Новости за 04.11.2015

Even in their 40th year, there remains no more powerful, iconic and entertaining live force in rock music than AC/DC.

Investigators have extracted and validated the contents of the flight data recorder, one of two so-called black boxes recovered from the Russian airplane that crashed in Egypt.

At least 18 people were killed and up to 150 trapped on Wednesday when a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

US stocks slipped, retreating from a three-month high, as investors weighed data on payrolls and the outlook for US rates.

​Iron ore cargoes from Australia's Port Hedland to China fell last month to the lowest level since July ahead of a seasonal slowdown.

Large US banks have major risk-management flaws that could potentially hurt the broader financial system, Fed chair Janet Yellen said.

21st Century Fox's Rupert Murdoch has blamed the flunk of The Fantastic Four for a drop in first-quarter revenue.

Before this week, 14-year-old Ella Fishbough had never been in trouble at school. That was before she gave her friend a hug.

The Dallas Zoo could be headed for a legal showdown over "no guns" signs posted at its entrance.

Germany's refugee policy may add 810 million cigarettes to the country's annual consumption this year, a rare increase in a market that has shrunk the past decade.

A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed after taking off from the airport in the South Sudanese capital.

Greece relocated six asylum-seeking families to Luxembourg on Wednesday, the first such transfer from its soil under an European Union plan to ease the burden on the nations most affected by the refugee crisis.

Victorian firefighters have launched a blistering attack on the Andrews government for "trying to demonise" their fight for a better workplace agreement.

It's a head-bobbing finish between the Prince Of Penzance and Phar Lap.

Police are searching for a nine-year-old girl and her mother who have gone missing from the Illawarra area.

Scandal-plagued convenience store chain 7-Eleven has posted a promotional meme joking about what to do "when pay day hasn't come" as the company faces an ongoing wage abuse inquiry.

The woman had been virtually mute since her stroke. Then she was asked to sing.

One of Bill Shorten's closest allies and friends had his own ALP membership paid by an anonymous gift card, as the fallout of the branch-stacking scandal engulfing the Victorian ALP widens.

Federal Labor has backed calls for federal politicians, staffers and bureaucrats to be allowed to claim back Uber fares, using the rideshare company for work purposes to save taxpayers money.

Bill Shorten says he's giving hope to dads everywhere after causing national chuckles with his "dorky" dance moves.

The big banks make a lot of money, but they're working harder for it, however, their days of super profits are over.

The good news for Downer EDI boss, Grant Fenn, is that he is not responsible for the first strike against its remuneration report at its shareholder meeting on Wednesday.

There is a race on between power companies and home-battery makers such as Tesla.

Competition tsar Rod Sims has thrown his weight behind substantial media ownership reform calling for a review of the two out of three rule.

The powerful "Great Godzilla" El Nino in the Pacific may last as much as two months longer than expected because of another unusual climate phenomenon scientists have knick-named "The Blob".