Archives 2002

WORLD TRIBUNE ARCHIVES (1999- Oct. 14, 2011)  NOTE: After WorldTribune’s 2011 upgrade, some archived articles could not be accessed. Most issues have been resolved. Please e-mail us at world@worldtribune.com about specific concerns. Thank you.   January 22, 2002 – Morocco bans pro-Palestinian demonstrations January 29, 2002 – Consortium suspends oil exploration due to fighting in […]

Archives 2003

WORLD TRIBUNE ARCHIVES (1999- Oct. 14, 2011)  NOTE: After WorldTribune’s 2011 upgrade, some archived articles could not be accessed. Most issues have been resolved. Please e-mail us at world@worldtribune.com about specific concerns. Thank you.   January 5, 2003 – Ambush by Islamic militants kill 45 in Algeria January 7, 2003 – Algerian elite forces hit […]

Archives 2004

WORLD TRIBUNE ARCHIVES (1999- Oct. 14, 2011)  NOTE: After WorldTribune’s 2011 upgrade, some archived articles could not be accessed. Most issues have been resolved. Please e-mail us at world@worldtribune.com about specific concerns. Thank you.   AFRICA January 11, 2004 – Leading Sudan rebel killed in attack January 11, 2004 – UN: Sudan militias have driven […]

Archives 2005

WORLD TRIBUNE ARCHIVES (1999- Oct. 14, 2011)  NOTE: After WorldTribune’s 2011 upgrade, some archived articles could not be accessed. Most issues have been resolved. Please e-mail us at world@worldtribune.com about specific concerns. Thank you.   January 6, 2005 – Jordan: Israelis confessed to arming Sudanese rebels January 7, 2005 – Rebels, militia leaders get senior […]

Archives 2006

WORLD TRIBUNE ARCHIVES (1999- Oct. 14, 2011)  NOTE: After WorldTribune’s 2011 upgrade, some archived articles could not be accessed. Most issues have been resolved. Please e-mail us at world@worldtribune.com about specific concerns. Thank you.   January 9, 2006 – Algeria conducts major raid on Al Qaida group January 16, 2006 – UN calls for rapid […]

Archives 2010

WORLD TRIBUNE ARCHIVES (1999- Oct. 14, 2011)  NOTE: After WorldTribune’s 2011 upgrade, some archived articles could not be accessed. Most issues have been resolved. Please e-mail us at world@worldtribune.com about specific concerns. Thank you.   AFRICA January 18, 2010 – Sudan mounts ‘huge attack’ on rebels in Darfour January 22, 2010 – Democrat ‘gay’ lobby targets Uganda […]

Euro currency — bridge to nowhere?

Euro currency — bridge to nowhere?

By John Metzler PARIS — The albatross of the debt crisis continues to dominate headlines throughout the European Union and indeed the United States. While whopping budget deficits and massive social service obligations serve as a millstone to European economic recovery, many economists are nervously looking to the long term stability of the Euro currency […]

An unusually direct message to Congress from Japan’s PM: ‘All hands on deck’

An unusually direct message to Congress from Japan’s PM: ‘All hands on deck’

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 18, 2024 It’s not often an American ally and partner addresses the U.S. Congress; but when they do, it’s time to listen. That was certainly the case when Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke before a joint session of Congress in Washington to both thank America for […]

Myanmar/Burma’s cycle of violence spills over into Southeast Asia

Myanmar/Burma’s cycle of violence spills over into Southeast Asia

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 14, 2024 Burma is no stranger to conflict nor endemic ethnic clashes. Tragically the isolated Southeast Asian state, aka Myanmar, has been in the cross hairs of strife for generations, as a churning cycle of violence creates civil confrontation, refugee exodus, and a widening humanitarian disaster plagues […]

UN committee investigating North Korea closes shop after Russia’s veto

UN committee investigating North Korea closes shop after Russia’s veto

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 7, 2024 In a classic under the political radar ploy, Russia has vetoed a UN committee investigating North Korean nuclear, missile, and banking sanctions violations. The low profile but highly significant sanctions 1718 Committee regularly monitors illicit actions by the Pyongyang communists to develop, improve and implement […]