by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2016 The UN’s Middle East envoy has publicly urged Hamas to halt the public executions of 13 men, most convicted of murder connected to robberies. UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that public executions are prohibited under international human rights law. “I urge Hamas not to carry out […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The same Islamist terrorists who attacked Paris are trying to destroy Israel and those who don’t acknowledge that are hypocrites, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Nov. 19. Netanyahu made the comment after a pair of fatal terror attacks on Israelis in Tel Aviv and Gush Etzion that claimed five lives. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The Sunni revolt in Anbar has become a leading source of bloodshed in Iraq. The United Nations said at least 298 civilians were killed last month in the Sunni revolt in Anbar, Iraq’s largest province. A UN report said the toll, disclosed by Iraqi authorities, could not be confirmed amid […]