Новости за 29.08.2015

A Texas sheriff's deputy has been gunned down from behind while stopping to refuel his patrol car.

Vester Lee Flanagan fired 17 shots during what authorities called a "well planned and pre-meditated" attack that took the lives of two television journalists in Virginia during a live broadcast.

An ageing population and increased dementia is causing more people to become reliant on the public trustee to manage their affairs.

Women are being 'upsold' invasive genital surgeries by unscrupulous cosmetic clinics that do not properly inform them about the risks, or whether the surgery might be unnecessary, experts say.

Three young children were found critically ill due to dehydration after being found in a lorry in Austria, which contained 26 refugees.

Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old Turkish man in relation to the Bangkok shrine bombing.

Tony Abbott's rush to join air strikes in Syria appears politically rather than strategically motivated, Middle East expert says.

After three listless quarters, the game opened up and the Bulldogs triumphed in a battle between foes who may meet again soon.

Bellamy says his side hasn't received fair treatment from NRL draw and it puts his players at risk of injury.

The body of a man that washed up in the Hastings River near Queens Head has been identified by police.

Childhood friends Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have put aside any tension over the now infamous "banged your girlfriend" sledge to team up for next week's US Open doubles in New York.

So long as Adam Treloar has not signed on the dotted line elsewhere, there is still hope for Greater Western Sydney in keeping him. And performances like Saturday's show he has not yet checked out of the club.

The Tigers showed an admirable capacity to weather the storm, literally as well as metaphorically in this case, and emerge on top.

A high-profile hotelier is in strife with a Casula school community for offering money if objections to his plans to build a new pub nearby are withdrawn.

Peter Greste "shocked, outraged, angry" at the three-year jail sentence handed down by an Egyptian court on him and his two Al Jazeera colleagues.

No one has been able to put a finger on what makes the enigma that is Jarryd Hayne tick. Until now.

Richmond's hopes of a top-four finish remain very much alive after a solid 27-point win over Essendon.

What made this World Championships different was that Usain Bolt was not expected to win. But then of course he did and the world felt a little foolish for doubting him.

Tens of thousands joined a peaceful protest in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, bringing to the streets a political crisis over a multi-million-dollar payment made to an account under his name.

Three people have been arrested in Libya on suspicion of involvement in launching a boat packed with migrants that sank off the country's Mediterranean coast, killing up to 200 people, a security official said on Saturday.

A man has been refused bail after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend in a vicious assault, threatened to kill her, then told her the injuries were her fault.

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley said he was proud of his team's efforts in continuing to play out the season strongly, despite it being clear for many weeks that the Power would be unable to make the finals.

North Melbourne's midfielders were flat in their loss to the Western Bulldogs on Saturday evening, coach Brad Scott said.

Melbourne Storm beat North Queensland Cowboys at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

Both Port Adelaide and the Gold Coast Suns had little but old-fashioned pride to play for.