Новости за 11.10.2015

An air strike on a gathering of Islamic State members in a town in western Iraq on Sunday killed several leaders but the fate of the group's top man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was unknown.

US Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is sticking to his guns over claims that armed Jews could have helped to prevent the Holocaust.

Italy produced their most polished performance of the Rugby World Cup by beating Romania 32-22 on Sunday to secure third place in Pool D.

Iran tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday in defiance of a United Nations ban, signalling an apparent advance in Iranian attempts to improve its missile arsenal.

I took this photograph last week on a property in western NSW, in the centre of big crops of canola and wheat. This was the view from the wedding reception, held in the tarted-up machinery shed. It was the best wedding I've ever attended.

A woman believed to be aged in her 30s or 40s has died after she was struck by a Toyota ute in Sydney's south-east.

A man has died after being stabbed on the central Queensland coast. Police were called to an address in North Mackay just after 6pm on Sunday.

President Barack Obama poked a little fun at rapper Kanye West on Saturday for saying he planned to run for the White House and offered some tongue-in-cheek advice on how to achieve a successful political career.

The retail competition margin of gas and electricity retailers has risen to $600 per customer, research shows, and makes up the largest component of the energy bill.

For a fleeting moment on Sunday, Jordan Spieth's head was filled with guilt. The hottest golfer in the world was convinced he had just lost the Presidents Cup for the United States.

Muslim leaders pressed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to cancel the visa of Dutch anti-Islamic MP Geert Wilders during a meeting with seven Islamic community leaders on curbing violent extremism last Friday.

Argentina warmed up for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a nine-try romp as they defeated minnows Namibia 64-19.

Part of a Melbourne supermarket ceiling has collapsed during severe storms, forcing about 100 people to evacuate.

Newcastle Jets punished Wellington Phoenix's inability to finish with a season-opening 2-1 A-League win at Westpac Stadium  on Sunday.

Jamie Soward has decided against a move into coaching and wants to play again next season

Lloyd Williams has lauded Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien as he admired his latest Melbourne Cup hopes from afar at Werribee on Sunday morning, while ruling out having a Caulfield Cup runner.

Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Russian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to take a huge step towards his third world championship after Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg retired with throttle failure.

With that "big call", Peter Garrett has become the latest politician to pick at the scab of politics past.

There were real concerns from trainers about the firmness of the Caulfield track on Saturday.

Ten years after most people got the right to choose their own super fund, 68 per cent of people stick with the default fund selected by their employer.

Cereal and snack company Freedom Foods has unleashed a plan to deliver its next wave of growth, and it involves a snack bar that Popeye would love.

Bauer Media is eyeing an entry into Australia's $1 billion radio market after making repeated efforts to buy Lachlan Murdoch's Nova Entertainment.

A.B. de Villiers and Rohit Sharma enhanced personal reputations with scintillating centuries but it was the timely interventions of South African bowlers that secured the visitors' five-run win over India in the first one-dayer on Sunday.

It's a narrow city block that has accommodated an icon - that's about to change.

Rod Sims delivered the keynote address on the gas industry last month, he did everything but deploy competition's dirtiest word.