Anne Lu

A migrant worker from Saint Lucia has been award a total of $23,500 [25,230 AUD] in damages after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found his employer guilty of violating human rights for discrimination. Double Diamond Acres was ordered to compensate Adrian Monrose for calling him and other staff members "monkeys."

Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury had recorded three duets together, and they are finally set to be officially released. More than three decades after the two music superstars collaborated for an album, their fans will finally be able to own a piece of the original recordings when they are released in fall of 2013.

Big Brother Australia has revealed the “biggest twist” that Nine Network has been hinting for weeks. And while not entirely a new concept, the twist still got viewers excited watching where the housemates would end up as the 10th season of the reality show launched Monday.

Lorde has quite a following in her native New Zealand already, but for her, it was still “humbling” to play in front of 10,000 people at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Australia on Sunday. The Auckland teen got a lucky break when she was asked to replace American singer Frank Ocean, who pulled out of the line-up at the last minute.

“The Real Housewives of Melbourne” won’t hit TV screens until 2014, but viewers can now guess the drama that will unfold on the show based on the recently revealed cast. Based on the popular U.S. reality show, the Australian franchise is set to feature the pampered lifestyle of six affluent women who will “have Australia talking.”

Italy’s first black minister Cecile Kyenge has been subjected to another racial attack on Friday when an unknown assailant threw bananas at her during a rally in Cervia. The incident is the latest of the several harassments the Minister of Integration has endured since she was appointed in April.

"Harry Potter” bestselling author JK Rowling has a sequel done and a film deal in the works. Fans can expect the sequel to the controversial detective book “The Cuckoo’s Calling” to hit shelves in 2014, while its film adaptation is reportedly being optioned by film bosses.

“Big Brother Australia” host Sonia Kruger has revealed that the big “twist has a twist!” As the country awaits the launch of the Channel Nine reality show on Monday night, the presenter revealed that, not one, but two twists are coming the housemates’ way, and they won’t like them.

Former Neighbours star Kym Valentine claims the producers of the long-running Australian soap opera have subjected her to sex and disability discrimination. The 36-year-old actress is suing the show and demanding that they give her her job back.

Victoria police are searching for two passengers who verbally and physically assaulted a Melbourne bus driver on May 24, Friday. An unidentified man and a woman abused the 23-year-old driver after he confronted them for not swiping their MYKI cards aboard the city-bound bus.

Pippa Middleton is an aunt! Her sister Kate Middleton giving birth on Monday not only means that the UK and its Commonwealth realms have a new future king, it also means that the 29-year-old socialite is now an aunt. But while fans are eagerly awaiting Pippa's appearance with her nephew in public, the British press isn't as smitten with her.

“Lake wife” has spoken up! Whitney Mongiat, who unwittingly starred in the secret footage her husband Jim posted online, has shared her side of the story after the video went viral.

Big Brother is coming on Monday, and the house is ready. But are the housemates prepared for the “big twist” that the Nine Network has been teasing viewers for months. So what exactly is that massive twist that the channel thinks we should all get excited about?

A male flight attendant who was sacked by Virgin Australia has won the second time around against the company. The air carrier lost an appeal to stop David Taleski from getting his job back after it fired him in October 2011 for growing his hair longer than permitted.

Following UK's automatic censorship of porn, Manitoba MP Joy Smith said Canada should also require Internet service providers to automatically filter pornography unless an adult subscriber opts to remove the restriction.

Hasn’t Taylor Swift learnt anything from the Internet by now? The Grammy-winning artist may be really talented and popular, but she can’t win the Internet. Ever. A U.S. radio station cancelled its Taylor Swift’s Biggest Fan contest after a 39-year-old man won.

Elijah Wood’s stint as the lovable Frodo in the Lord of the Rings film franchise isn’t enough to convince New Zealand that his new movie, Maniac, is harmless. The Office of Film and Literature Classification has banned the American actor’s slasher film because it may be harmful to the viewers.

Smoking in public in Auckland will become illegal soon. The Auckland Council has approved a city-wide policy that will ban smoking in almost all public spaces in the hopes of making the city smoke-free by 2025.

Darwin breakfast radio DJ Mel Little has been sacked for giving her radio station’s competition prizes to her family and friends. Mix 104.9 confirmed that it has fired the announcer on Friday.

A husband’s secret footage of his wife going berserk when he did not take her to the lake has become viral online. Jim Allen posted the video on YouTube to show others how his soon-to-be ex-wife threw temper tantrum when she didn’t get her way.

Facebook users have long called for a “dislike” button to be added on the social networking site, and now the company is sort of giving them what they want. Sort of. It’s not a dislike button, but something that Facebook hopes will satisfy the users’ need to hide unfavourable posts.

Not even a tangled weave can stop Beyonce from performing. Just ask her fans, or just one fan, rather. The American songstress was performing off the main stage to get closer to her fans, but her weave was caught by a stage electric fan, forcing her to wait for a staff member to cut her hair while she sang through the ordeal.

Online porn in the UK will be blocked by Internet service providers. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced Monday a new measure that will automatically filter porn content online unless subscribers opt to receive it.

New Zealand will literally turn blue for the Prince of Cambridge. Major landmarks in the country will glow in blue lights on Tuesday night in celebration of the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton's baby boy.

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.

They promised us death, and death they gave us. “True Blood” has been hinting about killing off a major character even before the sixth season began in June. And now, they have made good on that promise, putting out a beloved character who has been in the show for a long time.

Jesinta Campbell is already happy being the new face and body of Wonderbra, but brassiere companies didn’t always scramble for her endorsement. In fact, a deal with a rival brand had collapsed in 2011 when it found out that the former Miss Universe Australia had had breast enlargement procedure.

Briony McRoberts, actress and wife of Downton Abbey actor David Robb, died after being hit by a Tube train. Her body was found Wednesday morning, July 17, at the Fulham Broadway station near her West London home. She was 56.

Opera singer Erin Holland is the new Miss World Australia. The Sydney soprano, who describes herself as an ugly duckling, will be representing the country in the Miss World pageant in Indonesia in September.