Anne Lu

Changing your destiny is possible if you take charge of your life ... and have plastic surgery on your palms. A dumbfounding new trend is emerging in Japan, in which people in search of a better future have surgery to change the lines on their palms.

JK Rowling is “very angry” at the law firm that she trusted with her pen name. After she was revealed to be the author of a new crime novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, using the distinctly male pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, the Harry Potter writer found out where the leak came from.

Kanye West dissing Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 is probably one of the most, if not the most, memorable WTF moments in the history of the show.

After a failed attempt in 2012, the Network Ten is taking a stab once more at a new morning show with "Wake Up." With the help of Adam Boland, former executive producer of "Sunrise" from rival Seven Network, Ten's new breakfast program will kick off later this 2013.

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.

In what appears to be a premise for a horror science fiction film, a British woman returned from her Peruvian vacation, bringing not just memories but flesh-eating maggots in her head as well.

While the world anticipates the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby, their great aunt isn’t “terribly excited” about the newest addition to the family. Margaret Rhodes, Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin and her confidant, frankly admitted how she really feels about waiting for the heir or heiress to the throne.

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.

There was a rather rotund streaker who interrupted the State of Origin match between the Blues and the Maroons was sorry, but apparently not as sorry as Mitchell Pearce, who, according to Sydney Roosters fans, was even more embarrassing than the fat naked bald dude.

At a place called Clowntown where many children spend their birthday parties, singing “Happy Birthday” is illegal. A British father was celebrating his daughter’s birthday at the popular party place in London when the staff called the cops on him for singing Happy Birthday.

The Greens are concerned over New Zealand's plan to attach identification numbers to young children. The political party claims that the ID numbers that will be assigned to little kids as young as three years old could be used to track and punish their parents.

Emma Roberts doesn’t seem to be the type who could hurt a fly, but apparently, looks are deceiving. The 22-year-old “We’re the Millers” actress and Julia Roberts’ niece, was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly attacking her boyfriend, actor Evan Peters, in Canada.

Talia Castellano, the cancer-stricken YouTube vlogger who caught the attention of Ellen DeGeneres with her sunny personality, has passed away. She was first diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma at the age of seven. She was 13.

Consumers shouldn't assume that "baked" means freshly baked, according to Coles. The supermarket chain has defended the allegations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that they have been misleading the public with "baked" bread labels.

iPhone and iPad poker players in Australia have been shocked to know that they can't gamble anymore after PokerStars and 888 poker apps have been removed from the Apple App Store on Saturday. No official statement was issued to explain the sudden disappearance of the popular app games, but PokerStars tweeted that the local government was to blame.

Perth resident Kim O'Grady finally landed a job after attaching a "Mr" in his name on his CV. And in doing so, not only did he discover the secret to getting employed, but gender discrimination in workplace Australia as well.

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.

Lea Michele is being mocked by the notorious Westboro Baptist Church after her real life boyfriend and "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith died. The loathsome and gay-hating religious cult also said that they are planning to picket the actor's funeral.

Jessica Rudd, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s eldest child and only daughter, has said that the Australian Parliament House is like the bitchy high school girls from the Lindsay Lohan-starrer teen comedy Mean Girls.

New Zealand fashion designer Annah Stretton is giving two lesbian Australians a helping hand in the matrimony department. She will be offering two Australian women the chance to marry at her public show during the fashion weekend in September.

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.

After publishing "Harry Potter" and her non-magical-themed "The Casual Vacancy," you don't think JK Rowling is through with writing, do you? Of course not, the bestselling British novelist won't let her billions and her fame get in the way of her love of writing. She has just admitted to using a decidedly masculine pen name to publish the detective novel "The Cuckoo's Calling."

David Jones is parting ways with ModelCo after over ten years of union. The high-end department store chain and the cosmetics company are cutting off their once lucrative relationship, with each claiming they dumped the other one.

Amy’s Baking Company owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo are speaking up (again) on their alleged earned infamy after their disastrous appearance on the U.S. reality show “Kitchen Nightmares.” The Arizona-based restaurateurs opened up about celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s difficultness, their criminal past, Samy’s deportation case, the harassments and death threats they receive, their crazy employee contract, and their upcoming reality show.

Nokia has unveiled its newest Windows phone that is a touted to become the king of camera phones. The new Lumia 1020 has entirely new ultrahigh resolution 41-megapixel with backside illuminated sensors that aim to reinvent the zoom function in camera phones.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was disrespectful to a disabled woman, although he might not be aware of his action, according to a disability campaigner. The Australian politician is under fire for patting and scratching a woman in a wheelchair’s hair, which is deemed as a condescending action towards the disabled.

Australian actor Ryan Kwanten made his newest “True Blood” star “feel like a lady.” Rob Kazinsky, who has joined the U.S. TV series as a regular for season six, revealed that Kwanten had been a gentleman during their homoerotic scene on the show.

Catarina Migliorini is still a virgin. Despite having auctioned her virginity through Australian filmmaker Justin Sisely’s controversial documentary “Virgins Wanted,” the 21-year-old Brazilian still hasn’t had sex. And she feels she has been duped.

NRL player George Burgess has been cleared of two counts of wilful damage he has been charged with, but that's not what's up with him. The 21-year-old South Sydney Rabbitohs player's totally nude selfies are circulating on Twitter.