A Norwegian family was shocked to find that a piece of item from the vast expanse of Space had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo.
One year after Japan's tragic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, its 'gaman' spirit of patience is growing more proactive. Can this help Japan, and other quake zones around the world, prepare for the next 'big one'?
More details of the Rinehart family court battle are coming out following the decision by the High Court to deny the request of Australia and Asia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, to suppress publication of the details of their feud.
Might as well change a few batteries and the direction of your ceiling fans.
North Coast musician Brian "Birdy" Burdett, 52, and his daughters Sky, 10, and Kayla, 8, were among the five people who died in tragic road accidents in southwest NSW over what seemed to be a long weekend of tragedies.
New Zealand is becoming a favourite dwelling place for billionaires around the world, the New Zealand Herald reports. The Herald lists American Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel, Russian steel billionaire Alexander Abramov, and New York Empire State Building’s Tony Malkin as among those who have recently been drawn to New Zealand.
The total government control and surveillance nightmare portrayed in the book 1984 has all but fully arrived in the United States as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now implementing its abhorrent spying and recruitment programs at American institutions of higher learning.
The road to recovery is going to be long and exhausting for North Wagga Wagga as residents are not yet allowed to move back in although they are allowed to visit for clean ups, News.com.au reports.
The Rinehart legal tussle rages on as two of Gina Rinehart's children continue the mudslinging that started last week, with the latest rants provided by John Langley Hancock, who accused his mother of setting off the dispute.
Kiwis expecting to see a brilliant show of Aurora lights have been disappointed Thursday night as elements did not line up for it to happen.
Dugongs and sea turtles are facing a serious threat against illegal meat trade activities in Queensland, ABC's 7.30 reports. The program reveals a black market in animal meat, with activist Rupert Imhoff filming the hunting of the turtles and dugongs, which are both listed as vulnerable to extinction.
The Australian High Court backed the decision on Friday by the New South Wales Supreme Court to reject the extension of a suppression order on the details of the Rinehart family court feud.
Australian users hooked on social media activities breached the six billion mark in 2011, according to a marketing report recently released by Internet research company Experian Hitwise.
Sydney has not seen in many years a bout of ferocious weather as nasty as what is hitting the city now, bringing its transport systems to a halt and forcing evacuations. Residents of southwest and central west NSW continue to deal with major flooding, with Griffith and Forbes as main focus for emergency services Thursday.
Thousands of spiders in Wagga Wagga have woven a vast web network in accessible paddocks in a desperate bid for survival amid rising floodwaters.
The year 2011 was marked by the heightened financial difficulties in Europe, which inevitably affected the rest of the world but Forbes said on Wednesday that prevailing economic challenges still produced quite a number of new billionaires.
A kite surfer was picked up by a strong gust of wind on a Melbourne beach Wednesday afternoon. The 50-year-old kite surfer was at Altona beach when he was picked up and tossed about by a gust of wind, and it is believed his head suffered a bad hit in the process.
There are about 700,000 women in Australia who run their own business as of 2007. Since then, a large number of women left their jobs after the global financial crisis in 2008 and joined the ranks of the 700,000 by opening their own enterprises, a survey released on Tuesday by the Australian Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) said.
Native spiders went busy spinning their webs to create their new homes on top of tall grasses, bushes and fences.
The angel investors are being more careful with their money decisions, with ninety-seven ventures gaining $30.7m in New Zealand in 2011, according to a report by the NZ Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF).
A woman was taken to the hospital after being attacked by a shark. She was feeding when a shark suddenly bit her face at the Shipwreck Cove exhibit.The 30-year-old diver got three cuts on the right side of her mouth. She's now in a stable condition after being cured according to Kelly Mercer, a paramedic.
Ketapat Jenkins, Chloe's babysitter, was accused of murder after a series of investigations.A 10-month-old child named Chloe Murphy died after parents left her at Jenkin's Kensignton home in Melbourne.
Hosts George Negus and Yumi Stynes ended up on a hot seat after criticizing Corporal Roberts-Smith's intelligence and sexual ability. Viewers rebounded on fire when Yumi called the corporal brainless while watching his picture showing Roberts topless in the poo
The New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday a bid by Australia and Asia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, to keep secret the details of her family court feud. In seeking the extension of an existing suppression order due to expire on Friday, her lawyers cited a threat to Ms Rinehart's life made by an anonymous man in Dubai.
The Murrumbidgee River was expected to rise at 10.9 meters - the highest peak since 1844 - later today at around 3 p.m causing thousands of people to evacuate and leave their properties. This level have exceeded the 10.7 meter height of Wagga Wagga according to the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) and weather bureau.
One of the towns seriously hit by killer tornadoes last Friday was East Bernstadt with a population of 800. The devastating cylone destroyed countless properties in the town leaving five people dead and more than 40 injured.
“I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to go to jail,” an 8-year-old Wellington boy who was in his pyjamas told a TVNZ reporter after he was seen having trouble driving a 4WD Range Rover. The reporter thought he has just spotted a drunk driver around the streets in inner Wellington early Monday morning until he caught a good view of the kid’s profile.
Construction workers fled a building which was undergoing renovations in Melbourne's CBD after it caught fire Monday morning, putting in grave danger the lives of those on-site.
All combined, the natural disasters that the world saw in 2011 have amounted to a whopping economic cost of $US380 billion, according to a new report issued by the United Nations on Monday.
Massive tornadoes hit around ten states in the US last Friday. Killer twisters have destroyed not just houses, but also schools, business establishments and electric lines. Countless properties were left extremely devastated.
