by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 Iran said that a cyberattack on two of its petrochemical plants is not related to recent fires at the facilities. A military official said on Aug. 27 that malware was discovered and removed from two of its petrochemical complexes, Reuters reported. “In periodical inspection of petrochemical units, a type […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty A top Iranian judiciary official says the death penalty hasn’t deterred drug trafficking, which is in fact on the rise. “The truth is, the execution of drug smugglers has had no deterrent effect,” Mohammad Baqer Olfat, deputy head of judiciary for social affairs, was quoted as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 The United States has deployed AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters to Libya to join U.S. operations against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), begun this month. The SuperCobras, the Marines’ twin-engine gunships, carried out operations against ISIL targets in Sirte in the past few days, according to U.S. Africa […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The majestic Danube River connects Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Just 40 miles downriver from Vienna, the historic city of Bratislava rises above the Danubian plain. Still the turrets of Bratislava castle on the hill are more picturesque than forbidding but are usually missed in a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 As the November elections approach in the key swing state of North Carolina, major media have overlooked attempts by the African-American Caucus (AAC) of the North Carolina Democratic Party to remove Patsy Keever as party chair. Only the conservative Asheville Tribune covered the story, and one of its articles […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty By Farangis Najibullah and Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah Iranian fans have taken to Instagram and other social media to demand the release of Amir Tataloo, a popular and controversial rapper arrested on charges of spreading depravity among youth. “Free Tataloo!” and “He Is Not Guilty!” say dozens […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Forget the establishment media, the rigged polls and the anti-Trump talking heads. The dirty secret of this election is that Donald Trump can win — and in a landslide. The reason is simple: America does not want a third Obama term. The only poll that truly matters is the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. defense officials said on August 24. Admiral John Richardson said no missiles were fired in the incident, but it illustrated the continuing military tensions with Teheran. Last December, Iranian ships […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 Democrats outnumber Republicans by 12 to 1 on the faculty at the University of North Carolina. The reason? Because most Republicans are climate change deniers. That’s the logic being used by professor William Snider, director of the UNC Neuroscience Center. And if you don’t toe the prof’s line, well […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk U.S.-China relations are at their worst in years, and North and South Korean are not getting along either. In fact, relations between those two are at such a low ebb that two-way trade, once about several hundred million dollars a year, has almost ceased. Curiously, however, North Korean coal […]
