Bashar al-Assad has vowed to recapture all of Syria as his forces made significant battlefield gains and drove rebel fighters out of a strategic town he once attacked with chemical weapons. Syrian regime troops pushed rebel forces from Khan Sheikhoun, a town where Assad’s jets once dropped chemical weapons and killed nearly 100 people, prompting Donald…
Bangladesh to remove ‘virgin’ criteria from marriage certificates
Bangladesh’s top court has ruled that women need no longer declare if they are virgins on marriage certificates after a five-year legal battle by women’s rights groups trying to protect women’s privacy and potential humiliation. Marriage laws in the Muslim-majority country in South Asia had required a bride had to state on her marriage certificate…
US to start Afghan withdrawal with 5,000 troops out in 20 weeks
America has agreed in principle to withdraw 5,000 troops from five military bases in 20 weeks, in a deal with the Taliban to kick start talks with the Afghan government. The accord which could be announced as early as Wednesday would see US troops begin to pull back from their longest ever conflict, in return…
Opposition declares tactical victory as ruling party loses 13 seats on Moscow city council
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has claimed a “historic” victory for his tactical voting campaign after Kremlin-backed candidates lost 13 seats on the Moscow city council following major protests and revelations of corruption. Candidates supported by the ruling United Russia party and mayor Sergei Sobyanin kept a narrow majority of 25 seats but lost several…
Trump does not rule out Rouhani meeting after Saudi oil attacks, as Iran denies involvement
Donald Trump has not ruled out a potential meeting with Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, despite blaming Iran for devastating drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil installations. Iran denied it was behind the attacks on Saturday, including a strike on the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility, which slashed Saudi Arabia’s output in half and threatened…
Overcrowded Venice to introduce tax on tourists from next summer
Venice is to introduce a tax on tourists from next summer, the city’s authorities have announced. The tax, which Venice council is calling “a contribution for access” to the World Heritage site, will begin on July 1. The charge has been discussed for more than a year but its introduction has been delayed several times…
“Star Trek 2” : J.J. Abrams (enfin) à bord de l’Enterprise !
Click:electric cargo tricycle wholesalerRéalisateur du premier opus, J.J. Abrams a enfin confirmé qu’il prendrait les rênes de “Star Trek 2”, dont la sortie devrait intervenir fin 2012 ou début 2013. De quoi laisser à l’un de ses interprètes, Simon Pegg, le temps de tourner la comédie “A Fantastic Fear of Everything”. Maintenant que la promotion…
Minister Says Evolution Theory Is Scientifically Wrong And Darwin Is Turning In His Grave Already!
Click:wheel wholesale If reproduction from peacock’s tears was not enough, another learned elder in the Indian government has come up yet another theory that will probably become synonymous with ridiculous. Union minister Satyapal Singh has claimed that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution of man was “scientifically wrong” and it needs to be changed in school…
WWE 2K19/WM35 Week Plans, Rawley Pulls April Fools’ Day Joke
It was recently announced that this coming Saturday’s NXT TakeOver: New York Pre-Show will feature the finale of The WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge. The event will be aired on several platforms such as FOX Sports, NBCUNiversal, The WWE Network & more. 2K issued the following details on the event: $1 Million on The Line…
The Undertaker – WWE WrestleMania 35 Weekend Update
According to PWInsider, The Undertaker is scheduled to be in New Jersey for WrestleMania 35 this weekend. There is no word yet on why The Undertaker will be in town, but it sounds like he is being brought in by WWE. It remains to be seen if “The Deadman” will have any kind of role…