About a million Catalans joined hands that reached a 400-km human chain seen across the entire region. The protest expresses their push for the Spanish government to allow them to vote on the decision to be free and build their own nation.
So what is that cute and little red mailbox doing there in an inconvenient place under the bridge?
Coca-Cola Japan, gearing up for the coming winter months, is set to introduce in October the Canada Dry Hot Ginger Ale, a warm, hot ginger ale drink that not only comes in a can but also includes the bubbly fizz.
Chinese women are given tutorials on sex in a hotel room in Shanghai.
George Smitherman’s husband, Christopher Peloso, has been found alive.
In his speech addressing the crisis in Syria, President Barrack Obama details his plan on the feared Syria World War 3
A UN report revealed that one in four men admitted raping a woman once in their life
Having picked up awards at various festivals, including in Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne and the Tribeca fest, the Lao-language film “The Rocket” is all set to walk the red carpet at the Oscars. “The Rocket” is Australia’s official entry in the foreign language film category for the 2014 Academy Awards. Reports said, the film marks the third time in four years that Australia has submitted a foreign language film for Oscar contention.
The Australian government has confirmed the attack on a group of Australian trekkers in Papua New Guinea. Initial reports said the guides of the trekkers have been hacked to death. The trekkers were following the Black Cat track when a group of men armed with machetes and bush knives attacked them. Two Papua New Guinean guides were hacked to death and died instantly. The Black Cat track is located in the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea.
Sue Cull was bitten by a python in Swansea on her way to get a takeaway curry.
A UFO was allegedly spotted above the Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver, during a baseball game.
Four men, who had allegedly been involved in the infamous gang rape in New Delhi last year, were convicted on Tuesday.
A child bride in Yemen suffered gravely from severe sexual injuries with his 40-year-old groom during their wedding night. According to the reports of Al Watan, a daily Kuwaiti newspaper, the girl by then name of Rawan died after having torn genitalia along with the rupture of the uterine.
Advertising regulators in Australia have banned the release of the Ella Bache ad for featuring naked models minus the smiles. It was not the nudity that offended the Australian regulator but the unsmiling faces of the three models. The regulator believed that the missing smiles make the models look “too arousing.”
Zamboanga, Philippines: rebels are now using civilian hostages as human shields against the military
Some 36 gold coins, a gold medallion inscribed with a Jewish ritual candelabrum and a selection of gold and silver jewellery have been unearthed by a group of Israeli archeologists underneath the Temple Mount, one of the most important religious sites in the Old City of Jerusalem.
A painting of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was discovered in an attic. The painting was suspected to be a fake and thus remained hidden for decades.
U of A robbery and murder suspect, Travis Baumgartner, pleads guilty to murder.
Maps from the medieval and renaissance period depict images of dragons and sea monsters. Chet Van Duzer's book traces their origin.
On Thursday, Sept 12, Australian will ask each other “Are you OK?” It is part of an initiative to create a world where all people are connected and protected from suicide. The Australian Social Inclusion Board is encouraging the community to get involved in “R U OK? Day,” on Sept 12 by asking the question to friends, family members and colleagues.
The number of Indian and Chinese immigration to Australia for permanent settlement has seen a surge in the past 1 year. Meanwhile, the number of migrants from the UK and New Zealand has dropped. This is according to immigration data recently released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Meanwhile, the Immigration Department said overseas migration to Australia for 2012-2013 was 237,000 up from 208,000 last year.
A wild monkey, presumably hungry, has viciously attacked a mother and her eight month old infant son at a wildlife park in Guìyáng, southwest China. While the mother was changing the nappy of her son, a monkey out from nowhere jumped on them and ripped off one of the infant’s testicles, much to the utter shock of the mother.
Prince Andrew was almost in danger of being shot to death by the group of people who have sworn to protect his life. The Duke of York found himself being mistaken for an intruder at the Buckingham Palace, which prompted armed police to point their guns at him on Wednesday.
A brand new building in London called the Walkie-Talkie has been deemed as the culprit behind the melted Jaguar owned by Martin Lindsay parked nearby.
It was a miracle no one was killed in a massive vehicle collision involving 100 cars on UK's Sheppey Bridge due to heavy fog. The 100-car pile-up occurred along the Sheppey Crossing bridge on A249 in Kent. The pile up continued for 10 minutes as cars and trucks bumped into each other. Kent Police Chief Inspector Andy Reeves said he has never seen a huge pile of cars involved in a crash in 20 years. He also said everyone was lucky because nobody died from the accident.
A chimp whose name is Brent won $ 10,000 in a “Chimpanzee Art Contest.” The contest was organised by The Human Society of the United States. The victory was decided by public vote.
In the wake of the Syria crisis, people are becoming aware of the danger of World War 3 and End of Days coming soon
Saint Mary's University is going to conduct a review on measures to be taken to prevent sexual assault or harassment on campus.
They thought it was phony, but it turned out to be scary. Radiological analysis of a mummy, found by a boy in his grandmother's attic in Germany, has turned out to be real. Examiners saying it contain real human bones. The revelation has got police interested, and the boy’s father finds the situation “uncomfortable.” The only person who has all the answers - the boy’s grandfather - will not respond for he died 12 years ago.
Syria Chemical Attack could be an Obama-Al-Qaeda conspiracy to set al-Assad up, says political scientist