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The iconic Eiffel Tower is Paris was closed on Black Saturday, March 30, for two and a half hours because of a bomb threat.

All eyes are now in the U.S. Supreme Court as it discusses same-sex marriage for the second consecutive day. With the court's nine justices questioning the constitutionality of the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Washington Post reports that there is a chance the court may strike the DOMA which limits the definition of marriage between one man and one woman.

There is a possibility that the two older children of deceased King of Pop, Michael Jackson, could be called as witnesses after Katherine Jackson, the grandmother and guardian of Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson, filed on Thursday a civil lawsuit against AEG Live.

The saying that art imitates life appears to be true in a firearms possession case heard by a British court on Thursday. It turned out that two main characters in the trial - the accused and the judge had names as the characters in the famous cartoon The Simpsons.

Rev Fr Francisco Jalics, one of two living Jesuit priests kidnapped in the 1970s by the Argentine military junta, had come to the defense of the newly-installed 266th pontiff, Pope Francis.

Two male prisoners in Saint-Jerome, Quebec, Canada, who escaped on Sunday their jail James Bond style, are now back in jail by early Monday.

In just within five years, China's outbound shipments of arms weapons zoomed 162 per cent, outstripping Britain to become the world's fifth top exporter of weapons and ammunition.

The new leader of the Catholic Church, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio or Pope Francis, who shares to have lived a simple life, will be overwhelmed at how much money the Vatican Bank holds at this time.

Sex experts assure men that penis size is not a major factor in how a man performs in bed. They insist that it is the quality of love-making that matters, not the length of the male organ.

Ben Barba of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs is in the public eye once again due to his gambling activities with other six teammates, according to Empire and Exchange Hotel owner Rob Sullivan which confirms the rumour that Mr Barba indulged in the vice almost regular every Saturday afternoon. But he is not new in the act, since many professional athletes in the past have been damaged by one screw-up to another, not only due to gambling but also bad business and other bad habits.

Two men were found dead early Thursday morning in separate Sydney suburbs. Police confirmed to reporters the deaths of both men were suspicious. Police are unable to release more information due to the nature of the deaths. It is understood the families of both men are being contacted as of this posting. Anyone who may have some information about the incidents is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

After Facebook, Apple was next in line to experience a cyber attack, but who exactly is the organization behind it.

Machine-gun toting robbers seized on Monday night $50 million in diamonds from a plane in Brussels. The heist, which occurred at the Zaventem Airport, was pulled off by eight heavily armed and hooded thieves disguised as police, disclosed Anja Bijnen, spokeswoman of Brussels prosecutors.

Love can make people do the craziest things—and some can take the turn for the deadly, whether it’s with celebrities or their fans.

After an unsuccessful salvage operations with the SMIT Borrneo, 2nd US vessel is heading to Tubbataha Reef to dismantle the USS Guardian.

Fr. Thomas Henry Byrne, an 81-year-old retired priest from Perth, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of assault and injury to his neighbor over a parking bay dispute.

Philip Goodman, chairman and sole director of Rivers Australia, is again on the hot seat after a former employee has lodged a sexual harassment claim, his second in a span of two years.

The Witchcraft Act of 1735 ceased being a law in the 16th Century in Great Britain, although as late as 1811, Barbara Zdunk of Prussia was executed for witchcraft, the last one on record.

The Australian Crime Commission, in a report released on Thursday, disclosed that some of the country's athletic coaches, sports scientists and support staff at sports clubs were behind or allowed the used of prohibited performance-enhancing drugs which were distributed by organised crime groups.

'American Idol racism' does sound odd to many viewers of the show who know all the champions in the show's history. Yet a report has surfaced on a lawsuit being prepared against the Fox singing competition. A California legal analyst believes the contestants suing the show are "highly unlikely to win" the case if it does move forward at all.

Same-sex marriage has finally passed its first round in the senate with a 400-175 vote.

Iraqi war veteran, Chris Kyle, former Navy SEAL and author of the book American Sniper, was shot and killed this Saturday at a recreational gun range in Texas.

The United States Embassy in Manila said the U.S. government has vowed to extend the 'appropriate compensation' to the Tubbataha Reef that was damaged when its mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian ran aground on the precious World Heritage site on January 17.

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service let off the hook on Friday Australian DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian over manslaughter charges in relation to the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha.

Dangerous man absconded in Brisbane area hands himself to authorities.

Due to the tough measures proposed by Melbourne Councilor Richard Foster, City Mayor Robert Doyle has said that it may not be enforceable even if he favours the measure.

New Councilor Richard Foster is pushing for a total ban on smoking in public places throughout the city of Melbourne. The planned prohibition would include Bourke Street, City Square and even footpaths.

Taro Aso, Japan's prime minister, has always been prone to commit public blunders, but his hurry up and die comment may be the worst yet.

The famous line of Mark Antony in the William Shakespeare play, Julius Caesar, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears," must have been the inspiration of an 80-year-old retired Australian priest who appeared on Wednesday at the Perth Magistrates Court.