by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2016 FBI Director James Comey’s definition of a “reasonable prosecutor” differs from that of a lot of people, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy being one of them. In recommending against prosecuting Hillary Clinton, Comey on July 5 said no “reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges as there was “no intent” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2016 Seven children were killed on July 5 when a rocket fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Marib, Yemen. The Katyusha rocket hit a courtyard where the children were playing, said Abdel Ghani Shaalan, Marib’s deputy regional director of security. Two other rockets hit a house […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2016 CNN apologized after Twitter users slammed the news network for publishing a map on July 5 of Ramadan terrorist strikes that omitted attacks that killed two Israeli citizens. “Updated map: This graphic shows the extent of terror attacks throughout Ramadan in 2016 ,” the network tweeted, including sites such […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 The U.S.-led coalition reportedly warned Iraq’s military that civilians, including children, where part of a large convoy of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) vehicles that were hit by airstrikes while fleeing Fallujah. The convoy departed Fallujah on June 28. Over the next two days, most of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 Switzerland scrambled F-18 aircraft to escort an Israeli passenger jet on July 5 after a bomb threat was made against the airliner, Israel’s Airports Authority said. The Israeli El Al Boeing 747 continued on its scheduled route to Tel Aviv. The flight originated in New York City. No emergency […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 Jihadists from the North Caucasus region and two former Soviet states were largely responsible for the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport last week, Turkish officials said. “There are people from Dagestan, from Kyrgyzstan, from Tajikistan,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “Unfortunately, people from neighboring northern Caucasus countries are […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 State media ignored thousands of frustrated Iranians who gathered in the city of Esfahan on July 1 to protest Teheran’s costly involvement in the Syrian war. Footage obtained by Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya network and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) shows a massive demonstration in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 Visitors to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games “will not be safe” according to the city’s police officers, who say they have not been paid for months. “Welcome to Hell,” a sign held by a protesting police officer said outside Rio’s main airport. “Police and firefighters don’t get […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 An organization that U.S. President Barack Obama had said was the “junior varsity” and later had been “contained” managed to carry out mass casualty attacks that killed hundreds throughout the Muslim world during the holy month of Ramadan. Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 4, 2016 The death toll from an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) car bombing in Baghdad on July 3 has risen to over 200. Iraqi security and medical officials said 213 people were killed in the blast that was set off in a busy shopping area of the capital’s […]
