Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The current issue of “The Economist” has a cover picture of people being discharged into a trash dump, with the headline “Generation Jobless” and the subtitle “The Global Rise of Youth Unemployment”. In the article inside the magazine it points out that global youth unemployment, as reported by official […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A British supplier of detectors of improvised explosive devices to Iraq has been sentenced to 10 years. A British court determined that the supplier, James McCormick sold more than $50 million worth of fake bomb detectors to the Iraq Interior Ministry amid an Al Qaida bombing campaign from 2007 through […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain intends to establish a permanent military presence in the Gulf, the report said. The Royal United Services Institute asserted that Britain seeks to restore military bases in Gulf Cooperation Council states. The London-based think tank said Britain was working to reach agreements for army, air force and naval installations. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain, despite allegations of torture, has been playing a major role in training and financing Palestinian security forces in the West Bank. Officials acknowledged that the government of British Prime Minister David Cameron was pumping tens of millions of euros to maintain PA intelligence and security agencies. The officials said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has launched a program to train thousands of police officers in Libya. Officials said Britain has approved a program to train at least 4,000 Libyan officers. They said the program would include the renovation of the police training academy in the North African state. “A police force capable of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The European Union has lifted its energy embargo on Syria. Officials said the EU move was meant to relay aid to Sunni rebels who have been fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said the EU would allow Syrian crude oil exports from areas held by rebels supported […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Margaret Thatcher, the British Conservative Prime Minister, between 1979-1990, was a Revolutionary. As the first female Prime Minister she emerged as a truly transformational figure both on the domestic and foreign front and soon challenged the entrenched interests with a stance that promoted freedom and economic liberty. She stood […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com Memories and images of Margaret Thatcher and her legacy as displayed in the media this week evoke an obvious question: What would the Iron Lady have done about North Korea? The answer would seem clear. It’s hard to imagine the woman who dispatched troops to the Falklands in […]
A movie producer once shared with me a maxim for making historical films: Faced with choosing between “drama” and “historical accuracy,” compromise on the history and go with drama. That is certainly what the producers of “The Iron Lady” have done. The result is a masterly performance by Meryl Streep as former British Prime Minister […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Europe has served as a key recruitment ground for the Sunni revolt in Syria, a report said. The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation asserted that up to 600 Europeans have been recruited for the war against the regime of President Bashar Assad. In a report, the center said […]