Female circumcision is now a felony in Egypt

Female circumcision is now a felony in Egypt

by WorldTribune Staff, August 29, 2016 Egypt’s government has approved a draft law making female circumcision a felony offense. The law, drafted on Aug. 28, calls for punishing anyone involved in female circumcision, better known as female genital mutilation (FGM), by five to seven years in prison instead of the current penalty of a maximum […]

Iran arrests member of nuclear negotiation team charged as ‘spy’

Iran arrests member of nuclear negotiation team charged as ‘spy’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 29, 2016 A member of Iran’s team that negotiated last summer’s nuclear deal with world powers has been arrested on suspicion of spying. At an Aug. 28 new conference, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called the individual a “spy who had infiltrated the nuclear team.” Ejei said the suspect was released […]

ISIL supporters free 8 comrades in Philippines prison break

ISIL supporters free 8 comrades in Philippines prison break

by WorldTribune Staff, August 29, 2016 A group of jihadists aligned with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) stormed a Philippine prison on Aug. 27 and freed eight of their comrades, according to a report. The Philippine star reported that about 20 Maute Group gunmen armed with RPGs, AK-47s and M-14s raided the Lanao […]

ISIL moves in on Yemen war with massive suicide bomb attack

ISIL moves in on Yemen war with massive suicide bomb attack

by WorldTribune Staff, August 29, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in Yemen on Aug. 29 that left more than 60 people dead. Dozens more were wounded after a terrorist drove a car packed with explosives into an army facility in the southern coast city of […]

Turkish airstrikes take aim at both U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and ISIL in Syria

Turkish airstrikes take aim at both U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and ISIL in Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 Turkey confirmed its F-16s launched airstrikes on both Kurdish and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria on Aug. 27. Turkish security sources said the strikes targeted U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia, which makes up the majority of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Jarablus Military Council, […]

Martin Luther King’s niece endorses Trump; Black Panther leader says, blacks being ‘pimped’ by Democratic Party

Martin Luther King’s niece endorses Trump; Black Panther leader says, blacks being ‘pimped’ by Democratic Party

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 The American black community is “being pimped like prostitutes” by the Democratic Party, the leader of the New Black Panther Party said on Aug. 27. Meanwhile, Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has endorsed Trump for president, saying the GOP candidate’s plan for the […]

Historians struggle to find precedent for Obama’s $400 million cash payment for Iran hostages

Historians struggle to find precedent for Obama’s $400 million cash payment for Iran hostages

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 The Obama administration’s $400 million cash payment, delivered to Teheran on the same day American hostages were released, may be unprecedented in U.S. history. Historians had to go back to 1848 to find an incident that could even come close. The Obama administration “has been ambiguous from the start” […]

Report: Google censors search results for ‘Hillary Clinton health problems’

Report: Google censors search results for ‘Hillary Clinton health problems’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 Google is trying to convince users that Hillary Clinton’s health is not a trending issue – even though it is. A reporter for the New York Times who writes about tech issues called on Google to “fix” the search results that might be damaging to the campaign of Clinton, […]

Iran reports cyberattack targeted its petrochemical centers

Iran reports cyberattack targeted its petrochemical centers

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 […]

SuperCobra gunships join U.S. late-summer air operations in Libya

SuperCobra gunships join U.S. late-summer air operations in Libya

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 […]