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American doomsday preacher Harold Camping is wrong again in predicting that the world will end on Oct. 21. The 89-year-old is now embarrassed and conceded that only God has the final say on whatever is in the Bible.

Looking back through the years, Kate has gone fashion transitions from the catwalks of a college fashion show, to a Halloween witch costume, to a prince's lovely bride.

Japanese fishermen have caught a bag filled with local currencies amounting to $145,000 off the coast of Ofunato City in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate.

NZ weather forecasters said water swells in the Bay of Plenty is expected to be as high as 5 metres today, turning for worse the condition of the ill-fated cargo vessel MV Rena, which has already been struggling with swells up to 3 metres Tuesday Morning. Fears of another episode of major oil or the large ship breaking up in half rise anew in these conditions.

Anonymous hackers are taking on the violent Mexican drug cartel Zetas after one member was allegedly kidnapped by the gang notorious for executing rivals, police and civilians who get in their way.

Grace Kelly was a Hollywood actress turned royalty. Now that the script is on hand, who could possibly play her role?

It seems like only yesterday when the world buzzed about Kate and Wills engagement and later on celebrated the couple’s historic Royal Wedding, now they celebrate their six months in marriage.

Southeast Queensland experienced severe thunderstorms over the weekend, but no major damages were reported. Meanwhile, thunderstorms predicted for Sydney over the weekend did not materialize.

California Governor Jerry Brown has declined an offer by his chief fiscal policy adviser to resign following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, a spokesman said on Friday.

A full week after her death, two-year-old Yueyue continues to bother the Chinese conscience hardened by the country's push towards wealth. The introspection is spreading to other countries that experienced similar incidents.

Three whales, believed to be Gray’s beaked whales, have become stuck on a beach near Tauranga in New Zealand, close to the ill-fated MV Rena, which has been wedged in for over three weeks now on Astrolabe Reef in Bay of Plenty.

Two women survived a massive train collision today (Friday) during peak hour. Paramedics and rescue personnel expressed joyful disbelief over what seems to be a miraculous high-impact smash, in which car parts are thrown over 100m away, and the women were trapped inside – but both alive.

Overpopulation is one of the issues that man has faced ever since we've learned to populate, and with it comes a number of other issues that need to be addressed.

More often than not, people frown upon having gapped teeth. But as far as trends and celebrities are concerned, having gapped teeth may be a blessing in disguise.

Thailand's floods have washed over crocodile farms pens and swept the reptiles downstream to Bangkok's northern suburbs threatening to make a meal out of residents of townhouse subdivisions there.

San Carlo Gresini Honda rider Marco Simoncelli was laid to rest following a funeral service that was witnessed by tens of thousands of people who flocked in and around Santa Maria Assunta church in Simoncelli's hometown Coriano, close to Riccione in the province of Rimini, Italy.

A 27-year-old woman was safely rescued under tons of debris from a collapsed building 66 hours after an earthquake struck eastern Turkey and killed over 400 people on Sunday, ABC News reported.

The massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey has opened the lines of communication between the governments of Turkey and Israel for humanitarian reasons. Turkish officials say the death toll from Sunday's earthquake now stands at 523. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management further reported 1,650 people were injured and a total of 185 were rescued from the rubble so far.

Three years ago, HealthDay News cited a study that reported 82 children in the U.S. alone have died from playing the risky choking game, while 93% of the victims' parents were clueless about the game, or that it was being played by their children at all. This month, a 15-year-old Gold Coast girl died from seeking euphoria through the fatal game.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are big “Take That” fans. Will they be present in Gary Barlow’s charity concert on December?

One of 2,000 people in the U.S. is diagnosed each year with keratoconus, a vision-robbing disease usually first spotted during the teenage years.

Freshly leaked oil from the ill-fated MV Rena has reached Mayor Island, a popular Bay of Plenty Marine reserve off Tauranga in New Zealand. A team of wildlife experts spent Monday night on the island to make sure that damage could be as minimal as possible.

Queen Elizabeth's royal visit to Brisbane for a tribute to flood victims drew tens of thousands of supporters, but one man's inappropriate display did not send Britons over the moon.

Rats exposed to antidepressants just before and after birth manifest behaviors that mimic the symptoms of autism, according to a new study that was partially funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Janet Jackson best known for her role in "The Jacksons" and her relation to the greatest entertainer of all time - Michael Jackson, has chosen to take a load of from the stage and postpone her October 27 Melbourne Concert: Number Ones - Up Close and Personal .

Will Pippa Middleton be the next bride of the family? Boyfriend Alex Loudon is said to be looking for the perfect ring.

Prince Harry locks his target not on the fields of his pilot training in the US but on an American girl in a nightclub. The lucky young woman is reportedly a look-a-like of his brother's wife, Kate Middleton.

Everything Catherine wears sells out in seconds. Now Calvin Klein head shares the same interest of wanting to dress the Duchess of Cambridge.

Chinese police have identified one of the two drivers who ran over two-year-old Yueyue on Oct 13 and charged him with hit-and-run death.