It might have been the year for cutting back expenses and the birth of the term "recessionista" but this beauty product never did go out of style, in fact it even experienced a boost in sales.
Astronomers have reported that they have found and measured one of the largest black holes found in the universe as of late.
A crocodile is the suspect in the death of a 49-year-old Cairns fisherman and barge skipper. Queensland police said on Wednesday that they suspect a reptile after they recovered the body of David Fordson with signs of injury caused by a marine animal.
Six Koreans and 17 Filipinos were charged with animal cruelty and illegal gambling for conducting dog fights at a house in Cavite province, Philippines and broadcasting it live online for bettors.
Police found Tuesday the body of a missing barge master off Cape York peninsula in the northern tip of Queensland.
Wedding jitters heighten up ‘Down Under’ as temperatures drop in Sydney’s coldest summer in almost 50 years. Sydney had its lowest December minimum for 16 years on Monday, with the morning temperature dropping to 11.8 degrees. It was the coldest first week in December since 1960.
Hamilton man Andrew Hughes, 41, lost one leg to bone cancer when he was 20. This did not stop him from participating in and completing a triathlon at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand over the weekend.
Teenagers today can be described in one word - social. That's because with cellphone in hand, they can interact with almost anyone via the internet or just through text. However, do people really know what's lies behind the now common cellphones that the youth so readily wields in their hands?
A 53-year-old Australian married to a Filipino was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga Sibugay on Monday evening.
It pays to listen to the skeptics: When something seems too good to be true, it probably isn’t. Simon Finnigan, an unlicensed financial planner and Ponzi operator in New South Wales, has pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding $1.96 million from investors between 2001 and 2007.
A new study has proved that nice guys really do finish last.
On Saturday, Dec. 3, the 2011 Miss Earth pageant was held at the U.P. Theatre located in Diliman Quezon City. It was Miss Ecuador, Olga Alva, who shone the most and bagged the major prize
German authorities announced on Sunday that bomb experts safely defused a huge vintage bomb unearthed last month in Koblenz, a city located west of Germany, as the Rhine River dried up due to the extended dry period that had hit the country.
Police across Australia charged hundreds of people with various offenses related to drinking and drunkenness from Friday night to Saturday morning.
Disability is a reality that people, more specifically children, face everyday. And it does help if there are people around them that they can count on. However, those exact people who are trying to help them and those who are walking on eggshells around them might be stopping them from reaching their potentials.
The teenager from Morisset Park, New South Wales tried in Bali, Indonesia for marijuana possession returns home Monday after serving two months in detention.
A law inspired by the killing of Australian-born schoolgirl Zarah Clare Baker was passed Thursday in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The law imposes stiffer punishment for anyone disposing body secretly to conceal death.
Winds with gustiness equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane hit southwestern United States on Thursday leaving 340,000 homes in California without power.
Women, arguably, can do a lot more than men. While some will say that they can do anything men can do on heels, some say that they are better when it comes to multitasking. Even when working moms and working dads are pitted together, some will say that women do more of the job, especially at home.
According to a new study, a person’s worries and anxiety triggers are “softened” during a dream cycle, which makes us feel better after a dreamful sleep.
Take a look at some of Middleton's best and worst spectator hats and judge if she looks like a princess or an ornament.
Though the NBA lockout ended this weekend, there are still things that have stirred the pot post lockout. Case in point: a reporter asked President Barrack Obama about his thoughts on the deal that was cut.
The uneven ratio of men and women in top jobs at American companies may not necessarily mean discrimination prevails in the workplace. It could mean that men are just more confident than women, says a Columbia Business School study.
In a report, the Royal Couple has been named by Canada's 'Maclean's' as the top newsmakers of the year with their highly-publicized appearances.
Police are calling on the public to come forward if anyone has information on the mysterious disappearance of Sydney Man Patrick Hutchings, who was last seen a month ago.
Once the holiday season starts, there's no stopping it. Invites upon invites to holiday parties start pouring in and before you know it, you're faced with the perpetual sartorial question: what are you going to wear?
Some 45,000 residents of the German city of Koblenz will temporarily be evacuated on Sunday to be at a safe distance from an unexploded World War II British bomb that will be detonated by the army and police bomb disposal teams.
The Duchess is set to make the Holidays a fashionable one by commissioning dresses from the high end fashion house.
The New York Film Critics Circle named the starkly beautiful silent film "The Artist" the year's best film Tuesday. "The Artist," also earned the best director award for French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius.
China's donation of school buses to Macedonia has been inspiring public outrage and ridicule online, where most residents have described the gift as hare-brained given their country's inferior safety record as well as a recent unfortunate crash that killed 19 preschoolers.
