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Israeli emergency services personnel at the scene.

Four Israeli soldiers dead in Jerusalem truck ramming

A truck driven by a Palestinian from East Jerusalem has rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade in Jerusalem killing four people and injuring 15 others, according to Israeli police, who called it a deliberate attack.

Trump accepts US intelligence on Russia hacking, chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump accepts the hacking findings, his chief of staff said.

President-elect Donald Trump accepts the US intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks aimed at disrupting the US elections, his incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus said on Sunday, adding that "actions may be taken" in response.

How Cotton On mastered the middle market

 Cotton On chief executive Peter Johnson (left) and chief financial officer Michael Hardwick.

Cotton On Group wants to run it's own race and with sales growing at 20 per cent a year, the business is pushing up against its goal of being the dominant fast fashion retailer in the world.

Suicide attacks kill 20 people in eastern Baghdad

Citizens inspect the scene after a car bomb explosion at a crowded outdoor market in Sadr City.

Suicide bombs at two marketplaces in Baghdad, one of them claimed by Islamic State, killed at least 20 people on Sunday, police and medics said, the latest in a spate of militant attacks in the Iraqi capital that have left dozens dead.

Centrelink 'farce' must end, Shorten says

Bill Shorten says Centrelink's automated debt recovery system is a 'toxic mix of incompetence and cruelty'.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has called on the Turnbull government to immediately suspend Centrelink's controversial automated debt recovery program, describing it as a "toxic mix of incompetence and cruelty".

Trump and Yellen twin risks for investors

President-elect Donald Trump speaks in Washington.

Uncertainties around Trump's policy agenda and the pace of US rate rises are the twin worries hanging over investors, and this week could provide insight into these interrelated issues.