The ongoing Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Brazil has the world glued on the television and instead of the traditional top 15, the producers have decided to add one more spot top the finalists.
For a Manhattan dweller, I escaped relatively unscathed from the events here 10 years ago.
Investigators said on Tuesday that the fire that burned a two-storey house in Newport, Melbourne may have been caused by the house occupant who probably smoked in bed.
Westpac CEO Gail Kelly is against mandating minimum numbers of women for company boards.
Almost 261,000 Victorian homes are a potential fire risk, a new survey shows.
A Brisbane man forced a woman into his home, raped her and demanded a massage before freeing her, a court has been told.
Australia's Miss Universe 2011 candidate, Scherri-Lee Biggs gets her share of intrigue in the most-awaited beauty pageant of the year.
Bragging about sexual conquests serve as tickets for neophytes seeking to belong at HMAS Cerberus Victorian navy training facilities, which is located south of Melbourne, according to the lawyer of Royal Australia Navy sailor Keith Eric Calvert.
The former mistress of the late Australian billionaire Richard Pratt claimed on Monday that her lover asked her to continue her relationship with his bodyguard even if the former military man was abusive.
Muslim girls and women in northern India have the lowest levels of education and are the least likely to leave home to work. When one 19-year-old pushed her way into the paid work force she had to brave the fury of her younger brother.
September brings a big gust of PBS programming and community screenings that show how girls and women are confronting war, famine and abuse. A documentary about a dolphin who gives inspiration to amputees is also in the mix.
From Birmingham to Boston and Seattle to St. Louis, citizens froze at the sight of two commercial planes slicing into the sides of the World Trade Center's twin towers. The images, it seems, are seared into our brains.
Ten years ago, Women's eNews' offices were on the border of the area evacuated after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Our reporting team seized the moment to ensure that women's voices were part of the news coverage of that day and its aftermath, including the series: Women at Ground Zero.
A tornado struck Auckland on Sunday, and the city is now bracing for more tornadoes that could strike in the next 24 hours. WeatherWatch analyst Richard Green told the New Zealand Herald the tornado was "relatively minor" compared to May's twister in Albany, which killed 37-year-old Benedict Dacayan. The intersection of Ash Street and Wairau Avenue, Avondale were the roads perceived to have sustained the worst damages. Thunderstorms had been forecast for Auckland Sunday afternoon, but n...
Dogs are considered a man's best friend. They protect and keep company. But in the case of Indonesian Andre Lumboga, his seven dogs are the cause of his demise as he has been allegedly gorged on after his return to Manado from a holiday trip on Wednesday, Aug 31.
Nike has created the 2011 Nike Mag, a limited-edition pair of sneakers, which is almost the exact replica of a glowing pair of shoes in the 1989 film Back to the Future II. All proceeds of limited edition sales will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's disease research.
A fossil find of an ape-like creature with human features may suggest that humans evolved in a different time and place than what was previously thought.
There will be one less space junk hovering above Earth come late September or early October, this according to U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as it revealed on Thursday the impending return of a research satellite that lost its steam in 2005.
Despite spending the whole day in the Thompson residence, Brisbane police had not uncovered yet any motive or evidence to explain the murder of 14-year-old Sidonie Thompson, suspected to have been done by her own mother.
Auckland barrister Mark van Leewarden said 67 people from NZ invested and all together lost $6.7 million over a period of five years when they trusted a Hamilton man now living in Panama. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed on Wednesday it had investigated a complaint about Tony Lusby and his investment scheme, but they could not act on the Kiwis behalf.
The economy might be dark and dreary, but the designers ruling the highly anticipated New York Fashion Week are determined to flash the runways with their own bright colors of neon pinks, greens and yellows. Polished yet casual styles are also on the top list, among other surprises to be showcased to department store buyers.
Australia now leads over New Zealand out of the best-of-three Oceania qualifying series for the Olympic men's basketball qualifying match. Team Australia beat NZ, 91-78 on Wednesday, after two tight second-half fights and the eviction from the game of Kiwi defense man Mark Dickel.
In what has been described as a new low, a group of young men tore off a Melbourne taxi driver’s turban and used it to mock and blindfold him. Melbourne Police aim to find the men and try them under Victoria’s race hate laws.
The parents of an English schoolgirl of Pakistani descent, who went missing eight years ago have appeared in court charged with her murder.
An Indonesian man who left his nine dogs to starve while he went on a two week holiday was has been ripped apart and eaten by the hungry animals when he returned home
Hollywood's hottest and rock and roll's finest Johhny Depp and Keith Richards, respectively showed up for the GQ "Man of the Year" awards in London on Sept. 6.
Reports are buzzing around Kate Middleton's alleged pregnancy, and it seems Buckingham palace is expecting its first "Royal Twins."
Having a snake as pet in NZ, gets jail time.
The Brisbane police theory that the fatal axing of a teenage girl in Paddington on Wednesday and the bridge suicide of a woman from Story Bridge are linked appears to be correct.
Software security company Clearswift has unveiled the latest edition of its global annual research report, WorkLifeWeb, outlining attitudes towards social media and personal technology in today's workplace.
