Venezuela on fire: Protesters burn childhood home of Hugo Chavez, attack government buildings

Venezuela on fire: Protesters burn childhood home of Hugo Chavez, attack government buildings

by WorldTribune Staff, May 24, 2017 Protesters in Venezuela’s Barinas state on May 22 burned down the childhood home of late dictator Hugo Chavez, whose socialist policies have continued under current President Nicolas Maduro, resulting in the collapse of the nation’s economy. Social media users noted that the fire began shortly after the news that […]

Those who ‘worship death’ celebrate slaughter of innocents in Manchester, UK

Those who ‘worship death’ celebrate slaughter of innocents in Manchester, UK

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 Islamic State (ISIS) supporters who, according to U.S. President Donald Trump “worship death”, hailed the May 22 terrorist attack in Manchester as a victory against “the crusaders” of the West. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in which a suicide bomber killed 22 and injured at least 59 outside […]

Gingrich warns GOP there is ‘no middle ground’: Surrender or fight in the cultural civil war

Gingrich warns GOP there is ‘no middle ground’: Surrender or fight in the cultural civil war

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 America is embroiled in a “one-sided cultural civil war” in which “the Left has picked the battlefield and defined the terms of engagement,” said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “If conservatives respond to this aggressive, sometimes violent hostility from the Left with confusion, uncertainty, and appeasement, we are guaranteed […]

Slam: Left judges CBS veteran Schieffer on words of praise for Trump speech

Slam: Left judges CBS veteran Schieffer on words of praise for Trump speech

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 A journalist who has been around long enough to remember what objectivity is has incurred the Left’s wrath for daring to be – objective. Former CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer told CNN on May 21 that “today, you saw a very different President Trump. He actually sounded presidential.” The […]

Feds indict 83 North Carolina members of United Blood Nation gang run by ‘Godfather’ in NY prison

Feds indict 83 North Carolina members of United Blood Nation gang run by ‘Godfather’ in NY prison

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 Federal prosecutors in Charlotte last week indicted 83 members of the United Blood Nation (UBN) gang, including the “Godfather” of the UBN. Pedro Gutierrez, who also goes by the nicknames “Magoo,” “Inferno” and “Light,” was running the 15,000-member UBN from a prison in upstate New York where he routinely […]

Fishing expedition? Flynn refuses to turn over subpoenaed documents to Senate panel

Fishing expedition? Flynn refuses to turn over subpoenaed documents to Senate panel

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 Former national security adviser Mike Flynn on May 22 refused to turn over documents subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which Flynn’s lawyer said had reached “foregone conclusions” of the former three-star general’s guilt as part of an “escalating public frenzy.” The Senate panel’s May 10 letter to Flynn […]

‘We will go to war’: Philippines leader says China’s Xi threatened him

‘We will go to war’: Philippines leader says China’s Xi threatened him

by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2017 When the Philippines declared its intention to drill for oil in the South China Sea, it got a warning from China – do so and “we will go to war.” Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that is what Chinese President Xi Jinping told him last week when the two […]

Art of the Saudi deal: Body language signals, political theater and a delicate dance with the Wahhabi clergy

Art of the Saudi deal: Body language signals, political theater and a delicate dance with the Wahhabi clergy

by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2017 A public overture by the Saudi king to the U.S. president’s wife “signaled that the restrictions declared by the Wahhabi clergy are no longer the ultimate arbiter of personal behavior,” in Saudi Arabia, said an analysis of the president’s Middle East trip and his much-heralded deal with the kingdom. […]

New tweets on Seth Rich murder describe ‘complete panic’ at DNC

New tweets on Seth Rich murder describe ‘complete panic’ at DNC

by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2017 Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity said the Democratic Party is in “complete panic” over the investigation into the murder of Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich. Hannity’s tweets included an exchange with hacker Kim DotCom in which he said on May 20 that he was part […]

Trial of alleged Turkey coup ringleaders begins amid criticism from rights group

Trial of alleged Turkey coup ringleaders begins amid criticism from rights group

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Turkish soldiers who are accused of participating in an attempted coup d’etat in 2016 are escorted to trial at a court inside Sincan prison in Ankara on May 22. / epa Turkey has begun the trial of more than 220 suspects accused of being among the […]