Новости за 03.08.2015

Holding back tears, Amy Schumer has joined her cousin, the Democratic senator from New York and noted gun control advocate, Chuck Schumer, in calling for universal background checks for people seeking to buy guns in America.

​Trading of iron ore derivatives on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange advanced to a record last month amid increased volatility.

THE world's sexiest astrophysicist (retired) came to Australia and to Monday night's Q&A equipped with a fearsome brain and a fabulous array of desk-bound dance moves so exotic that, were he a footy player, the more enthused barrackers among us may have booed him back to the customs desk and beyond.

Carlton is prepared to wait until the very end of the season to welcome their new coach, should be have finals commitments to see through with another club.

Australians are proving some of the hardest customers in the world to convince that Malaysia Airlines has left its safety problems in the past.

A Fishermans Bend link to a "top secret" World War II tank manufacture program has been uncovered, triggering calls for a comprehensive review into the heritage value of the area's older buildings.

In one aspect it would be like nothing Melbourne has seen before: a shining city of 100,000 people, housed in soaring 50-level skyscrapers, employed in high-tech industries, and learning from the world's top universities.

As Bronwyn Bishop was pursuing public servants over their spending habits in the 1980s, David Leser found she was racking up bills of her own.

David Muschamp was involved in many facets of university life, being prominent in several debating societies as well as representing the university in rugby.

A biography of the "sentimental bloke" appeared in October 1915, and was an instant success, making the poet C. J. Dennis more popular than his contemporaries Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson.

India has blocked hundreds of adult websites to prevent pornography becoming a social nuisance, a government official said on Monday, sparking a debate about censorship and freedom in the world's largest democracy.

Chief executive Gillon McLachlan has forecast the abolishment next year of the AFL's substitute rule, as well as the controversial "three strikes" illicit drugs policy, and as good as official confirmation that Richmond and North Melbourne will fill the headline Friday night slot in the floating round 23 fixture.

Craig Mottram was in good condition and feeling confident. He was running well and holding his own but then as he wound up along the home straight of Monaco's Stade Louis II track he was passed by runner after runner. He finished thirteenth.

Sydney are optimistic Adam Goodes will be given a respectful reception at Geelong on Saturday after the club announced the dual Brownlow Medallist would return to training on Tuesday.

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Tony Abbott can't afford too many more obvious mistakes. And just about every one of his "captain's picks" has been a disaster for him.

Gold Coast's NRL losing streak has come to an end with a 24-14 victory over Parramatta on Monday night.

A friend and former driver of Rolf Harris has claimed the disgraced entertainer was sexually abused as a child growing up in the Perth suburb of Bassendean.

Mobile payments challenger Square has a plan to win over small business owners in Australia.

Up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a meteor.

The Transport Department has continued to issue thousands of infringement notices, despite a court ruling last November that casts significant legal doubts over the enforcement of the $1.55 billion myki ticketing system.

Court hears pornographic video on a jailhouse computer and prison riots hobbled a Victoria mass killer's bid for compensation.

At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured when a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in the rebel-held northwestern town of Ariha on Monday, residents and witnesses said.

Could the FFA Cup lay the foundations for Canberra A-League team?

It was a beautiful thing, what happened on the weekend.