under current conditions, Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince said on May 2. “How can we get along with a regime which has an extremist ideology … and a profound wish to dominate the Muslim world and spread the Shi’ite faith?” Deputy Crown […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran will continue providing military assistance to Syria despite the death of more than a thousand Iranian fighters in the conflict, a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has said. “We will continue our advisory help as long as they need it,” Mohammad Pakpour, head of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 2, 2017 The Democratic Party’s nominee to fill Montana’s vacant at-large U.S. House seat has encouraged climate change skeptics to consider endings their lives. Democrat Rob Quist, who was dubbed a “washed-up hippie” by the National Republican Congressional Committee, is running for the U.S. House seat to replace Interior Secretary Ryan […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 The major media’s unending criticism of President Donald Trump is only reinforcing his supporters’ belief that he’s “on the right track in terms of shaking things up in Washington, D.C.,” a new poll found. The poll, sponsored by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, found that 88 percent […]
