Massive head trauma killed Italian rider Marco Simoncelli after his helmet came off in a fatal crash Sunday at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24.
A killer shark took the life of a Houston man who went diving off a popular Perth coast on Saturday. George "Thomas" Wainwright, 32, was the third fatal shark attack off Australia's west coast in two months, authorities said.
The end of the world came as Harold Camping predicted it would -- a very subtle apocalypse that many on the planet failed to notice. When the end of the world failed to happen on Camping's predicted date of May 21, he set another date in October for the end of the world.
The two-year-old Chinese girl who was hit thrice by two vans last week and ignored by 18 passers-by and cyclists died on Friday. The spokesman of the military hospital where Yueyue was confined said she died of systemic organ failure.
A 29-year-old woman from Melbourne was saved by the police from her online date gone wrong, as she realized she was kidnapped and brought to a house with a grave dug in the backyard.
There is another Twitter feud in Hollywood and this time, its Maroon 5’s front man Adam Levine vs. Fox News anchors.
The Orionid meteor shower was predicted to occur anytime from today until Oct. 22 and the world may witness the most number of meteors for this year.
Win an all expense paid trip to London and meet Roger Federer by joining the Credit Suisse contest.
Donations for Yueyue, the two-year-old Chinese girl hit by a van and ignored by passers-by, continues to pour in, As of Friday, it has reached $42,300 (270,100.40 yuan) and continued to grow as more people share their hard-earned money.
Wisdom does comes with old age, a study has recently found out. Canadian researchers studied 24 young people aged 18 to 35 and a group of ten older people aged 55 to 75, all of whom are still employed. The findings disproved a common belief that the mind deteriorates with age.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Canberra Wednesday after a 22-hour flight, and got themselves busy right away, responding to crowds of cheering children and beginning their 11-day stay in Australia. While it has been discussed and predicted by commentators that this will be the last time the Queen would take on a long journey to step in Australia, the Buckingham Palace aides have rejected that idea.
The magazine has revealed its "Top 49 Men" list, with the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, Prince William, and influential athletes and actors topping the list.
Christopher Nolan, director of "The Dark Knight Rises," tells The Los Angeles Times he may include footage from the Occupy Wall Street protests in the final installment of the Batman movies.
Mark your calendars. October 21 is the end of the world, at least according to U.S. Christian broadcaster Harold Camping
The recently-crowned Miss Ireland, Holly Carpenter, has admitted that she took a lot of The Duchess' fashion sense when she flies for the Miss World competition on Nov. 6 in Earls Court in England
Pumping operations are set to resume Thursday on the ill-fated MV Rena as weather gets better in Bay of Plenty, calming the waters except for light breezes and mild swells. An exclusion zone around the ship is also being reviewed today by Tauranga's harbour master, as Maritime New Zealand salvage unit manager Bruce Anderson plans the oil pumping process from MV Rena to the bunker barge Awanuia.
A Las Vegas man with a swelling scrotum has started a fund raising drive to surgically remove the 45-kilogram "excess baggage" in his groin area.
It seems that William and Kate much prefer regular bikes rather than pricey, luxurious cars when they get around their London hometown in Anglesey, Wales.
She had been told that she would not be able to conceive, so her pregnancy came to her like a miracle, one that she had vowed to protect, even if it meant her death. Stacie Crimm, 41, was already pregnant when she learned that she had cancer. The diagnosis came to her when she sought a doctor's help for crippling headaches, tremors and double vision. She refused chemotherapy to save her baby's life, even as the doctor had explained to her the risk she was taking.
The "Rolling in the Deep" singer has nothing but great things to say about England's Royal family, especially that she shares the same citizenship with them.
Facebook may not be keeping the activity of some of your brain regions private, but can it increase the size of your brain? A recent study has discovered that the number of Facebook friends you have is consistent with the size of certain brain regions, which are associated with creating memories of names and faces as well as how people fare in social interactions.
Oil and containers that have fallen off the ill-fated cargo ship Rena have begun washing up more than 130 kilometres away on scenic East Cape beaches.
It turns out that the mystery man who swept Pippa on the dance floor in a gala was her ex boyfriend, Charlie Astor.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck Adelaide CBD, waking up residents at 2:22am Wednesday. The shallow quake was felt across the city for about five seconds, with the epicentre believed to be in the south eastern suburb of Upper Sturt, according to ABC news.
The perceived apathy of majority of passers-by who were caught on surveillance video on Oct. 13 ignoring a two-year-old Chinese girl hit by a van continues. Although some of them were caught on film staring at the girl, one claimed he did not see Yueyue.
While the world has gone used to seeing men get convicted over child pornography, a Swedish court has convicted 23 women over the despicable crime this time, proving that child abuse and sexual offenses are not exclusive to men, although the ring leader of these women is a man.
Oil continues to spill from the container ship that has been stuck in a reef in New Zealand since last week.
A list of actors and actresses from Australia who made it big in the glitz and glam world of Hollywood.
Lady Gaga performs ala Marilyn Monroe at the Clinton concert.
Last Saturday, former President Bill Clinton celebrated his 65th birthday. Although his original birthday was on Aug. 19, it was a belated treat to also celebrate "A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation."
