Chris Froome on Vuelta a España win: ‘It’s just an amazing feeling’ – video

Victory in Madrid on Sunday saw Chris Froome make history as the first rider to win the Vuelta a Espana  and Tour de France in the same year,  since Bernard Hinault in 1978.

more: Chris Froome on Vuelta a España win: ‘It’s just an amazing feeling’ – video | Sport | The Guardian

WA POLICE: Hunting a violent rapist who broke into woman’s home in Perth + attacked her

WA POLICE are hunting a violent rapist who broke into a woman’s home in Perth’s south and attacked her.

The woman, who is aged in her 50s, spent Monday night in hospital recovering after the brutal attack inside her Hilton home.

According to police, the man forced his way into the woman’s home around 11.30pm on Monday night and bashed her, before raping her.

The woman, who lives alone, told police the attacker then ran from the house.

The victim’s neighbour said he didn’t hear anything on Monday night and he was shocked by what had happened to the “lovely and gentle” woman.

The sex attacker is described as being aged between 18 and 25 years, short with a slim build, stubble and a heavy jaw.

He was last seen wearing black trousers and a dark grey hoody.

Anyone with information on the man, or who saw suspicious people or vehicles in the Hilton area between 8pm and 2am, is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Source: Woman sexually assaulted in Hilton home | Perth Now

Syrian army claims a US-led airstrike has hit an ISIS poison gas depot ‘killing hundreds’

The Syrian army has claimed that a US-led air strike hit poison gas supplies belonging to jihadists, releasing a toxic substance that killed ‘hundreds including many civilians’.

The bombing in the eastern Deir al-Zor province late on Wednesday proved that ISIS and al Qaeda-linked militants ‘possess chemical weapons’, a statement by the army flashed on Thursday by Syrian state TV said.

The report could not immediately be independently verified.

Source: Syrian army claims a US-led airstrike ‘killed hundreds’ | Daily Mail Online

750,000 in Mosul await their fate-bombs and starvation if they stay, executions if they flee

Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters have battled their way to Mosul airport today on the second day of a new push to drive ISIS from the western half of the city.

Source: 750,000 people trapped in Mosul await their fate | Daily Mail Online