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The female cadet of the Royal Australian Air Force who was the centre of the Skype sex scandal in 2011 has left the military training school. A spokesperson of the Department of Defence confirmed her leaving the academy but did not provide additional details to protect her privacy.

Thanks to the shift to daylight savings time (DST), an Irish bomber appears to have forgotten to advance by one hour the clock for the explosive device he was planting on a Volvo SUV in Dublin, Ireland, on Sunday.

Freddie Roach, the coach of Manny Pacquiao believes that even if Floyd Mayweather Jr - with his fight record of 45-0, 26 of which are KOs - is approaching the 49-0 record of boxing legend Rocky Marciano, Money May's unbeaten record would not be so sterling if he did not have a match against eight-division titleholder.

It may be three days after April Fool's Day, but scammers are still taking advantage of the continuous public interest on the ongoing search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 to earn money online. Their latest scam is another hoax that the ill-fated Flight 370 aircraft has finally been found and the location is ... the Indian Ocean, where several planes and ships from different nations, and now even submarines, are searching for debris or any signs of the jet believed to have cras...

The Australian sharemarket rose modestly for the third time this week, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) edging 0.1 per cent higher by the close. The XAO finished above the 5400pt mark, helped by the fourth consecutive record close for U.S. markets last night.

The early part of Thursday's trade on the ASX has been marked by a balancing act. On the one hand miners have been a positive influence, although sellers have focussed on the financials. As a result the market has been held to only modest improvements in the hours leading up to lunchtime on the east coast. The ASX 200 peaked with a gain of 15 points in the first hour of trade. Market participation was light with around $1 billion in turnover having changed hands. It could be argued that inves...

Macro data is back on the table as we look to round out the first week of trading in April. Overnight the ADP non-farm payrolls data was released and showed payrolls in the US were boosted by 191,000 in the month of March, compared with 178,000 in February. This was below the market consensus of 195,000, but on the whole it does show that the US winter issues are melting.

In US economic data, the ADP Private Employment report showed job gains of 191,000 for the private sector in March mostly in line with forecasts. The February result was revised up from 139,000 to 178,000. US factory orders jumped 1.6% in February. Shipments of new orders lifted by 0.9% in February - the biggest gain in seven months. However the prior January result was revised to show a larger fall of 1%.

There are 12 steps in checking the cervical mucus of a woman to determine her fertility, according to an article in pregnancy Web site Babymed.com. But to a busy woman, the 12 steps may seem cumbersome. A Techcrunch report on Tuesday, however, seemed to offer an easier way of checking the cervical mucus via a device called Pokr, a finger-shaped dongle made of silicone to facilitate ease of insertion into the cervix.

Living to his moniker Money May, unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr displayed again to the world how rich he is buying a new 60-carat diamond watch.

A one-minute, 57-second video titled Redneck Road Rage/Instant Karma posted on YouTube by a female Florida driver has turned viral on the popular video sharing site. In just six days since it was posted, the video has logged more than 10.6 million hits.

While several search planes and vessels scour the Indian Ocean for debris of the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 jet, Australia is preparing for a deep water search once the probable location of the plane's black box is determined.

With the pending shutdown and downsizing of two large multinational employers with facilities in Australia, more Aussie workers would soon lose their jobs, worsening the country's high unemployment rate.

Despite ending a little short of intra-day highs, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) managed to spike late in trade to end 0.26 per cent or 13.6 pts firmer to 5408.8. Property trusts, the utilities and IT businesses were the biggest losers, while all remaining sectors edged a little higher. Global markets were firmer overnight, with the tech specific NASDAQ and the S&P500 the standouts. The S&P500 broke through yet another record high thanks partly to healthy economic news. The index has surged by 8...

The Australian sharemarket is modestly higher at lunch, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rising by 13 pts or 0.3 per cent. A late surge from the miners yesterday; particularly BHP Billiton (BHP) helped minimise the influence of sluggish Chinese economic data. The S&P500 Index cracked through yet another record higher overnight.

There is a feeling from the data over the last 24 hours that bad news is being taken as good news once again.

n US economic data, the ISM manufacturing index rose from 53.2 to 53.7 in March. Construction spending rose by 0.1% in February. Chain store sales rose 2.3% in the latest week compared with a year ago, down from a 3.1% gain in the prior week. And the Dallas Federal Reserve services index rose from +9.8 points to +16.5 points in March.

Following the report that mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has made a billionaire the sole owner of a major semiconductor patent has resulted in all eyes being focused on Illuminati member Jacob Rothschild.

Australia deployed on Tuesday an Air Force E-7A Wedgetail, a modified Boeing 737, to serve as air traffic controller over the Indian Ocean to avert a mid-air mishap among search jets from different countries scouring the area for debris of the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 plane.

Two historians who say they have the evidence to prove it claim that a goblet in a Spanish museum is the same chalice used by Jesus Christ in the Last Supper, or the Holy Grail.

Barely two weeks to the highly anticipated rematch between eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao and WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, more details on the strategies of the two opponents are coming out.

Mining giant BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) is reportedly planning to set up a separate company for its aluminium, bauxite and nickel assets for the firm to focus on its core businesses.

Buyers made a push in the second half of the trading day which saw the ASX 200 pull up short of closing in positive territory. The index however was able to finish at the best levels of afternoon trade. The main buying initiative pushing the index higher in the afternoon was found in the resource sector. The bulk miners, which were painting an unconvincing picture in early trade, moved ahead with more conviction in the afternoon.

Solid gains on Wall Street overnight have been ignored by local investors on the first day of a new month and quarter. The gains in the US were driven by dovish comments made by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Ms Yellen gave a speech on Monday defending the Fed´s policy of low interest rates and bond-buying, saying that the ´´extraordinary´´ commitment to stimulus will be needed for some time in the face of the ´´considerable´´ slack in the economy and labour market. Ms Yellen suggested that this ´´vie...

There are over 20 different countries releasing manufacturing PMI data today. The most notable will be: (in timeline order) Japan, China, France, Germany and the US.

In US economic data, the Chicago Purchasing Management Index fell from 59.8 to 55.9 in March - a seven month low. Federal Reserve Chair Yellen gave a speech on Monday strongly defending the Fed´s policy of low interest rates and bond-buying. Yellen said the ´´extraordinary´´ commitment to stimulus will be needed for some time, saying there is ´´considerable´´ slack in the economy and labour market. Yellen suggested that the ´´view is widely shared by my fellow policy-makers at the Fed´´.

After being almost crushed by so many negative news the past few months, Waterloo-based tech firm BlackBerry appears to be finally on a winning streak this week. After reporting a 64 per cent drop in its fourth quarter revenue on Friday , BlackBerry won a San Francisco court's nod for a preliminary injunction on the sales of Typo.

The Australian Dentists Association is red-faced over a burlesque video which was uploaded on YouTube, the group's Web site and other social media accounts and created a furor.The 29-second clip was actually part of the entertainment number at the Dentists' Late Night show held in Melbourne at the 2013 Australian Dental Congress. It featured female strippers, wearing underwear that the Daily Mail described as "not much thicker that dental floss."

Embattled national flag carrier Qantas is courting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help the company recover financially by launching on Monday the Acquire corporate loyalty programme.