LAW & SOCIETY

Greenpeace activist, member of the “Arctic 30”, imprisoned in Russia wrote a letter to express her loneliness inside cell

A wandering, distressed girl dubbed as Dublin’s “Mystery Girl” was identified as an Australian.

A 14-year-old girl buried family members in the Saharan desert when they died of thirst. Her family, along with over 100 others, was on their way to Algeria.

To combat the growing webcam child sex tourism, Terre des Hommes created Filipino Avatar “Sweetie”

Apple Inc has released the iPad Air in its stores in Nov. 1 and is expected to show strong opening weekend sales. Investors who are concerned with the sales performance of Apple's latest tablet may be happy to know that the iPad Air has a higher adoption rate than the previous iPad. Mobile analytics company Fiksu reported that the iPad Air had five times the adoption rate of the iPad 4 during the first three days of sale.

The Australian Defence Force is allegedly guilty of leaking sensitive medical records of Skype sex scandal victim “Kate”.

In a decision that will have far-reaching implication, Germany became the first country in Europe to create a new category for "indeterminate sex." According to BCC, the move is aimed at taking the pressure of parents of newborns to make a quick decision on the sex assignment surgery.

Fairfax Media has reported that Australian embassies were being utilized by U.S. to spy Asian nations through a spy program dubbed as "Stateroom."

Did European intelligence agencies partner the U.S. National Security Agency in the mass surveillance program which whistle-blower Edward Snowden exposed? If report in the Wall Street Journal, are to be believed, the millions of European phone records tracked by NSA, now threatening US’ trans-Atlantic relations, were not collected by NSA but by intelligence agencies in those countries itself. This revelation, by WSJ timed before the head of NSA was due to testify before Congress, will help to t...

Whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that Australian embassies were U.S.’ spy across Asian nations

White Ribbon Australia launches its campaign again domestic violence titled “Australia, The Land of Secrets”

Australia is listed as one of the notorious markets for pirated DVD by the Motion Picture Association of America

In the latest attack by Chinese media on global companies, Starbucks and Samsung have both come under fire for allegedly bullying Chinese customers and over-charging them. Leading the charge China Central Television (CCTV) and the China Daily. This comes after iPhone maker Apple was blasted by CCTV earlier this year for not repairing customers' iPhones for free.

With the Cancer Council in Australia estimating that of all new cancer cases being reports, over 80% account for skin cancer, public health officials in several Australian states are in the process of banning the use of indoor skin tanning bed. The latest initiative is in the state of Victoria where lawmakers banned tanning devices effective end-2014. With Victoria’s action, five of the eight Australian states and territories have now banned the use of tanning salons and devices.

A young Pakistani man, dubbed as "Jack the Ripper," stabbed 25 women in a town 450 kilometers away from Islamabad. Chichawatni authorities confirmed that about 25 women and girls sustained stab wounds from separate attacks by this lunatic man. The attacks reportedly occurred within the month.

Explosive remnants of the World War 2 will be detonated safely from Solomon Islands says the Australian Defence Force

The National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other high-ranking officials from other nations. The leaked data prompted Merkel to confront U.S. President Obama over the phone.

Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslim, continues in the country’s restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province, as security agencies arrested over 139 activists over the past few weeks on charges of promoting jihad online.

Herald Sun’s three-year investigation revealed that Victoria’s Worst Sexual Predators strike again after being freed

Tunisian authorities arrested several young women who allegedly left their homes to perform sexual jihad. According to the officials, the arrest supports rumors that have been plaguing Tunisia for months.

Aussie parents will be getting a surprise payment of $410 per child as schoolkids bonus despite the government's move to scrap it.

A disturbing report “The Neglected Genocide - Human Rights abuses against Papuans in the Central Highlands” revealed a connection with Australia

The controversial alleged rape of a young girl resulted to a street demonstration Tuesday evening as hundreds of supporters call for "Justice for Daisy."

A new report from Amnesty International documents U.S. drone’s unlawful killings of civilians

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has put an end to the debate as the same-sex marriage bill passes into law. The bill will allow gay couples to marry in the country. Lawmakers supporting the bill were confident it will pass with the help of the Australian province's ruling party. The same-sex marriage was made into law despite the opposing lawmakers vowing to vote against the bill. The same-sex marriage bill has passed 9 votes to 8.

Russia and Netherlands seem set on a diplomatic collision course on the recent detention of a ship used by Greenpeace International and its 30 crew members of various nationalities who attempted to stage a protest against the offshore ice-resistant fixed platform ‘Prirazlomnaya’ in the Barents Sea. Netherlands has approached the United Nations-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, requesting provisional measures - for the Greenpeace International ship, ‘”Arctic Sunrise” which fi...

Canadian-led drug syndicate targeting Australia was busted by Australian police

In a horrific incident, a US couple is facing charges for forcing their four underage daughters into performing sexual acts for pornographic filmmakers. The enormity of the horror faced by the four girls came to light when investigators found the “deplorable” conditions under which the girls where living inside a trailer in Tennessee, U.S. Reports say the girls, aged five to 16, were taken around town, to sex customers.

Former Boston Celtics center and NBA all-time great Bill Russell apologized on Sunday for bringing a loaded gun to an airport.