Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner The establishment media is painting a false picture of Muhammad Ali. The late boxing champion is being portrayed as “The Greatest.” He is supposedly the finest athlete, boxer and — maybe even — American of the 20th century. Media outlets have not only been celebrating his life and numerous […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2016 Civilians desperately trying to get out of the besieged city of Fallujah by attempting to cross the Euphrates River are being gunned down by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists, reports say. “An unidentified number of civilians have been shot and killed trying to cross the river,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi officials say government forces have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of around 400 people near Fallujah during their push to retake the city from the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or IS) group. Unidentified security sources were quoted by news […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2016 Three Jordanian intelligence officers were killed in what officials said was a “terrorist attack” on a Palestinian refugee camp near Jordan’s capital of Amman. Jordanian government officials said the attack took place at an office of the General Intelligence Department at the Baqa’a refugee camp. The three intelligence officers and two […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2016 EU and NATO-supported rescue flotillas based in the Mediterranean are enticing migrants to their deaths, the Libyan Coast Guard said. On June 5, at least 117 bodies – 75 women and six children among them – washed up on Libya’s shores near the western city of Zuwarah, the coast […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2016 The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has demanded Secretary of State John Kerry turn over all documents and communications related to the intentional editing of a State Department video dealing with the Iran nuclear accord. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican, said on “Fox & Friends” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. Navy said it launched air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria from an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time on June 3. Fighter jets flew from the USS Harry S. Truman after the ship moved into the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2016 A U.S.-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance from the north and Russian-backed Syrian troops from the southwest are set to catch Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in a pincer movement as they advance on the terror group’s stronghold at Raqqa. U.S. military officials said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2016 On a 2013 visit to Pyongyang, former NBA star Dennis Rodman referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as “awesome” and a “friend for life.” On a 1995 visit to Pyongyang, boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who passed away on June 3 at the age of 74, refused to bow […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2016 The history of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and Joseph’s travels through Egypt should be a major event celebrated by all Egyptians, a researcher in Coptic history said. It could also be a boon to Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, said Robert Al-Faress. “The journey of the Holy Family to […]
