Новости за 15.07.2015

There will be no soft landing for the new faces in the second Test as Michael Clarke's team bid to fight their way back into the series.

A solar-powered plane halfway through an attempt to circle the globe will be grounded in Hawaii for at least nine months because of battery damage sustained during its record 118-hour flight to Oahu from Japan, the project team said on Wednesday.

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said prospects are good for further improvement in the labour market and the economy, keeping the central bank on track for an interest-rate increase in 2015.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of videos that show Gardena police officers fatally shooting an unarmed man after the city settled a lawsuit for $US4.7 million. Warning: graphic video.

European stocks posted their longest stretch of gains since February as utilities rallied, while investors awaited a Greek vote on aid.

Rescued from sheds and drydocks, restored by hand and polished until they glow, restored vessels of beautifully curved wood and chrome are at the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island during this year's Sydney International Boat Show.

Australia's near 1.3 million landlords claimed a combined $12 billion in tax breaks from loss-making investment properties in the latest year covered by official data.

With all the battles on her plate at the moment, billionairess Gina Rinehart might need some help to cool the temperature in the board room of her unconventional oil and gas operation, Lakes Oil.

Media outlets in the United Kingdom are reporting that teenage son of Australian rock legend Nick Cave, Arthur, has been found dead after falling from a cliff.

Treasurer Joe Hockey has taken aim at the United States for dragging its feet on taxing multinationals, and says the Obama administration now wants to come after Australia's tax base.

Australian parents of school kids are driving up Sydney house prices, new data shows.

In the weeks after the downing of MH17, the aviation industry stressed the importance of closing a "gap in the system". A year on, air safety experts say there has been a lack of major change.

Brisbane is interested in Hawthorn free agent Matthew Suckling while Fremantle and Adelaide have joined the Lions in pursuing out of contract Gold Coast full forward Charlie Dixon.

By Rich McKay

Murderer and serial rapist Adrian Bayley's life may have been different if someone had recognised he was at risk of continuing the violence he experienced as a child, the Royal Commission into Family Violence has heard.

Churches, schools and hospitals could all be held criminally liable for child abuse that occurs under their watch under a proposal before a Royal Commission.

In a submission that will be sent to Victorian MPs and Transport Minister Jacinta Allan on Thursday, the rogue operator wants ride-sharing included in current laws regulating the taxi and hire car industry before broader legislation is written up.

Days after the MH17 crash, independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta seemed to have little doubt as to who was responsible.

The Champions League Twenty20 tournament has been cancelled, leaving Big Bash League finalists Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers in the lurch.

He's worked with Barcelona stars Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets, now former FC Barcelona Academy coach Andres Carrasco is bringing his expertise to the Western Sydney Wanderers.

Every chance he gets, it seems, Mike Trout validates his standing as the best player in baseball. He did it again Tuesday.

Islamic State's campaign of terror has installed fear among the world's developed countries, but those in less advanced countries see climate change as the bigger threat to global security according to a new survey

Could this be the first sign of the Queen slowing down?

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has pointed to his famous predecessor, Mahathir Mohamed, as the likely source of allegations that implicate the PM in an Australian corruption scandal.

It remains to be seen if, with sanctions lifted, Iran's leaders are willing - or able - to chart a new course.