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While never a full-blown colony, ‘foreign devil’ forces did rule chunks of vital cities

While George Miller has recently said he's got two sequel scripts in the works for "Mad Max: Fury Road," the director has also stated he wants to make a smaller, non-blockbuster movie next. All that said, it has been the general understanding (or hope) that Charlize Theron would reprise her role as the badass Furiosa (possibly even in a spin-off), even though the actress has already said she's not signed for a sequel, and reportedly had a difficult time shooting with Tom Hardy (who is inked for three more films). Читать дальше...

The object of the training is to familiarise candidates with conditions that exist around noctilucent clouds, which are thought to be increasing in the upper mesosphere as a result of climate change.

Scotland prop Alasdair Dickinson is not daunted by the prospect of facing Australia, writes Tom English.

A former middle school teacher was charged for running a major online methamphetamine ring that supplied to areas across China, the media reported on Monday.

Layla Henderson is a fighter.

A Sydney Ugg boot retailer has been fined more than $10,000 for paying a young overseas worker just $8 an hour instead of the standard $22 rate to which she was legally entitled.

Majority of economists surveyed still expect Fed rate hike before the end of 2015

GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie has a very simple view on the House's current state of flux.

BEIRUT -- After more than four years of gridlock fighting, forces loyal to the Syrian regime are convinced that Russian military action in Syria is the catalyst that will propel Syria’s civil war to the finish line. This seismic shift on Syria’s battlefields is not a foreshadowing of forthcoming peace in the country but an indicator that pro-regime forces and international powers backing President Bashar Assad – such as Russia and Iran — have abandoned the idea of a political solution to the conflict.

NEW YORK - A survey of business economists finds that a majority still expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the end of the year, with the broader economy expected to grow at a slightly faster pace in 2015 than previously forecast.

Panelists continue to expect the strong U.S. dollar and the economic slowdown in China to weigh on the U.S. economy, while lower crude oil prices and monetary policy easing in Japan and Europe are expected to help. [...] 14 percent of the panelists said they think the Federal Reserve will begin a cycle of short-term interest rate increases starting at its October policy meeting.

Expect earnings news from some major companies this week. Plus, you're in the spotlight Mr. and Ms. Consumer.

Swiss drug major Roche has launched in India two new medicines for treating breast cancer claiming increased survival benefit and improved quality of life for patients.

Amid slowing sales and rising competition, Ford Motor Co. is investing $1.8 billion in research that will help it build new smart cars in China. The U.S. car company announced Monday its plans to research smartphone connectivity, autonomous driving and other smart-car technologies over the next five years, the Associated Press reported. Its future Chinese products will include features developed specifically to appeal to Chinese customers as it hopes to expand in China.

Never before has two men sitting on a small couch been more hotly anticipated. What would Tony and Joe do on the backbench?

Dell agrees to buy EMC for about $67 billion in the largest technology acquisition ever, creating a corporate-computing giant.

The Pinetown Standard Bank which had its six ATMs robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash, is temporarily closed for repairs.

Argentine striker reveals he's keen to work with Pep.

An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) has sentenced Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain to serve 81 years in prison for his anti-state speeches.

Israeli police: 3 Palestinian stabbing attacks in Jerusalem, 2 shot dead by police

Low interest rate environment challenges lenders’ ability to generate attractive returns

Klarman and Einhorn bet gap between price and value will close