by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2017 OPEC on April 12 said its output of crude oil continues to drop as U.S. shale surges toward record levels. In its monthly oil market report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said OPEC output fell by 365,000 barrels per day in March to 31.68 million barrels per day. Meanwhile, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2017 Hillary Clinton routinely tore into her 2016 campaign staff, blaming them for focusing on minority communities instead of the white base that supported her in 2008 and for spending heavily in the wrong areas, according to excerpts from a new book. Following is a partial excerpt from “Shattered: Inside […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 With the second shale boom creating lower demand for its oil in the U.S., and new players entering the Asian market, Saudi Arabia is seen looking for a confrontation with Russia for European oil market supremacy, analysts say. Saudi is currently ranked fourth in oil supply to Europe, behind […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 Leading Democrats expressed outrage after Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this year, pressed the U.S. to prove that Syria was responsible for last week’s chemical attack. Gabbard said she has not seen enough evidence that Assad was behind the chemical attack that led […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2017 Iraq’s Kurds, who have long been one of the most effective fighting forces against Islamic State (ISIS), are “re-energized” in their bid for independence, a senior Kurdish official said. The Kurds, who already run their own autonomous region in northern Iraq, expect to hold a referendum on independence some […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The parallel crises of Syria and North Korea has forced policymakers to simultaneously concentrate on two geopolitical challenges over which big power interests coincide and may collide. China, Russia and the USA, the primary Powers, along with Britain and France in the chorus, are entrenched […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty After weeks of speculation, Ebrahim Raisi, the head of Iran’s wealthiest state charity, has officially announced his intention to run in the country’s presidential vote next month. His candidacy could galvanize conservatives and pose a serious challenge to President Hassan Rohani, who campaigned in 2013 on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk From the outset, the idea of implanting a Star Wars weapon capable of zapping an enemy missile 150 kilometers above the earth’s surface had to be controversial. The real problem from the South Korean viewpoint initially was, what for ― what we really need are short and mid-range missiles […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Excerpts from the Rush Limbaugh show, April 4. RUSH: It is fascinating to watch an entire industry disintegrate before our very eyes. So much of what we call the news business is literally eating itself alive and I guess they’re willing to do it. I have never in my life seen such […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 4, 2017 Democrats like to say that the more voters there are, the better their chances are. So, why not register Americans to vote at birth? It’s a novel idea from a local Democratic leader in Washington state, and a Democratic Party shell-shocked at losing elections is said by insiders to […]
