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For the first time, Prince Harry has reportedly killed a Taliban chief in Afghanistan. The Royal Prince, who is an Apache pilot, released a missile strike to eradicate the terrorist leader in the late of October.

MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson drew applause on Twitter after answering back to a hater who says he was unable to "keep a social network alive." Anderson aka MySpaceTom was reacting on "fear over Instagram's terms change" via his @myspacetom account on Twitter. He describes the fear to be "ridiculous," adding, "Get real, folks!" User @polotapia tweets back, "says the guys that [sic] was not able to keep a social network alive."

It's Dec. 21 and Twitter folks are tweeting as usual, making jokes and sharing news links about the day's top headline: the world still exists. But wait, it is still Dec. 20 in other parts of the world, isn't it?

Her boredom with the digitally enhanced photographs drove a 19-year-old Japanese girl to work on her artistic talent in body art. Student Choo-San from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan left an incredible impression when she painted attention-grabbing images on the human body.

News Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch emotionally honored his mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, at her memorial service this morning. The St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne was overflowing with family members and representatives from Dame Elisabeth’s numerous supported charities and arts organizations.

Sky-gazers can still catch an amazing view of the 2012 Geminid meteor shower. Traces of the meteor shower will be visible this afternoon at about 2 p.m. (AEDT) while its peak is expected to occur once again at approximately 6 p.m. (AEDT).

No stock character has become a more popular meme personality than the Ridiculously Photogenic Guy. This guy's original photo, which was snapped on March 31, has made the rounds across social media networks from Reddit to Twitter to Facebook.

Sky-gazers can witness another exceptional visual feast up in the sky. The 2012 Geminid meteor shower, which scientists claim as the most intense meteor shower of the year, is expected to peak between December 13 and 14.

Australian radio hosts Michael Christian and Mel Greig emotionally reach out to the grief-stricken family of Nurse Jacintha Saldanha. In a taped Reuters interview, a weeping Mel Greig apologized to Saldanha’s family for the hurt caused by their prank phone call.

Sir Patrick Moore, the world-renowned British astronomer whose works advanced the study of space and encouraged the common folk to "look up," died Sunday at his West Sussex home. He was 89. A series of tributes flooded Twitter and Tumblr following the announcement of Sir Patrick's death.

NASA grieves over the loss of space spider “Nefertiti” last Monday at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. after surviving 100 days in outer space aboard the International Space Station. The experiment mission was designed to conclude if a spider dependent on gravity while catching their food can settle in and survive in micro gravity.

The Mayan calendar has marked a conclusion of some sort with the end of its 13-baktun cycle. Some New Age followers say it is all about a spiritual re-awakening. Others are saying it has something to do with the sun's alignment in the Milky Way. For those who enjoy making social web memes, the Mayan calendar news is just another funny topic.

NASA scientists stated the moon’s surface has been receiving massive impacts from numerous asteroids and comets. Latest information obtained from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission reveal the nearly crushed lunar interior just below the surface. In conclusion, planet Earth as well as other terrestrial planets in the Solar System may have also endured the attacks of space rocks.

In 20120, Yao Defen of eastern China’s Anhui province was recognized as the tallest woman in the world in the Guinness World Records where she stood at 2.33 meters tall. Sadly, the world’s tallest woman already passed away last November 13.

The long-running Voyager 1 Spacecraft of NASA reportedly entered a new layer of the solar system where scientists are unaware of. NASA scientists have now named this area “Magnetic Highway” and further claimed it is the final stop before the interstellar space. The astounding scientific discovery was made known to the public on Monday at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, California.

With the holiday season fast approaching, a lot of people will surely include one these famous smart phones on their wish list: Nokia Lumia 920, Apple’s iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S3. Which one is your Christmas choice?

Environmentalists are against the decision of Australia’s chemical regulator to continue the use of Diuron. WWF (World Wildlife Fund) declared the toxic pesticide could destroy the Great Barrier Reef and put the health of residents at risk if not completely banned.

The LG-made smart phone Google Nexus 4 is currently facing the dilemma of low supply and high demand. As a consequence, LG Nexus 4 price is more expensive compared to Samsung Galaxy S3 that is easily obtainable worldwide.

NASA scientists captured images of near-Earth Asteroid 2007 PA8 with the Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California between October 31 and November 13, 2012. NASA described the asteroid in the released images as an irregularly shaped and stretched-out object with ridges and craters.

Today, technology giant Apple will be hosting a 24-hour in-shop and online sale for gadget consumers in Australia. The iPod Touch, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air including the Retina models are all offered with a lower price but the well-known iPhone is not listed on the discounted items.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory HD camera captured the image of a massive sun eruption. Fortunately, the Earth’s surface is far away from the scorching plasma unleashed otherwise our planet might have been wiped out.

On November 17, the Leonid meteor shower will be visible under the dark skies with estimated 10-15 meteors per hour during its peak at 3 a.m. EST. Viewers should pick a nice spot in order to witness the rare event as the meteor shower shoot across the skies of Florissant, Waukee and Chicago.

In Cairns and Port Douglas, thousands of spectators who lined up the shores applauded and burst into tears after experiencing darkness for two minutes with the extraordinary total solar eclipse.

The visibility of the total solar eclipse in Cairns, Queensland in Australia had been a much anticipated event for "umbraphiles," or those who travel across the world to chase eclipses. Click on the accompanying slideshow to see some 10 of the best solar eclipse photos uploaded to Instagram during and right after the eclipse.

People who wish to see the amazing two-minute solar eclipse have started gathering on the far north of Queensland. On November 14, shortly after dawn at 6:30am, the Australian sky will grow darker as the moon passes in front of the sun. Without any weather disturbance, the sky-gazers will witness a black disk in the sky with the sun’s shining halo surrounding it.

A total solar eclipse is expected to briefly envelope Cairns in darkness on Wednesday. Total eclipse chasers around the world will be gathering in this Far North Queensland city in Australia for the grand astronomical event.

In Victoria, a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler had gone missing, but his pet dog kept him company and eventually led police to where he's gone. On the humour site 9GAG.com, photos of dogs and children are often uploaded albeit with funny captions. The cute images show a special bond between pets and kids.

Astronomers were left shocked after witnessing a meteor flash up the California sky. The meteor was reportedly noticeable over the San Francisco Bay area as well as the other parts of Northern California.

Sandy is pummeling the U.S. East Coast Monday night, coinciding with a full moon which intensifies its fury. Social networks are busy receiving photo uploads, shout outs and status updates from its users. See some of these #Sandy images in the accompanying slideshow.