Collapse of rebel alliance leads to ‘street war’ in Yemeni capital

Collapse of rebel alliance leads to ‘street war’ in Yemeni capital

by WorldTribune Staff, December 3, 2017 Three years after joining forces to drive out the internationally recognized government in Yemen, the alliance between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and forces loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has collapsed. Gun battles between the Houthis and Saleh loyalists erupted in the capital Sanaa on Dec. 3 as residents reported […]

Plea deal with gold trader has potentially explosive links to Flynn, Turkey’s Erdogan

Plea deal with gold trader has potentially explosive links to Flynn, Turkey’s Erdogan

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct The case against a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who allegedly engineered a massive bribery scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran could also implicate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn. Reza Zarrab has pleaded guilty in a New York federal court. Prosecutors described Zarrab, […]

Inspector general probes retaliation at secret Pentagon think tank, once run by ‘Yoda’

Inspector general probes retaliation at secret Pentagon think tank, once run by ‘Yoda’

by WorldTribune Staff, December 1, 2017 The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has initiated a formal investigation into allegations of sweetheart political deals  by the new head of a legendary independent think tank that served as a “Team B” to the military bureaucracy. The director of the Defense Department’s Office of Net Assessment retaliated against an […]

China reportedly set to deploy special ops ‘Dark Night Tigers’ to Syria

China reportedly set to deploy special ops ‘Dark Night Tigers’ to Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, December 1, 2017 China will send special operations forces to Syria to support the Assad regime’s fight against militant factions, a report said. The Chinese Ministry of Defense will deploy two units known as the “Tigers of Siberia” and the “Dark Night Tigers” to Syria, New Khaleej reported, citing informed sources. There […]

Kim Jong-Un specified flight angle of latest missile launch, N. Korean state media said

Kim Jong-Un specified flight angle of latest missile launch, N. Korean state media said

by WorldTribune Staff, November 30, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un “meticulously guided” the test launch of a new model intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Nov. 29, North Korean state media reported. “The test-fire of the inter-continental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15 was successfully conducted on Nov. 29 under the guidance of Kim Jong-Un,” according to the Korean Central […]

Heap big trouble: Did Elizabeth Warren plagiarize French chef’s Cherokee recipes?

Heap big trouble: Did Elizabeth Warren plagiarize French chef’s Cherokee recipes?

by WorldTribune Staff, December 1, 2017 If you are breaking bread with Pocahontas, you might take a closer look. It turns out Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren plagiarized what she claimed were her family’s “Cherokee” recipes published in the book “Pow Wow Chow”. Radio talk show host Howie Carr released evidence that appears to confirm that Warren’s […]

Trump demands China’s Xi cut North Korea’s oil supply

Trump demands China’s Xi cut North Korea’s oil supply

by WorldTribune Staff, November 30, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to halt China’s supply of oil to North Korea following Pyongyang’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). “President Trump called Chinese President Xi this morning and told him we have come to the point that China must […]

After losing ‘moral high ground’ on sexual harassment, Pelosi now says Conyers should resign

After losing ‘moral high ground’ on sexual harassment, Pelosi now says Conyers should resign

by WorldTribune Staff, November 30, 2017 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Nov. 30 called on Rep. John Conyers to resign, saying the allegations against him are “serious, disappointing and very credible.” In an about face from comments she made on Nov. 26 defending Conyers and questioning the women who accused him, Pelosi now says […]

‘Rocket man’ gives everyone a break from tedious news cycles

‘Rocket man’ gives everyone a break from tedious news cycles

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― He had to do it, didn’t he? Just when the optimists were saying, well, it’s been a few weeks since the last one, maybe he’s learned his lesson. What lesson? Kim Jong-Un (aka, “Rocket man”) sails on, oblivious to the fuming and fussing in capitals from Beijing […]