Новости за 02.01.2017

Banks are investing their capital domestically instead of in Asia to earn bigger profits. But that may just result in more local competition.

Oh, the drama.

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A Syrian migrant who arrived in Germany two years ago has been arrested on suspicion of seeking funds from Islamic State to drive truck bombs into a crowd.

Five car bombs detonated in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, marking a bloody start to the year as Iraq attempts to squeeze Islamic State militants from Mosul, their last remaining territory in the country.

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A man has died after being found unconscious in a backyard pool in Belrose.

Slumped behind a table, Francois al-Asmar played dead as the gunman walked through the exclusive Istanbul nightclub shooting the wounded as they lay on the ground.

It started with an ace, and finished in just 61 minutes, as Roger Federer made a successful and oh-so-welcome return to tennis at the Hopman Cup on Monday night.

Around 60 people have been killed in a bloody prison riot sparked by a war between rival drug gangs in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, officials say.

Cuba on Monday paraded troops and hundreds of thousands of citizens in a traditional show of nationalist fighting spirit ahead of a tough political and economic year.

Illegal fireworks have been being blamed for the death of a dog found hanging from the fence of its family home in Melbourne on New Year's Eve.

Troubled champions Leicester City were held to a turgid 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough on Monday.

Two of the Coalition's leading conservatives have been named as "special guests" at a $150-per-head dinner being held by anti-Islamic group, the Q Society of Australia.

Myanmar's government has vowed to take action against police officers shown beating villagers in a video that has gone viral.

New Year’s resolutions are about trying to break habits, which is hard, but not impossible to do.

House guests can be a blessing or a curse. It all depends on how you, the host, handle the guest request.

Sydney has embraced its Big Bash franchises, the Sixers and Thunder. Both have won the tournament, yet Sydney cricket crowds still reserve their hearts for the New Year's Test match.

​Veteran fundie Geoff Wilson has warned shares in Hunter Hall Global Value are primed to fall now that the fund has lost its mantle as an ethical fund.

Melburnians looking longingly at the warm weather forecast for this weekend had better hope for no deluges of rain until then, or swimming will be off limits at the city's beaches.

An elderly Beechworth woman has been flown to Melbourne after falling almost four metres from a Mount Buffalo walking track.

A father killed during a New Year's Eve fireworks accident has been remembered by family members as a "legend".

An international authority on false memories says our minds can be easily manipulated, creating convincing recollections of events that never occurred.

Six goals, three points to the home team and the chance to witness a piece of A-League history being made.

United States President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address to reflect on his time in office and say thank you to his supporters.