The south Indian state of Kerala has been hit with the highest rainfall in a century leaving more than 300 dead, after widespread flooding submerged roads, power lines went down and dams reached bursting point. Pinarayi Vijayan, the state’s chief minister, said on Twitter: “Kerala is facing its worst flood in 100 years. 80 dams…
Read moreWWE SmackDown video highlights: AJ Styles vs. James Ellsworth II
Miss Tuesday night’s episode of SmackDown or want to watch something again? Check out video highlights from a show that featured James Ellsworth’s improbable challenge for the WWE World Championship, Carmella crediting John Cena for Nikki Bella’s success, The Miz teaming with The Spirit Squad against Dolph Ziggler, Heath Slater & Rhyno, and much more. More…
Read morePresidential impeachment in the USA: How often has it happened?
Donald Trump would be joining a very small presidential club if he was ever to be impeached. Brad Sherman, a Democrat congressman from California, on July 12 last year became the first to launch official impeachment proceedings – although even he admitted it was a long way away. The embattled president has described calls for his…
Read moreDaily Update: Wrestle Kingdom, NXT shows, declining interest in WWE PPVs
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS NJPW announces change in Wrestle Kingdom 11 tag title match Weekend Indies & overseas wrestling notes: House of Hardcore, OTT, WrestleCircus WWE Roadblock live results: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns UFC on FOX 22 ratings teach an important marketing lesson UFC on FOX 22…
Read moreDonald Trump’s lawyer claims Americans would ‘revolt’ if the president was impeached
Donald Trump and his legal team have hit back at suggestions he could soon be impeached, with his lawyer saying that the American people would “revolt” if such a move was taken. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who is now a legal adviser to Mr Trump, said that it was “inevitable” any attempt at…
Read moreWWE bringing the Royal Rumble back to Philadelphia in 2018
WWE is bringing the Royal Rumble back to Philadelphia next year. Though much of this week’s focus is on Sunday’s show at the Alamodome, Philly.com broke the news on Thursday morning that the 2018 Royal Rumble will take place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event will be held on January 28th of…
Read moreThe Week In British Wrestling: Lucha Forever overcomes a venue change
Here are five things you need to know about British wrestling this week: 1) Dursun was the star again at FutureShock After show-stealing bouts against Travis Banks and Flash Morgan Webster, Soner Dursun (and his Adrenaline title) are genuine main eventers for FutureShock Wrestling, impressively building their shows around a smaller wrestler when others are going in the…
Read moreChina ‘building military base in Afghanistan’ as increasingly active army grows in influence abroad
China is to build its first military base in Afghanistan for hundreds of troops carrying out counter-terrorism training missions across the border from its western Xinjiang region, according to reports. The base will be only the second overseas site for the increasingly active Chinese military, coming a year after a base was opened in Djibouti…
Read moreItalian government fumes at European Commissioner’s ‘little Mussolinis’ jibe
Europe is being taken over by populist leaders who resemble “little Mussolinis”, a senior EU figure said on Thursday, prompting fury from Italy. Pierre Moscovici, European Economic Affairs Commissioner from France, likened the current political climate to the rise of Fascism and Nazism and said he was concerned about the rise of populist parties in…
Read moreAmerican police use Serial-style podcast to hunt British-born murder suspect
Police in California have adopted a novel way of hunting down a British millionaire suspected of killing his wife before vanishing while free on bail. Capitalising on the viral success of true-crime podcasts such as Serial, they have written and produced their own six-part audio series in the hope it will spread the name of…
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