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A whistleblower exposed detailed of rape to men asylum seekers in Manus Islands

Construction of new government buildings in China will be taking a backseat in the next five years as part of latest measures to curb unnecessary spending and corruption in the whole country.

A boy in year 11 submitted a massacre short story for his English class before attacking a 14-year-old female student

The Greens announced its new paid parental leave policy which sounded like that of the Coalition's but better than Labor's

Marte Deborah Dalelv, the Norwegian woman who reported her alleged rape and was jailed in Dubai for having sex outside marriage, has been "pardoned." She is now free to leave United Arab Emirates.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott says that election must happen soon.

The U.S. said that the four bombs dropped at Great Barrier Reef will not explode.

This video clip of three Thai Buddhist monks leading the lifestyle of the rich and famous had opened the door for Thai authorities to investigate the source of wealth of the three who used a private jet to travel to a U.S., use Louis Vuitton bags and wore aviator glasses.

Police authorities are now investigating the administration, management and staff personnel of Quanzhou Children's Hospital in Quanzhou, Fujian province, in China's south eastern coast after one of its faulty incubators burned a newly born 12-day-old baby to death.

Davina Murray, a former Maori Political candidate and lawyer, fell head over heels in love with convicted rapist Liam Reid

The video of the confession of Kristi Anne Abrahams that was played in court in June has been released to the public hours after she was sentenced to a maximum term of 22.5 years for murdering her own daughter, 6-year-old Kiesha Weippeart. In the disturbing video, the 30-year-old mum pleaded to an undercover cop to help her avoid jail.

It may sound sappy, but the bond between a mother and her children run thicker than blood even. But what happens when mothers turn killers of their own children? One such high profile case has been the brutal murder of Keisha Abraham by her own mother, Kristi. And it wasn't just the murder but the cover-up story that Kristi concocted to get away scot-free that has made her one of Australia’s most hated mothers.

New Zealand citizen Nick Wang knew it was a big risk to go back to China after his former home country rejected his visa application to visit 18 times in the past 10 years. Still, he wasn't prepared for the animal-like treatment he received when he illegally set foot in the Asian country.

Rolling Stone magazine defended its use of the image of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of its August 2013 issue released on Wednesday.

The parents of any child in Sydney who was being sent to dance schools were in for a nasty shock when in May, Grant Davies, a co-director of RG Dance was arrested for child abuse as well as production and dissemination of child pornography. And now, the charges have ratcheted up to 47 in total.

From a hated terrorist to a dreamy teen heartthrob - that's the transformation that image makers at Rolling Stone magazine are peddling for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are peddling.

In the wake of four deaths in the Christmas Island boat capsizing, federal government officials are pointing fingers on asylum seekers policy

Hey Dad! Former star Rober Hughes faces court again today to waive his rights for committal hearing

Australia and Japan’s argument over whaling programs had tainted the countries’ previous friendship

Australia and Japan’s argument over whaling programs had tainted the countries’ previous friendship

Michael Swann, the convicted fraudster who still owes New Zealand millions of dollars after defrauding the Otago District Health Board of $16.9 million, is going to be released from prison soon. The Parole Board announced Tuesday that the 51-year-old swindler will be released at the end of July and will work in Christchurch.

Australian Labor Party members were showing doubts on party leader and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

An Aussie teacher was arrested in the Philippines on alleged sexual abuse to five minors.

The baby who died and is at the centre of a homicide investigation has been named. One-year-old Atreyu Taylor-Matene died at the Starship Hospital in Auckland on Friday night after suffering "significant head injuries," prompting officials to investigate the cause of his death.

9/11 terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is currently working on a vacuum cleaner and reading Harry Potter

Thanks to his uncle, 8-month-old Xiao Bao was rushed to the hospital just in the nick of time to receive immediate medical attention. His uncle found him swimming in his own pool of blood after suffering 90 stab wounds all over the body. The aggressor? The baby's own mother who said she stabbed him because baby Xiao Bao bit her during breastfeeding.

Days after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s visit to Indonesia, Jakarta had refused extradition of people smuggler to Australia

Aussie bank robber, ‘Robin Hood Style’, was sentenced in the U.S. to minimum 5 years of prison time

Former Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope in March with the agreement among the cardinal-electors that he would reform the scandal-prone Vatican City and the Catholic Church. As part of the broad reforms that Pope Francis is introducing in the scandal-ridden Roman Catholic Church, the pontiff issued on Thursday a Motu Proprio through an Apostolic Letter.