Новости за 17.10.2015

A late try by Fourie du Preez and the boot of Handre Pollard sent South Africa into the Rugby World Cup semi-finals with a 23-19 victory over Wales in a thunderous game at Twickenham on Saturday.

Car-seat maker Futuris has crash-tested a light weight carbon fibre seat signalling possible fuel savings.

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has drawn fire from the US gun lobby after she said Australia's gun buyback program was worth considering.

Simplistic screentime limits should be scrapped in favour of guidelines for how children use electronic devices, media experts say, after the American Academy of Pediatrics warned the two-hour daily limit risks becoming "obsolete" in the digital age.

Twelve migrants thought to be from Syria and Afghanistan, including four children and a baby, drowned off the coast of Turkey as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, the Turkish coastguard said on Saturday.

What is the real cause of bush fires across the state?

A woman, her husband and a neighbour were left with serious injuries after they were savaged in suburban Newcastle on Saturday morning.

A large-scale search has been launched for a man who went missing off South Curl Curl beach in Sydney's northern beaches on Saturday evening.

In Muslim schools, the terrorist organisation known as Islamic State isn't given any air time.

Food companies are exploiting school canteen guidelines and slapping logos on sugary biscuits and salty chips to promote them as suitable, everyday lunchbox items, sparking calls for a ban.

New Zealand will arrive in Australia this week buoyed by their impressive recent Test record, and with a new-ball attack confident it has the nous to flourish on local shores.

A 90th minute winner by Besart Berisha after Melbourne Victory had thrown away a two-goal lead was enough to give the champions a 3-2 win.

US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said they were open to negotiations with North Korea on sanctions.

One of Victoria's most prestigious golf clubs is at risk of losing its endorsement from golfing legend Jack Nicklaus amid allegations of mismanagement and neglect at the championship course.

Police hold grave fears for a fisherman missing since Thursday after his boat washed ashore at Wonthaggi on Saturday.

Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the northern city of Aleppo from insurgents and jihadist fighters, a monitoring group said.

Malcolm Turnbull has sought to calm New Zealand's anger over the increasing number of Kiwis locked up in Australia's immigration detention centres during his first foray on to the world stage.

Three Palestinians were shot dead on Saturday in what Israel said were thwarted knife attacks.

But has the AFL legend left the locker room for the catwalk?

Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip on Saturday rued his team's switched off first-half performance in the first Melbourne derby of the season in which, he said, City showed far too much respect to the champions Melbourne Victory and paid the price.

Brisbane's James Street shopping precinct has cemented itself as Australia's version of LA's famous retail hub, The Grove.

The feasibility of left-armers Starc and Johnson bowling together against New Zealand during the upcoming Test series is understood to be the biggest talking point at Cricket Australia HQ.

In what sounds like the plot of a hilarious Mean Girls sequel, actress Lindsay Lohan has hinted that she may run for president of the United States in the 2020 election.

Andrew Demetriou famously warned of the dangers of doctors being overruled by sports scientists. But he never would have guessed that one day he'd be a doctor himself.

In the 13th minute of Saturday night's Melbourne derby, referee Jarred Gillett gave Melbourne City's Connor Chapman a yellow card for illegally disrupting the run of Melbourne Victory's Fahid Ben Khalfallah, before soon realising that it had been Chapman's teammate Wade Dekker.