Why voters backed Erdogan to lead Turkey into authoritarianism
Turkey’s elections were not fair. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now celebrating a new term in office, received endless hours of favourable media coverage while his opponents struggled to even make it on television. What’s more, the vote took place under a state of emergency that has seen the arrest of more than 50,000 people, including the leader of…
Donald Trump suggested to Emmanuel Macron that ‘France should leave EU’
Donald Trump reportedly urged Emmanuel Macron to pull France out of the European Union in return for a more favourable bilateral trade deal with the US. According to the Washington Post, President Trump made the proposal during the French president’s visit to Washington in April. “Why don’t you leave the European Union,” the US president…
3 Dead In Columba Icefield Bus Rollover: Alberta RCMP
JASPER, Alta. ― Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefield. RCMP said the rollover happened early Saturday afternoon. Pictures posted online by people at the scene showed one of…
UFC Fight Night 85 Brisbane live results: Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. The event is headlined by a five-round bout in the heavyweight division as former title challenger Mark Hunt takes on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. In the co-main event, it is a battle…
Daily Update: WrestleMania Week day 6, WrestleCon, ROH, WWE signings?
WrestleCon has been absolutely packed this year. We’ve had people claim it seems twice as big as it was last year. Lines for people like Kurt Angle and Great Muta were ridiculously long. In Muta’s case, he was only charging $25 for a picture, which was probably way less than he could have gotten. I…
Daily pro wrestling history (04/16): Chris Benoit wins Super J Cup; Roddy Piper wins NWA US Title
1943 St. Joseph, Missouri:– Orville Brown beat Abe (King Kong) Kashey – Jimmy Coffield drew Ronnie Etchison – Sailor Fred Blassie drew Al Getz – Wild Bill Dusen beat Bad Boy Brown (dq) 1959 Kansas City, Kansas:– Lou Thesz beat Dick Hutton – Bob Ellis and Roy McClarity beat The Australian Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) – Farmer Don…
Outrage at photos of American woman posing with giraffe she shot dead in South Africa
Images of an American hunter posing with the body of a black giraffe she killed in South Africa have triggered an online backlash after going viral on social media. Thousands of Twitter users expressed outrage at Tess Thompson Talley, 37, for killing the giraffe on a hunting trip last summer. “Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came…
WWE Orlando, FL, live results: Nakamura, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor & Bayley hit the big time
I’m here at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL, for a WWE house show featuring some of NXT’s top talents. – The Usos beat Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson Superfly splash on Karl Anderson for the win. – Pre taped promo by Samoa Joe and Austin Aries to hype the tag match vs Finn Balor…
Iranian teen detained over dancing Instagram post
Iran has detained a teenage girl who posted dance videos on Instagram and attracted tens of thousands of followers. State TV broadcast a video on Friday in which Maedeh Hojabri, 18-year-old gymnast, acknowledged breaking moral norms while insisting that was not her intention, and that she was only trying to gain more followers. It was unclear…
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7bn to 22 women over talc products linked to ovarian cancer
US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay out $4.69 billion (£3.57 billion) in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company contained asbestos and caused them to suffer cancer. It is the latest twist in a matter that has seen several thousand lawsuits filed against…