Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says his country is negotiating with Iran about purchasing oil. Speaking at a session of parliament in Minsk on October 7, Lukashenka said talks with Tehran are under way amid differences with Russia on the importing of oil and gas. “We are […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 During her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton sought Pentagon and State Department contracts for Chelsea Clinton’s best friend, a report said. The Code of Federal Ethics states that government employees “shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment to any private organization or individual.” Pentagon ethics guidelines […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 After admitting it targeted tea party groups for special scrutiny in 2013, the IRS promised to process the groups’ applications in a timely fashion. Three years later, tea party groups say the tax agency has begun a new round of harassment. The IRS has sent a new set of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 Hillary Clinton is a “coarse, profane political operative … with no moral compass,” according to former White House staffer Linda Tripp, whose workspace was located directly adjacent to the then-first lady’s second floor West Wing office. “The voting public will never see behind the Clinton mask. But if they […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 In a turn of events that resembled Russia’s penchant for harassing American envoys during the Cold War, two U.S. diplomats who were in St. Petersburg for a UN event were slipped the date-rape drug, a report said. The U.S. diplomats, one male and one female, had their drinks spiked […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 The Obama administration forged a secret deal to lift sanctions on an Iranian bank that was a primary funding stream for the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile program, a report said. The deal called for the immediate lifting of sanctions on Iran’s Bank Sepah – eight years before the sanctions […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 Mike Pence’s debate performance on Oct. 4 trumped that of Democratic candidate Tim Kaine, according to media analysts from both conservative and liberal media outlets. GOP vice presidential candidate Pence was triumphant with a “measured” approach while Kaine continued his campaign’s focus on petty “name-calling,” political commentator Dick Morris […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 Investigators have uncovered evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and Indiana. In Pennsylvania, at least 86 non-citizens have been registered voters in Philadelphia since 2013, and 40 of those voted in at least one recent election, according to Joseph Vanderhulst, an attorney with the Public Interest Legal Foundation. Related: […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 The Obama administration has decided to dismiss charges against an arms dealer it had indicted for shipping weapons to Libyan rebels, some of which wound up in the hands of Islamic terrorists. Lawyers for the Justice Department on Oct. 3 filed a motion in federal court in Phoenix to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy has “rebounded strongly” over the first half of the year, while authorities are undertaking reforms to boost growth. In a statement issued on October 3 after a visit to Iran, IMF staff said oil production and exports “rebounded […]
