Powerlifting

A police operation was carried out in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday morning to prevent an attempt by members of an anti-establishment group to retake a building in the city center. Police said 29 people were arrested.

"This is Greece.

Police clearing an illegal squat in the leafy northern Athens suburb of Maroussi on Tuesday morning discovered a stash of motorcycle helmets, wooden poles, fire extinguishers and other paraphernalia customarily used by anti-establishment protesters in clashes with the police.

Can the state allow refugees to live in abandoned buildings that do not comply with hygiene and safety standards? Can it turn its back on the owners of buildings that have been turned into squats and on public property that is being trespassed on?

Inside the Afghanistan Powerlifting Federation’s cramped gym, Rasheda Parhiz lies on a bench wearing a tunic over sweatpants and holding a 70-kilogram weighted bar above her scarf-covered head.

The documentary called "You can do it," prepared by fellow journalist Tuluhan Tekelioğlu, promptly explains the paradox surrounding the problems women face in this country.

Women who are underrepresented, when compared to men, in politics, the workforce and social life have now come out of their shells, and they will not stop.

Gone are the days when body building or other muscle related sports were only reserved for the men. For quite some time time now, females have left their own mark in the power sports. But most of the times, when we think of female body building, weight lifting or any other related sport we tend to associate it only with muscles, leaving out the beauty factor.

Identical twins Miriam and Michelle Carolus claim that their four-foot derrières are the result of intense exercise.