Iranian coal miners attack Rouhani’s car at disaster site

Iranian coal miners attack Rouhani’s car at disaster site

by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2017 In a rare sign of public dissent, a group of coal miners attacked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s car on May 7 as he visited the site of an explosion that killed at least 35 miners. Rouhani is running for re-election in the May 19 presidential poll, a contest largely […]

Democrats come unglued: Growing mental health crisis not covered by Trumpcare

Democrats come unglued: Growing mental health crisis not covered by Trumpcare

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 The GOP’s partial repeal of Obamacare was okay, but Republicans’ neglected to provide “mental health benefits for balmy liberals whose thin tether to sanity has been severed by the success of President Trump,” David Catron wrote. Democrats “are in need of anti-psychotic medication,” according to a scathing 0p-ed in American […]

Report: Boko Haram commanders released in exchange for 82 schoolgirls

Report: Boko Haram commanders released in exchange for 82 schoolgirls

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Nigeria’s government released five commanders of Boko Haram in exchange for 82 of the schoolgirls who had been abducted by the terror group three years ago, Nigerian officials said. Nigerian authorities said 113 of the 276 Chibok girls abducted from their boarding school in 2014 remain missing. Girls who […]

Report: Women, journalists in particular, suffer constant abuse in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

Report: Women, journalists in particular, suffer constant abuse in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Life, for those who have survived, is incredibly difficult for women in Yemen living in areas controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, rights groups say. Between September 2014 and March 2016, 459 women were killed and 1,281 injured in Houthi attacks, according to the Human Rights Information and Training Center. […]

A Palestinian state already exists, and its name is Jordan

A Palestinian state already exists, and its name is Jordan

Special to WorldTribune.com By Moshe Dann, Ynetnews.com The problem with “the two-state solution” — creating a sovereign independent Palestinian state west of the Jordan River — is that a Palestinian state already exists east of the Jordan River; it’s called Jordan. Its population is predominantly “Palestinian” and it is located in the eastern part of […]

Former Fox executive rebuts media narrative advanced by network’s competition

Former Fox executive rebuts media narrative advanced by network’s competition

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Fox News is not the “wild frat house” plagued by rampant sexual misconduct that is being portrayed by its competitors, a former executive who was at the network for 20 years said. “I obviously can’t speak for every employee or know what happened in every closed office, but the […]

North Carolina tops list of states for economic development despite controversy

North Carolina tops list of states for economic development despite controversy

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Despite impassioned denunciations and economic boycotts from entertainers and the world of corporate sports over House Bill 2, North Carolina has been ranked No. 1 in the country for economic development by Site Selection magazine. The ranking “may confound those who had written off the Tar Heel State as […]

With focus on North Korea, China avoids neighbors’ criticism

With focus on North Korea, China avoids neighbors’ criticism

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Two significant geopolitical issues dominate East Asia; the North Korean nuclear showdown and China’s maritime claims and expansion in the disputed South China Sea. Given the dangerous brinksmanship on the Korean peninsula, the UN Security Council held a landmark meeting to refocus global attention on […]

North Korea threatens ‘CIA terrorists’, claims U.S., South Korea behind assassination plot

North Korea threatens ‘CIA terrorists’, claims U.S., South Korea behind assassination plot

by WorldTribune Staff, May 5, 2017 Claiming an alleged plot by U.S. and South Korean intelligence agencies to assassinate Kim Jong-Un, North Korea vowed to “ferret out” and destroy “CIA terrorists”. North Korea’s Ministry of State Security said “terrorists” supported by the CIA and South Korea’s intelligence agency infiltrated North Korea to stage an attack […]

FBI Director Comey struggles to answer Cruz on pass given to Clinton, Abedin

FBI Director Comey struggles to answer Cruz on pass given to Clinton, Abedin

by WorldTribune Staff, May 5, 2017 Sen. Ted Cruz called out FBI Director James Comey for the director’s decision that Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin would walk because there was no intent on their part to break the law by their mishandling of classified information. During Comey’s May 3 appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, […]