by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2016 The Iraqi air force and U.S.-led coalition warplanes killed as many as 250 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists in airstrikes on a pair of convoys fleeing Fallujah. “More than 20 helicopters took part in the mission and were able to destroy more than 138 vehicles,” said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2016 Syrian President Bashar Assad accused the United States and other Western nations of a “double standard” for secretly dealing with him while publicly criticizing him and calling for him to step down. “This is the double standard of the West in general: They attack us politically and they send […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is likely to attempt an attack like that on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport in the United States, CIA Director John Brennan said. “I’d be surprised if Daesh (ISIL) is not trying to carry out that kind of attack in the United States,” Brennan […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2016 A top House Democrat is urging the Obama administration to halt Boeing’s planned sale of more than 100 planes to Iran. Rep. Brad Sherman of California said it is “virtually certain” Iran will use the planes for nefarious purposes, such as delivering arms to the Syrian regime or the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), which promised to unleash mass casualty attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, is suspected of carrying out terror strikes in Turkey, Yemen and Lebanon over a two-day period that left at least 89 people dead and wounded hundreds more. Turkish officials […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2016 The distraught mother of one of the Americans killed in the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya continues to plead for answers, an apology, or any kind of acknowledgment of responsibility from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s response: “It’s time to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2016 The very people President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to defeat in Libya ended up being the only ones who came to the rescue of Americans under attack on Sept. 11, 2012 in Benghazi. Americans, who came under lethal mortar attack from terrorists, were rescued […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2016 Globalization is an American jobs killer and last week’s Brexit vote is another indication that people across the globe are rebelling against it, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said. “This is a wave of globalism that wipes out our middle class and our jobs along with it,” Trump said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. government has extended through August 30 a reprieve for ZTE Corporation from tough export restrictions imposed for allegedly violating sanctions against Iran. The Commerce Department on June 27 said the reprieve will allow the Chinese smartphone maker to continue exporting equipment containing U.S. technology. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2016 A robot lawyer, working pro bono, has gotten 160,000 parking tickets overturned, saving thousands of people in New York and London an estimated $3.9 million. The free online chatbot laywer, called DoNotPay, is touted as the “world’s first robot lawyer.” It was launched 21 months ago by self-taught British […]
