Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The death toll from two suspected militant attacks in Spain on August 17 rose to 14 people as the hunt continued for the main culprit in one of the attacks — the driver of a van who rammed into crowds in the center of Barcelona. Thirteen […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Christopher Sparks, August 16, 2017 The U.S. State Department on Aug. 16 announced it has designated Kashmir separatist group Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) a foreign terrorist organization. The designation comes three days after one of HM’s top commanders was killed in a gun battle with Indian army troops and police from the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2017 A Maryland resident from Bangladesh was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 8 on charges of attempted murder of a U.S. military member and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State (ISIS). Court records show that Nelash Das, 25, of Landover Hills, was arrested by federal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk GANGJEONG, Jeju: Upstaged by THAAD ― that’s the sad fate of the gaggle of dutiful protesters who pray and hold signs aloft and march in front of the main entrance to the gleaming new Republic of Korea naval base on the southern coast of this island paradise. They claim […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2017 The Palestinian Authority (PA) has increased its financial support to terrorists and their families despite warnings from the United States and Israel that the payments must be halted, a report said. The PA budget has increased support to imprisoned terrorists by 13 percent and to the families of those […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2017 An Egyptian tank crew are being hailed as heroes after they ran over a car packed with explosives that was headed toward an army checkpoint in North Sinai. The tank crushed the car, which contained four terrorist gunmen and 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of explosives, the Egyptian army said. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Iran and the Hizbullah militia that it backs in Syria and Lebanon, blaming them for creating a “humanitarian catastrophe” and threatening peace throughout the region. “Hizbullah is a menace to the Lebanese state, the Lebanese people, and the entire region,” Trump […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders A pervasive persecution of Christians goes on throughout the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia with relatively small organized efforts to oppose it, even among Western churchmen. True, Pope Francis has spoken out against discrimination, and in many instances, imprisonment and worse. In April he made a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — After a bitter eight-month fight, the Iraqi military has finally freed Mosul from the brutal grip of Islamic State. This victory in retaking this key northern city has shattered the terror organization’s invincibility and moreover liberated one of the so-called Caliphate’s twin capitals. The fight […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty An Iranian medical researcher who was prevented from entering the United States to work at a Boston hospital is believed to have been an active member of the Basij force used in Iran as a tool of state repression. Seyed Mohsen Dehnavi was […]
