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Three women in Africa and the Middle East were named winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, an award that recognized the Arab Spring with a pointed emphasis on women's rights in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 7.

Salvage crews are in a desperate rush to off-load oil from Rena, a Liberia-flagged 47,000-tonne vessel, which crashed into a reef Wednesday morning. NZ weather forecasters have announced possible gale-force winds from Monday afternoon, causing fears of the cargo ship sustaining more damages and sinking in the waters with its oil cargoes.

The younger Middleton continues to impress fashion critics as she steps out in a printed red dress and dark blazer.

Washington was the first state to pass a law against human trafficking in 2003, but so far there are only two convictions. "Where we are with human trafficking today is where we were with domestic violence 30 or 40 years ago," say a top law enforcer.

Steve Jobs landed a spot just outside the Forbes’ list of the world's 100 richest. Who will get the fortune?

he entertainment business has a lot to thank Steve Jobs for all these years. The introduction of the PC, iPod, iPhone, iPad has changed the course of media in a far better way that led to appreciation of the arts in a more technologically advanced way. Filmmakers, actors, press people, and musicians have been given new means and avenues to deliver their craft more efficiently and in an almost near perfect rendition.

Maritime New Zealand said some fuel from hydraulic pumps on the Rena, a Liberia-flagged 235m vessel, had leaked, but its fuel tanks were still intact.

A 21-year-old New Zealand man, Kane Tupuolamoui, gets 13 years in prison for his "colossal" bashing of an Irish man in Sydney three years ago. The judge considered Tupuolamoui's guilty plea but stressed that he had fled to Darwin after the bashing.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Arab revolt organizers are the top favorites to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced Friday at 8 p.m. Australia time.

Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt thanked and paid their tributes to the late Steve Jobs.

Westboro Baptist Church announced that they will oppose Steve Jobs’ wake and funeral.

Think of this as a sort of wedding guide for those young, soon to be married sub-continentals, and indeed, those poor unfortunate nonsubcontinental souls who, unbeknownst to them, have incurred god's wrath and decided to marry into Indian/Bengali/Pakistani/Sri Lankan family. All members of the subcontinetal diaspora worldwide will know what I'm talking about. Shudder.

Steve Jobs's net worth is $8.3 billion. Who will inherit the product of his hard work?

For dissenting earlier scientists’ assertions that the expanding universe has been slowing down, Australian National University Professor Brian Schmidt won the 2011 Nobel Physics prize.

Kristen Stewart may have not been planning to make pronouncements on her relationship status with Twilight leading man Robert Pattinson, but she did tell a GQ writer she hopes to explore more of the UK "because my boyfriend is English."

A 56-ft whale which became stranded on a beach in the Western Isles has died, rescuers said. Navigational error and sickness are both possibilities.

Amanda Knox is finally home in Seattle, Washington Tuesday, 30 hours after her conviction for murdering a roommate in Perugia, Italy was overturned by a jury and two judges due to weak evidence.

Scientists from various countries are joining forces in their search for the Siberian Yeti. Scientists estimate that there is a current population of at least several dozen Yeti in Kemerovo and the Altai region, considering reported sightings have tripled since 20 years ago.

A five-year-old boy died and his young sister was injured when a brick wall collapsed and fell on them. Police said the children's parents were devastated.

A fatal crash north of Melbourne claimed the life of one man, while three others fight for survival. Names of the victims were not yet available, and police has yet to determine the cause of the crash.

A six-member Italian jury and two judges acquitted Monday, American Amanda Knox and her former lover for killing her British roommate in the Italian university town of Perugia in 2007.

Unmarried women in India's first SOS Village make careers--complete with stresses, medical benefits and pensions--out of caring for large groups of abandoned and orphaned children. Boasting about their offspring comes with the territory.

Before Kate Middleton lived in a palace with a Prince, she worked for their family business that sells party favors online.

Typhoon Nalgae is forecast to strike Vietnam at about 02:00 GMT on Oct. 5, with maximum sustained winds to the region of around120 km/h (74 mph).

"Our Bodies, Ourselves," the classic book about women's health and sexuality written for women by women, celebrates its 40th anniversary this week. In this excerpt from its new 2011 edition, a look at what has changed since the 1970s.

Tonga wing Sukanaivalu Hufanga has received a five-week suspension after being found guilty of an act of foul play.

A light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at the Old Bar Beach Festival in Taree, New South Wales on Saturday. Fortunately, no riders were hurt in the accident.

Fierce typhoon Nalgae pummeled the Philippines over the weekend, bringing floodwaters in coastal towns, which may have to live in evacuation centers or homes inundated in floodwaters in the next four to five days.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the most famous cancer institute in Britain on Sept. 29, and here are their most tear-jerking experiences.