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Had it not for the quick attention and decision of air traffic controllers at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, a midair collision of two commercial airplanes could have happened on Thursday, potentially claiming dozens of lives.

Pope Francis will make history again on Monday, July 7, by being the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to meet with sex victims of paedophile priests. The move represents a big leap forward for the church which had been accused in the past of covering up the sex abuse cases involving clergy by moving those accused to other parishes or dioceses and not cooperating with authorities.

Hollywood agent Gina Rodriguez is the person handling the showbiz career of 30-year-old Jeremy Meeks who reportedly landed a £20,000 modeling contract after his mug shot from the Stockton police went viral.

New Zealand MP Maggie Barry was groped by Australian actor Rolf Harris. The National Party politician recalled how the convicted paedophile took advantage of her when she was still a radio presenter in the mid-‘80s.

Aussie professional wrestler Tenille Dashwood allegedly shoplifted an iPad case for $A23

A U.S. man allegedly killed his 22-month-old baby son by locking him in a hot car while he was busy in sexting women. Now the court ruled against allowing him bond.

Paul Bernardo, a Canadian serial killer and rapist, will soon be getting married to a university-educated woman from Ontario.

The accused in Australia’s most harrowing incest case flee from Melbourne to the UK

An international Facebook scam has reportedly made use of the IDs of top Australia and New Zealand military. According to officials, Australia and New Zealand are currently investigating whether the identities of top military officers were being used in an online scam.

The Universal Church for the Kingdom of God in New Zealand was told to remove the ad saying it can heal "incurable diseases" and other health problems in prayer sessions. The controversial church was ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority to take down the ad after a complaint was filed.

Health investigators claimed on Thursday that the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused corpses in a hospital where he was a volunteer.

The Australian Privacy Commissioner has found Cupid guilty of breaching the privacy of its thousands of members

Leonardo DiCaprio is being link to the suicide of suitcase model Katie Cleary

Pope Francis has excommunicated members of the Italian mafia on Saturday, calling them people who adore the devil.

Two female porn stars are currently hugging the limelight for different reasons. One is getting her 15 minutes of fame for engaging in marathon sex sessions with strangers every time the Chilean team wins in the ongoing World Cup games in Brazil, while another one's chopped body was discovered at the bottom of a river in Italy.

A Canadian armoured car guard was seriously injured during a shootout outside a bank.

The Australian High Court declared on Thursday in a landmark decision that the school chaplain programme is invalid because it is not supported by a head of constitutional power.

The rape of 207 male teenage recruits at the Australian naval vessel HMAS Leeuwin from 1960 to 1984 is within the scope of the current Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The confirmation came from Len Roberts-Smith, chair of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce.

A paraplegic man from Repentingy, Quebec in Canada is suing the Le Gardeur Hospital for negligence and indescribable anguish, and he is asking for $142,000 damage. The lawsuit is for a botched surgery that resulted in his penis becoming shorter by one inch.

Canadian police have seized marijuana weighing more than 400 pounds.

The Al Shabaab, a Sunni Islamist militia based in Somalia and believed to have links with al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for attacks on Sunday that killed 49 single men and women watching the World Cup matches in a Kenyan hotel.

American low-cost airline JetBlue Airways is currently in hot seat after one of its flight attendants has denied a toddler's potty use while the flight sat on the tarmac.

The advent of San Francisco-based Uber taxi app in European Union (EU) countries sparked massive strike across various cities such as London, Berlin, Paris, France, Barcelona and Madrid. Traditional taxi drivers mounted large-scale strikes across the various cities that commuters are beset with chaotic days of heavy traffic.

The government of Ireland on Tuesday announced the launch of a full-scale probe into existing Catholic-run homes for unmarried mothers following the discovery of a septic tank mass grave that revealed the bodies of 800 babies and children.

The Australian Navy will impose sanctions on eight sailors from the HMAS Ballarat who were involved in 2013 in hazing rites with sex assault. Some of them are in danger of being kicked out of service, said the Ministry of Defence in a statement.

Another Mayweather is in trouble with the law for stabbing her boyfriend with a butcher's knife. Kenyia Townsend, 35, and cousin of undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, waived on Tuesday her right to a probable cause hearing.

Archbishop Robert Carlson said that he was not sure if sex with children was a crime.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's household is embroiled in a nude photo scandal that the police had to be called to investigate.

Parents of Saba Button left paralysed by flu vaccine agrees to a settlement with Fluvax manufacturer