John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — First, the good news. The United States has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council along with Germany and Ireland. So too have been South Korea and Japan. Now fasten your seat belts for the rest of the eighteen new selections to the 47 member Geneva-based Council which [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has approved a plan to continue to contract Russia for satellite launches. Officials said Israel has agreed to launch some of its satellites on Russian launchers. They said the satellites would be commercial platforms slated for launch from Russia’s cosmodrome in Kazakhstan over the next four years. “We [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy, FreePressers.com A quarter of a century ago the people of Central Asia and Caucasus tasted freedom. It was the taste of blood. One glance at the commentaries on current events in Syria reveals that they were dictated by the same person. The similar expressions and identical evaluation: “democratic forces”, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has launched an advanced satellite into space orbit. Israel’s Spacecom has overseen the launch of its Amos-5 communications satellite, the first Israeli satellite manufactured in Russia. Executives said Amos-5 was transported aboard a Proton-M space launch vehicle, fired from Kazakhstan on Dec. 11. “Amos-5 will position Spacecom at [...]
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