Новости за 20.12.2015

Community gathers to remember horrific deaths of eight children.

Beaten Melbourne Stars captain David Hussey admitted he underrated Usman Khawaja's capability in limited-overs until the left-hander's unbeaten century led Sydney Thunder to a one-run victory on Sunday night.

The People's Party (PP) of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won Spain's general election on Sunday, exit polls showed, although it will have to rely on other parties if it is to govern for another four-year term.

Local shares are poised to open lower, reflecting oil's swoon on Friday. Holiday thinned volume could exacerbate price moves.

The latest installment of "Star Wars" has pulled in an estimated $250 million at worldwide box offices through Friday and was on track to finish its opening weekend with record US and Canadian sales, Walt Disney Co said on Saturday.

Newcomer parties are expected to make big gains against Spain's once-dominant conservatives and Socialists in this parliamentary election, ushering in a new and potentially volatile era of compromise politics.

Real Madrid closed to within two points of La Liga pacesetters Barcelona and Atletico Madrid when Gareth Bale helped himself to his first four-goal haul in a 10-2 demolition of nine-man Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

"Bracket creep" will help rein in the budget deficit for a government unwilling to raise taxes

Odion Ighalo was on the mark twice as a buoyant Watford won 3-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday to continue their solid Premier League run.

The youngest of six people convicted of the 2012 gang rape of a woman, in a case that shocked India, was freed on Sunday after a court refused to extend his three-year sentence.

It is the modern parent's dilemma: to give in to the allure of the iPad, or endure the screams of a bored child.

Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets on Ramadi on Sunday, asking residents to leave within 72 hours in what may signal a renewed offensive on the Islamic State-controlled city.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's efforts to keep the UK in the European Union have exposed deep divisions in his own party.

A Melbourne man who was bashed and left for dead in a violent home invasion has extensive facial injuries.

Three men who allegedly assaulted and tortured a man and a woman in Bundaberg have been arrested and charged.

The South East Queensland Stars have given point guard Lauren Mansfield the perfect 26th birthday present with a 20 point run away victory over the reigning WNBL champions the Townsville Fire on Friday Night.

Usman Khawaja needed 70 adrenaline-charged deliveries against the Stars to let the Test selectors know he's fighting fit and ready.

Usman Khawaja's century was the inspiration Sydney Thunder needed to score a dramatic one-run win over the Melbourne Stars at the MCG on Sunday night.

Lionel Messi broke the deadlock and Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to give Barcelona a typically emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate.

Multimillionaire car dealer Tony Azzi is being investigated over allegations that he used a high-powered rifle and semi-automatic pistols to kill wombats and other native fauna.

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will leave the club at the end of this season, the club has announced.

Environmental groups say the Baird government is "playing Russian roulette" in Sydney's water catchment by approving coalmining without a full understanding of its impacts, taking a "damage first, fix later" approach.

Emergency crews rescue a boy, 17, who fell 15 metres from Ginninderra Falls in Canberra's north.

Australia could be in for its first cyclone of the summer - and chances are high it will hit Queensland's north west on Christmas Eve.

A bride and groom forced to flee their wedding ceremony because of an encroaching bushfire have donated all of the wedding's food to firefighters.