by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2018 Turkey has imposed a ban on Wikipedia after it said the online encyclopedia refused to remove two English-language pages which cited Ankara’s support for the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria. Turkish Transportation Minister Ahmet Arslan said the ban will remain in place as long as Wikipedia does not remove […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Amid continuing destruction of villages, attacks on children and a widening displacement of refugees, members of the UN Security Council visited Burma and neighboring Bangladesh to assess the widening humanitarian carnage. The officially dubbed Mission to Myanmar, as the country is officially known, offered diplomats […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2018 Egypt’s vital tourism industry, which accounts for 15 percent of the national economy, is showing signs of rebounding after internal unrest and terrorism devastated the industry. Amid tightened security, Egypt has enticed new visitors with lower prices, resulting in a 30 percent increase in the number of tourists during […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 20, 2018 A 73-year-old University of Cambridge professor with long-time ties to U.S. and British intelligence has been incrementally outed by multiple reports as the operative inserted by the FBI to spy on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. While media outlets first hinted and then named Stefan Halper as the spy, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 20, 2018 LGBTQ advocates are reportedly on the fence over whether Apple should build a corporate hub in North Carolina. Apple is said to be close to deciding on the project, to be built in the Raleigh-Durham area, which could create up to 10,000 jobs, a North Carolina economic development official […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Liberal judges in Massachusetts are out of control. They pose a mortal danger to public safety, and need to be reined in. Exhibit A is Salem Superior Court Judge Timothy Feeley. He has blood on his hands. Feeley ruled Tuesday that a notorious local drug dealer, Manuel Soto-Vittini, will […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 20, 2018 Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists were evacuated from the Yarmouk enclave south of Damascus, the terror group’s last stronghold in Syria’s capital, a report said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on May 20 that, in a withdrawal deal with the Syrian government, buses had entered Yarmouk to transport […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 20, 2018 Some 2,000 violent Islamic radicals reside in Sweden and authorities say they are having a harder time tracking down potential terrorists. The Scandinavian country has become a “base” for international Islamic extremists, according to researcher Peder Hyllengren of the Swedish Defense College. Meanwhile, a study by the Expressen newspaper revealed that the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The following excerpt is from the Rush Limbaugh show of May 18, 2018 RUSH: Jerome in Traverse City, Michigan. You’re next on Open Line Friday. Hi. CALLER: How’s it going, Rush? RUSH: Hey! We’re doing great today. Thank you. CALLER: Well, I’m just calling in to say that, you know, you saved […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Ed Timperlake, Second Line of Defense Forum A recent Fox News piece reminded us that there has been clear collusion to derail a U.S. presidential election, and it was not orchestrated by Moscow. Rather, it was backchannel collusion between Brits and Americans to defeat Donald Trump. In a London courtroom this […]
