Новости за 10.08.2015

On the menu for astronauts aboard the International Space Station: a purplish-green sample of romaine lettuce.

Australian flight safety experts will examine a reconstruction of part of the MH17 plane to test their theory on why it crashed.

In the most basic sense, the looming industrial chaos on Melbourne's rail network has little to do with Daniel Andrews and his fledgling government. In another sense it has everything to do with it.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's dramatic escalation of its industrial dispute with Metro is much more than a fight for better pay and conditions, and it could get ugly in the weeks ahead.

Two people were killed and one seriously injured in a knife attack at an IKEA store in the city of Vasteras, about an hour west of the Swedish capital Stockholm, police said on Monday.

Tony Abbott is banking on a more orderly Parliament, a cross-party truce over MPs' entitlements, and the unveiling of Australia's post-2020 emissions cuts, to help stabilise his leadership.

Treasurer Joe Hockey has warned that Australian workers are paying the second highest level of personal income tax of any country in the OECD, leading to an "unsustainable risk" to government budgets.

The CEO of one of Melbourne's busiest public hospital networks has resigned amid concerns about its performance.

Travellers may wish to re-route and get the most out of their currency at a new holiday spot.

The mother of three children who drowned when their car plunged into a lake in April has been charged with their murder.

"Trying to log into MyGov sent me to drink," says one frustrated user.

Over the past few weeks I have been answering calls for the myGov helpdesk.

Geelong have admitted to sourcing a drug from Stephen Dank to give players in 2009, the year the club won the second premiership of its dynasty.

Brisbane's future underground rail project under George Street must have more than one underground line in each direction and mesh with a stand-alone "driverless mini-metro" system in the city's CBD to give the project "more bang for its buck", an experienced tunnelling expert said.

Chicken coated in with shining spray, professional chefs burning things, multiple versions of the one dish and interns cooking the food - welcome to the awful reality of television cooking shows.

An Irish cyclist was rushed to hospital after colliding with a support car on a sharp bend in the Tour of Utah race.

I love cats. Don't you love cats? I think one of my favourite things about cats is the way they make me laugh out loud. And one of my biggest problems with western civilisation to date has been that there are nowhere near enough television programmes exploring and celebrating the fact that cats make you laugh out loud.

The Raiders have effectively beaten themselves with a lack of composure on several occasions in 2015.

David Shillington was sent off as Canberra's finals hopes all but disappeared after a 20-18 loss to the Wests Tigers.

Just because Steve Smith is the only option to take over take over from Michael Clarke does not mean he is not the right – even the ideal – next Australia Test captain.

Two women shot at the US consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces.

A man who died in his son's arms after a boating accident has been remembered as an "awesome guy" who passed doing what he loved.

A Springfield mansion in Adelaide has hit the market with record price expectations.

National Australia Bank's third-quarter profit rose 9 per cent to $1.75 billion, as it said it expects to book additional provision charges of up to $1.05 billion relating to misconduct in its British arm.

The 18-hole Eastlake golf course could be converted into a major public park, under the City of Botany Bay's Vision 2040 Directions Paper