SOCIETY

The opposition in Syria has grown suspicious of the real intentions of the U.S. in the country despite the ongoing airstrikes against the extremist group, ISIS.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has commended the emissions target of Australia as at par with other countries.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is aware of a small group of New Zealanders fighting alongside ISIS in the Middle East. He said the threat level of a terror attack is "low" in New Zealand.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have reportedly thought of a name of their second child, hoping their next baby is a daughter. Head inside to find out the name.

New anti-terror raids awakened Melbourne suburb residents as the AFP and Victoria Police carry out their mission in five locations. One man from Seabrook was arrested for funding a U.S. citizen who is fighting in Syria. Intelligence reports revealed he was about to make more fund transfers to terrorists.

Australia Treasurer Joe Hockey seeks to find out the truth from the Tax Office and asks the tax commissioner to explain why Australians pay more for the same gadgets and goods their American counterparts buy.

A Canadian child wandered away last Sunday night from an Ontario farm.

James Foley's family said the anti-Islam ad was against what Foley had believed in.

Specialist police officers shot a gunman in Brisbane.

A viral story about an Ebola vaccine working only people with white skin is a hoax and should be believed to be true. The source of the story has claimed it is a satire website and everything it publishes is meant for "entertainment purposes."

A Canada explosion injured five people on Sunday, Sept 28.

A woman from Auckland was outraged to wake up one day and see her house and car covered in "clumps of poo." She blamed passing aircraft for dumping waste on her property.

A suspected child bride with her uncle was intercepted at the airport and prevented from boarding their flight to Lebanon. Authorities fear young Muslim girls in Australia are at risk of being sent off to Iraq and Syria for arranged marriages with ISIS extremists.

The Indonesian province of Aceh approved on Saturday a law that punishes people engaged in gay sex with caning. The new law covers followers of Islam and non-Muslims too and even foreigners.

While some right-wingers have threatened Emma, a recent letter from a 15-year-old has drawn applause.

Cancer patient in her last stage, Mary Ann Manning, got her final wish of having a mother-of-groom and groom dance.

Apple's latest iPhones are finally available for purchase in New Zealand. Eager customers endured long lines in anticipation of the bigger-screened phones.

Australia was the Saudi Arabia of the South Pacific and the worst polluters among major developed nations in an article written by a U.S.-based technology magazine Future Tense. Australia's policies on environment were criticise and blamed global warming for the country's extreme weather.

A total lunar eclipse is expected to make a colourful peak on early Wednesday morning, Oct. 8. The 2014 lunar eclipse will have the bright full moon turning into a shade of red and the sighting will be observable from all over the United States of America.

Some locals have supposedly acknowledged they don’t know who Prince William is and would have preferred to see the Duchess instead.

Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno said that he would happily baptise aliens that will come to Earth.

Two tigers fought in the Assiniboine Park Zoo, which resulted in the death of one of those.

The Al-Furqan Islamic Centre is allegedly recruiting young Australians for jihad.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared in the UN Security Council meeting that Australia will be "unflinching" in its support to fight ISIS. He has not indicated whether or not Australia has plans of participating in airstrikes in Syria.

A Canadian teacher played a homophobic prank on a student and was suspended for it.

The state has no right to prohibit sexual relations between siblings of the opposite sex, the German Ethics Council said. The council wants to repeal laws in the country that ban incest because such regulations intrude into the right of people to sexual gratification.

Angela Radtke smashed a car window to rescue a one-year-old who looked dehydrated.

Arkansas will finally launch October as “Zombie Preparedness Month” as declared by the state’s governor.

33-year-old Jessica Arrendale was shot by her boyfriend, who abused her repeatedly.