The Maritime Self Defence Force (MSDF) needs more women because falling birth rates mean it has too few men to crew warships in home waters or on helicopter carriers such as the Kaga, sailing in foreign waters to counter China’s growing regional influence.

The “acqua alta” (high water) reached more than five feet, a record touched only five times in the history of the city.Governor Luca Zaia warned that the floods could reach levels as high as those in 1966 that struck Venice and also devastated the historic center of Florence, another of Italy’s jewels.

Some people have round nail beds genetically. But suddenly swollen skin near the cuticles with nails that are bulbous—meaning the nail is shaped like an upside-down spoon—is a surefire reason to have your hands and feet checked out. Nail clubbing is often sign of a more serious disease related to the heart and lungs, such as emphysema, lung cancer, congenital …

The 7th Asian Games were held from September 1 to 16, 1974, capital. The Aryamehr sports complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for the first time.

shah of homeland from 1941 to 1979, who maintained a pro-Western foreign policy and fostered economic development in homeland.Mohammad Reza was the eldest son of Reza Shah Pahlavi, an army officer who became the ruler of homeland and founder of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1925.

The Arba’een Pilgrimage is the world’s largest public gathering that is held every year in Karbala, Iraq at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad and the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali’s in 680.

Thirty-eight years on from the persian Revolution, a new breed of persian filmmakers are making their mark on the global cinematic landscape by subtly but constantly challenging the country’s strict censorship laws.persian director Hamid Nematollah, who has navigated this tricky terrain for more than 30 years, is among them.

Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has announced she has converted to Islam.The artist, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, said she had changed her name to Shuhada’.

in most cases, a pimple crops up when a pore becomes blocked with excess oil and dead skin cells, both of which feed the growth of bacteria and cause a small infection in the pore.According to the American Academy of Dermatology, there are actually a few different kinds of pimples. One common type is called a pustule. This is the …

Persepolis Football Club , is a Persian Gulf Pro League professional football club based in capital.Persepolis F.C. was founded in 1963 by Ali Abdo and has been in the first division of persian football since 1968.