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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has admitted the US and Britain had requested Australia to do more for Ebola fight as scientists consider deploying robots.

The HSBC Expat Explorer Survey has revealed New Zealand as the best place to raise children. Expats rated the country for improved child safety, health and well-being.

A Victoria man, 63, allegedly killed his neighbours.

Officials identified two groups of people who went missing in 1969 and 1970.

The damage to the brand may be unintended but it does speak about the negativity that name evokes.

The ISIS militants have released a series of propaganda videos showing young children being educated in the "school of jihad."

Kim Hye-Sook, a defector from North Korea, recounted to the UN the sufferings she and other prisoners suffered in the hands of their captors, including years of starvation, hard labour and torture. To indicate how bad food shortage is, Kim revealed that some women detainees had to eat babies to alleviate their hunger.

The arrested officer is being questioned over the ammunition found in personal lockers.

Health experts claim the Ebola virus may reach Australia within months but assured the public that the chances of the virus spreading quickly is "low."

Andrea Giesbrecht was charged after six baby corpses had been found in a storage locker in Canada.

While it vastly depends on the culture an individual country follows, there are certain bans which evoke surprise to the rest of the world.

A recent national survey has revealed one-fifth of Kiwis in New Zealand cannot afford basic necessities.

According to a terrorism expert, Sydney teenager Abdullah Elmir was groomed like a paedophile victim.

ISIS militants have seized a cache of weapons supposed to be airdropped to Kurdish troops in the Syrian town of Kobani.

The baby corpses were found on Monday during a routine inventory.

The diversity of Japanese food is quite appealing to the consumers.

Fears of Ebola spreading in the United States and in countries with confirmed cases of the virus had caused disruptions in schools, businesses, airlines and travel plans.

The Duchess of Cambridge finally made her first public appearance after her pregnancy was announced on September 8.

The Climate Council has warned Australia to expect drier than normal conditions as bushfire season starts in NSW.

Rescue team responded to the reports of residents on Woodside Drive in Thousand Oaks, California about a woman, identified as 30-year-old Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, crying for help. The authorities arrested the woman for attempted break-in after firefighters destroyed the chimney to free her.

Pyotr Pavlensky, the Russian performance artists who caught global attention in 2013 by nailing his testicles to the Red Square's cobblestones in Moscow, is back with a vengeance and again without a stitch of clothing.

Canadian officers shot a driver died during a hit and run case.

The palace's announcement on when the Duchess of Cambridge would deliver her second baby supposedly also confirmed she is not carrying twins.

The Orionids meteor shower peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, is expected to have ideal viewing conditions with the new moon not getting in the way of the sky display. However, observers whose viewing conditions hindered with cloudy skies or a bad weather will still be able to view the meteor shower display via live broadcast from Slooh.

A good, quality brandy is cause for a celebration in itself. Now add a layer of sweet tasting fruits and sugar to that and you have an entire day dedicated to celebrating it. Hurrah! It’s Brandied Fruit Day!

Edward Smith is a mechaphile, or someone who gets sexually attracted to cars, even though he is 63.

An Australian father brutally killed his 11-year-old son as he stabbed him repeatedly.

ISIS militants continue to display and proclaim their acts of violence. Images of beheadings including one photo of a baby girl with a knife held to her throat was found.

The Duchess and the Duke may reportedly be hosting a party for Middleton family at their new Norfolk residence while Kate's family remain uninvited for the lunch at Queen's house. Read on to find out the details.