Islamic State fighters enter the ancient ruins of
Palmyra after capturing the
Syrian city of
Tadmur yesterday. A hundred pro-
government fighters are believed to have died in fighting.
(Reuters)
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that Islamic State now controls more than half of Syria dominating 95,000 square kilometres and controls settlements in nine provinces.
(News Limited)
Video interviews show that two
Russians captured in
Ukraine have publicly admitted to being soldiers in the
GRU Russian special forces. The
Donetsk People's Republic (separatists) authorities claim these men were official policemen in the self-proclaimed republic, publicized their ID badges, and claimed they retired from the Russian military last year.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Arts and culture
Robert Gates, the President of the
Boy Scouts of America, calls on the movement to end the ban on gay adult leaders and says the movement will no longer revoke the charters of chapters that accept gay male leaders.
(Yahoo! News)
Mexican police find three dismembered bodies in a search for ten missing people in
Chilapa, a city occupied by vigilantes with alleged links to drug rings between May 9-14.
(AP)
Sports
Amnesty International accuses
Qatar of failing to meet commitments on labor market reforms for migrant workers to be introduced before the
2022 FIFA World Cup. Among other charges, Qatar uses North Korean labourers who are not paid personally but instead the money goes to their government.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Islamic State fighters enter the ancient ruins of
Palmyra after capturing the
Syrian city of
Tadmur yesterday. A hundred pro-
government fighters are believed to have died in fighting.
(Reuters)
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that Islamic State now controls more than half of Syria dominating 95,000 square kilometres and controls settlements in nine provinces.
(News Limited)
Video interviews show that two
Russians captured in
Ukraine have publicly admitted to being soldiers in the
GRU Russian special forces. The
Donetsk People's Republic (separatists) authorities claim these men were official policemen in the self-proclaimed republic, publicized their ID badges, and claimed they retired from the Russian military last year.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Arts and culture
Robert Gates, the President of the
Boy Scouts of America, calls on the movement to end the ban on gay adult leaders and says the movement will no longer revoke the charters of chapters that accept gay male leaders.
(Yahoo! News)
Mexican police find three dismembered bodies in a search for ten missing people in
Chilapa, a city occupied by vigilantes with alleged links to drug rings between May 9-14.
(AP)
Sports
Amnesty International accuses
Qatar of failing to meet commitments on labor market reforms for migrant workers to be introduced before the
2022 FIFA World Cup. Among other charges, Qatar uses North Korean labourers who are not paid personally but instead the money goes to their government.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)