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The little town of Reykjavik in Iceland offers a wide range of amazing views, plus not to mention a museum full of male sex organs.

After discovering a dead rat inside his cake, it turns out to be a very "unhappy birthday" for a 96-year-old man.

The premature baby boy who was bashed by his 15-year-old father has died in a hospital in Western Australia. According to authorities, the baby did not survive the injuries he sustained from his teenage father despite the hospital treatment. On the night of February 15, Australian police claimed the one-month old baby was attacked while his teenage father visited him at Bunbury Regional Hospital.

A Lebanese IT student was accused of child bride marriage after marrying a 13-year-old girl, the case now being handled by the Burwood Local Court in Sydney.

Anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd has claimed that the Japanese whaling ship "attacked" its ship in the dark in what it described as a "ruthless assault." According to reports, the Japanese whaling fleet had allegedly disabled the Sea Shepherd ship in the Southern Ocean. The anti-whaling organisation based in Australia said two Japanese whaling ships had ambushed its ship, Bob Barker, on Feb 23. The Japanese whaling ships had allegedly tried to jam the Bob Barker's propellers...

A diver in New Zealand has survived the deep ocean when he was dragged underwater by a killer whale. The 23-year-old free diver Levi Gavin was gathering kina and crayfish at Horahora Estuary on Feb 10 when suddenly an orca whale grabbed the catch bag still secured in his arm. The whale dragged him deeper into the ocean for over 40 seconds before Mr Gavin was able to get away. The rope attaching his arm to the bag had gone loose so he was able to get away from a "death spiral." The diver ha...

The arrest of Sinaloa's cartel kingpin and the world's most powerful drug dealer, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is all over the news and many speculate that his wife, former beauty queen Emma Coronel was the unidentified woman who was taken into custody with him. According to reports, El Chapo and the mystery woman were arrested at a beach resort in Mazatlan on Saturday, Feb. 22.

A tornado has ripped its way through North Canterbury in New Zealand as rough weather and lightning caused extensive damage. The Civil Defence has arrived at the scene to inspect the damaged properties. According to fire service shift manager Andrew Norris, a group of homes in Amberley have been heavily damaged. The town is 50km north of Christchurch.

A zircon fragment discovered in the western part of Australia is found out to be the oldest gem found on Earth. According to researchers, its discovery can also be the tool in knowing how old the Earth really is.

Over 4,000 Australians had come together in Sydney's Town Hall on Feb 23 to hold a candlelight vigil in memory of Iranian asylum seeker Reeza Berati who was killed in the Manus Island detention facility. The protests came following the news of the 23-year-old asylum seeker’s death and 62 others who were injured after violence erupted in Australia’s detention centre in Papua New Guinea.

Hailey Owens murder has left a scar on civilized society of Southwest Missouri. The 10-year-old Hailey was abducted and murdered by a 45-year-old man Craig Wood on Feb 18. Wood, a football coach by profession is under police custody for abduction and murder charges. In a recent police search of Wood's home shocking elements have come to fore such as child pornography and dozens of guns.

New Zealand has topped the LGBT Military Index for its inclusion of lesbians, homosexuals, transgender and bisexual soldiers in the army as neighbouring country Australia ranked fifth overall. The Centre for Strategies Studies based in Hague measured the LGBT Military Index based on admittance, tolerance, persecution or exclusion of gays and lesbians in 103 armies in countries worldwide.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom will appeal the verdict that the raid by authorities in his home in New Zealand was legal. Mr Dotcom has been fighting his extradition to the United States on charges of Internet piracy. He said he will file for a court appeal questioning the legality of the raid. Mr Dotcom again used his Twitter handle to announce he will not give up the fight against his extradition.

Amnesty International has called on the Australian government to investigate the death of one asylum seeker on Manus Island, including dozens more who sustained serious injuries. Australian authorities have detained over 1,000 asylum seekers described as "shameful" processing center in a Papua New Guinea island.

Prince Harry and his girlfriend Cressida Bonas are getting closer than ever. After passing through tumultuous times in their relationship, the couple is now spending most of their time together. According to the latest reports, Prince Harry and his girlfriend Cressida Bonas are now spending almost “every night” together in the imperial palace.

The growth of natural population in New Zealand has been found to have declined the most in 2013 with more and more women in the country postponing child rearing.

A woman is hospitalised in Australia roughly every three hours due to domestic violence. She may be a victim of abuse from her husband, partner, guardian or sibling. According to a Canberra Times report, some women remain silent and not reveal how they were injured. Instead of becoming victims of domestic abuse, some women will claim to have slipped in the shower or ran into the doorknob as the cause of their injuries.

Neknominate, the viral drinking craze, originally started in Australia is now sweeping the world by storm but has recently claimed another life of a young man.

David Malvestuto and Warren Murray are just mere passionate divers until they encounter an octopus that tried a game of tug-of-war just to steal their underwater camera.

Depressed over the sorry state of his personal life, a man in China's Sichaun province jumped into a zoo cage filled with a pair of Bengal tigers and tried to feed himself to them. But the tigers said "no, thank you we just had eaten." The man sustained only minor scratch wounds.

Since Western Australia has introduced its shark cull policy and set up baited drum lines off the coasts of its popular beaches, a total of 66 sharks were captured, but no great white shark was caught. According to Fisheries Minister Ken Baston, 63 tiger sharks were caught on the drum lines which made the shark species account for 95 per cent of the total catch.

NekNomination, the viral drinking game among young people, has apparently claimed another victim - a 20-year-old Briton. It is the third death within weeks since the game was publicised.

Brits are banning Aussie ‘upspeak’ from school; parent warned child against upspeak during job interviews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned those seeking love online that scammers may prey on their vulnerability, especially during sentimental times like Valentine's Day.

Georgia Rankin is Britain's smallest teenager under 2 feet 8 inches. She is a little shorter than a regular two-year-old kid, the Mirror reported.

Two radio hosts from New York area admitted to fabricating a fictitious parent note that claimed chastising a gay couple over the birthday invitation of their child.

Canadian soldier who was almost killed in Afghanistan is now a theatre actor in England.

Valentine’s Day for a woman named Jodie in Tasmania just became a joke when her boyfriend decided to pull a prank on her for the whole Australia to see. What appeared to be a man’s romantic gesture to his girlfriend turned out to be an elaborate prank.

Between full-time stay-at-home mums and career mums, the grass appears to be greener on the other side. Many working mums are guilt ridden over their choice of career over taking care of their kids full-time, while stay-at-home mums feel lonely and miserable. Whatever were their decisions, both choices perpetuate the long-held belief by society that motherhood equates to martyrdom.