Новости за 13.12.2015

Silky Arsenal eased to a comfortable 2-0 win at Aston Villa to soar to the Premier League summit.

Nigerian troops arrested the leader of a minority Shi'ite Muslim sect and killed his deputy and chief spokesman in raids on his house and other buildings on Sunday, the group said, a day after shooting dead seven others in a clash in the northern city of Zaria.

Local shares are poised to drop after sharp falls overseas on Friday.

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Kylie Minogue has choked up while talking about her ex-boyfriend Michael Hutchence during a radio interview in Britain.

Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.

More than $280,000 worth of jewellery and watches has been stolen after a break-in at a home in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea.

Ecuador and Sweden have signed a pact that would allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned by Swedish authorities at Ecuador's embassy in London.

Intense air and missile strikes on a school district near Damascus killed dozens of people on Sunday, including children, according to an independent monitoring group and local rescue workers.

The last British resident to be held at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has told a newspaper that British security officers witnessed him being tortured by American soldiers in Afghanistan.

A proposal to give the EU's executive the power to order border protection forces into member states to defend the common European frontier will face resistance when it is published this week.

With falling revenue and slower than expected economic growth, Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt will be concentrating on the bright side.

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Overcrowding and demand for parking at Parliament House will see the building expanded much earlier than planned.

The opposition has released an artist's impression of what Northbourne Avenue could look like when the tram line is in place.

The crowd, recalling the West Indians at their irresistable best, were stunned into near silence by this inept display. There was no sense of contest. The match finished early, and that was a blessing.

There's a myriad of great festive activities, events and things to do and see in and around Brisbane in the lead up to Christmas this school holiday, many of them free.

Tourism Australia is preparing to launch a new $40 million marketing campaign touting the fantastic aquatic and coastal experiences.

Few people struck by lightning live to tell the tale, but even fewer write the whole thing off as a strange stitch-up by their workmates.

Jake Carlisle has begun to win his new teammates at St Kilda over with his hard work on the training track, after a couple of early missteps.

Melbourne Boomers fight off fatigue, score 78-75 win over University of Canberra Capitals on Sunday.

Business is clearly a family affair for the Mehajers, as Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer's sister took to social media to reveal that she would be making her "dreams come true" with her brother and his new wife.

Government says site for the shifted and refurbished visitors' centre will be a boon for visitors and especially drivers.

A nail-biting wait for 46,976 Victorian students will come to an end on Monday morning with the release of VCE scores.