Reissa Su

A woman in Christchurch, New Zealand, was shocked to find out she was pregnant after complaining of a stomach ache. Sarah Greig, 22, called her employer and said she couldn't come to work because her stomach hurt. Ms Greig believed that she was suffering from a bad case of a stomach bug. Little did she know that four hours after experiencing cramps, she would give birth to a healthy baby boy.

Sleep experts warned that having smartphones and tablets in bed robs teenagers of a good night's sleep. According to Dr. Michael Hlavac, a sleep psychologist and Christchurch Hospital director, mobile phones and other tablet formats like iPads should be left outside the bedroom when it is time to sleep.

A woman in Christchurch, New Zealand, was shocked to find out she was pregnant after complaining of a stomach ache. Sarah Greig, 22, called her employer and said she couldn't come to work because her stomach hurts. Ms Greig believed that she was suffering from a bad case of a stomach bug. Little did she know that four hours after experiencing cramps, she would give birth to a healthy baby boy.

First female prime minister and former leader of the Australian Labour Party Julia Gillard has broken her silence over the party leadership, sexism in politics and losing power to Kevin Rudd. In a talk with Anne Summers at the Sydney Opera House, Ms Gillard threw a thinly-veiled barb at former prime minister Kevin Rudd for destabilising her government and turning against her despite being in the same party.

The Syrian foreign minister claimed that the government is fighting a war against terrorists with al-Qaida ties eating human hearts and dismembering people while they are still alive. In the UN General Assembly in New York, Walid al-Moallem said the terrorists send the dismembered limbs of the people they have taken hostage and send them to their families.

The last episode of the hit U.S. television series Breaking Bad proved to be a milestone for the show as it attracted 10.3 million viewers. Despite the record-breaking figures released on Sept 30, there were also 500,000 illegal downloads of the series finale, with Australia coming out as the top country with the most number of illegal downloads.

New Zealand lawmaker, Maryan Street withdrew her End of Life Choices Bill from the ballot in an unprecedented move. The New Zealand Parliament member said she was concerned about the debate and controversy the euthanasia bill might bring during the election year.

A hard-hitting breast cancer awareness campaign in New Zealand has been banned featuring comedienne-actress Elaine Smith. This was the first time in UK that a breast cancer ad showed images of a woman's breasts and the effects of cancer.

Supermarket giant Coles has issued a recall of its Dry Fit diapers after a mother posted on Facebook that her baby allegedly choked on frayed diaper material from one of the diapers that she bought. Her post went viral on Facebook which prompted Coles to investigate the incident.

Apple Inc has surpassed Coca-Cola as the world's most valuable brand in an annual report prepared by Interbrand and to be published on Sept 30. Interbrand is a brand consulting and corporate identity company. Behind Interbrand is Omnicom Group that has been gathering data for its Best Global Brands report since 2000.

The Australian Greens are demanding a full judicial inquiry with the authority of the Royal Commission to investigate the alleged "dirty deals" of the Reserve Bank of Australia including its subsidiaries. The Reserve Bank of Australia is currently under fire for using a front man to deal with the brother-in-law of Saddam Hussein. The front man was trying to close a deal involving the sale of plastic banknotes to the Iraqi government at the height of the sanctions imposed by the United Nat...

New Zealand has committed to an additional $2.6 million in emergency aid to the victims of the Syrian crisis. The country’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully said that $604,000 would be given to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) while $2 million will help support humanitarian relief efforts in Syria and its neighbouring countries.

New Zealand is expected to feel the heat as climate scientists warn of rising sea levels, increasing number of extinct animal and plant species, and insufficient food supply. All these consequences of global warming and more were presented in an international gathering of world representatives on climate change.

When Apple Inc released its latest software update, the iOS 7, on Sept. 18, the number of iOS users downloading the new update almost broke the Internet. The Apple-related traffic on the Internet on that day caused a worldwide slowdown in other Internet activities, according to Blue Coat, a Web security company which monitors Internet activity using several service providers.

Apple Inc has once again bested other companies for the prestigious title of the World’s Most Innovative Company in 2013. It is a well-known fact in the business world that, companies who remain on top are the ones that can think of the most creative approaches to an idea and act on it quickly.

Given the remote location of New Zealand, it is difficult and expensive to smuggle drugs. Most of the drugs Kiwis use are manufactured locally but as of late, there are newly-made synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of illegal drugs usually smuggled in other countries.

Australia has pledged $245,000 or P10 million worth of aid for the residents of Zamboanga and Basilan who were affected by the ongoing clashes in the southern part of the Philippines between rebel group, Moro Nationalist Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Philippine military forces.

Kiwi activists were sentenced to two years in jail by a Russian court after the Russian Coast Guard took them in custody along with over 20 protesters against oiling.

Apple Inc's new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C sold 9 million units during its first opening sale weekend to the surprise of many market analysts who expected sales of the latest iPhones to be within the 5 to 6 million range. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley chooses to remain bullish on Apple Inc as it increased its earnings per share (EPS) estimates based on iPhone 5C pricing.

Apple Inc’s iOS 7 reportedly causes severe motion sickness among users who have downloaded and installed the latest Apple software update in their iPhones and iPads. The new design style, especially the zooming and parallax animations, can apparently make people dizzy and feel sick with the iOS 7.

After a major earthquake in the coastal town of Gwadar in Pakistan that killed hundreds of people, residents were again shocked to find a new island rising from the sea just more than 1 kilometre from the shore.

With the sacking of Tim Flannery and the removal of the Climate Change Commission, Australia might end up having no climate change policy. The new Australian Senate will more likely breeze through the repeal of Australia Labour's carbon tax. However, the Senate remains skeptical about the Coalition government's plan to push the Direct Action plan worth $3.2 billion as an alternative.

New Zealand will soon welcome President Francois Hollande of France to its shores as the French leader will visit the country for the first time. It is also the first time that a France's head of state will arrive in New Zealand to further strengthen the ties between the two countries and discuss the common interests in the South Pacific.

New Zealand's sheep milking is predicted to be big industry for New Zealanders in the future with Blue River Dairy planning to invest millions of dollars in new equipment. Due to the decline of dairy exports, the trade deficit in New Zealand grew to $981 million or NZ$1.2 billion for the month of August. This is the biggest trade deficit for the country in five years. Exports slumped to their lowest since Sept. 2012 as dairy exports were down 1.8 per cent.

Apple Inc's shares may just reach $600, following reports that the company sold 9 million units of new iPhones in three days. The speculations over a deal with China Mobile may also fuel Apple's stock surge along with recommendations from some of the most respected market analysts.

The New Zealand accent sounded too foreign to an American reality television show that it placed subtitles so audiences can clearly understand. Before Kiwis will take it the wrong way, a linguist said New Zealanders should not take it personally.

A Google Glass application developed by New Zealand developers will allow users of Google’s wearable tech to travel back in time and see the streets of Christchurch before they were damaged by earthquakes.

Apple Inc may have reported a record-breaking iPhone sales weekend for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, but 9 million iPhone units sold don’t necessarily warrant rave reviews for some analysts. For Apple Inc investors, analysts said they should be careful in factoring in Apple’s iPhone opening-weekend sales to future growth expectations. In 2013, Apple has launched two new versions of the iPhone for the first time.

A Colombian man agrees to penis amputation after overdosing on Viagra pills. The 66-year-old man, who requested to have his name withheld, went to the hospital to have his penis checked after experiencing continuous erection for several days.