Новости за 12.12.2015

Australian Julian Assange could face questioning within days over long-standing rape allegations against him after Ecuador and Sweden signed an agreement on the issue.

Thousands of VCE students will awake early on Monday morning to a text message revealing their long-awaited mark.

Forty firefighters rushed to tackle a factory fire in Malaga on Saturday morning.

The Queensland government has formally rejected mining magnate-cum-politician Clive Palmer's request that it become a bank guarantor for his struggling Townsville nickel refinery.

Tim Lafai has revealed a glowing endorsement of St George Illawarra's culture from the Morris twins was one of the factors behind his decision to sign with the joint-venture club.

"You are home," Trudeau said to the first passengers to disembark after a 16-hour flight from Beirut on a Canadian military aircraft. "You're safe at home now."

Fans are coming from far and wide to get a glimpse of the world's best player and his record-breaking team. And many are even supporting the Warriors against their own.

Christmas will become a lot more expensive if the GST is raised.

"It's been going on for years", says a local in Lyon, "each time more people vote for Le Pen out of disappointment - they say 'we tried both left and right, so now we should try Front National'."

The principal of private Sydney girls school MLC had experienced criticism previously.

A Stradivarius-wielding virtuoso delivers a spell-binding performance.

FIFA's Ethics Committee have subjected European soccer chief Michel Platini to a "sham procedure", the Frenchman's legal team said on Friday after he lost an appeal to have a provisional 90-day ban overturned.

For months, accusers, authorities and now an Oklahoma jury say, police officer Daniel Holtzclaw preyed on vulnerable women.

All 175 pieces of "Star Wars" memorabilia were sold at Sotheby's online auction on Friday, one week before the release of the latest instalment of the epic film series.

Two men are set to face the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday morning in relation to stolen property and burglary charges.

Two of the women sexually assaulted by a former Oklahoma City policeman said on Friday they feared for their lives after the officer threatened them with arrest and violence if they did not perform sexual acts on him.

A 45-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery after fleeing a fast food shop in Newmarket with stolen cash.

Switzerland's two greatest tennis players will join forces at next year's Rio Olympics when Roger Federer and Martina Hingis play together in the mixed doubles.

The world No.3 claims his golf will improve after struggling with his eyesight throughout his career.

As the Paris summit stretches into overtime, and exhausted ministers including Australia's Julie Bishop prepared for another near sleepless night of negotiations, Australia has joined a loose collection of wealthy and developing nations that are pushing for a strengthened global deal to tackle climate change

There's a world of difference between "fine dining" and "fined dining".

Buyers looking for the dream lifestyle of space, land and historical significance may have found what they're looking for this week at 142 Airlie Road, Pullenvale.

An entertainer’s paradise, a rural hideaway and a Cape Cod-style dwelling are among the homes open for viewing this weekend.

Oil declined to the lowest level since 2008 in London amid estimates that OPEC's decision to scrap production limits will keep the market oversupplied.

A dramatic and highly controversial end to a tense match in Adelaide has left the Sky Blues camp shattered and angry.