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Australia remains on high alert after the tragic end of the Sydney siege at Martin Place that left two hostages dead.

A recent UFO sighting experience has been shared on YouTube showing a mysterious black object moving over the Statue of Liberty in New York City. An expert gave an explanation as to what the object was in the video that the witness shared in the Web site.

The 2014 Geminid meteor shower display is still expected to continue this week after its Dec. 13 to 14 peak but the sky watchers can gear up for another meteor shower display set to take place in January 2015. The upcoming display listed on the sky events calendar is the Quadrantid meteor shower.

The Duchess of Cambridge has supposedly been missing out on occasions where Prince William's friends are involved.

The old Australian woman is facing the gallows in Malaysia.

The Sydney siege by an armed man currently taking staff and customers at a Martin Place cafe may be designed to sow fear and create publicity.

A mysterious giant creature may be lurking in Oke Bay in New Zealand by an engineer using Google Earth.

A group assault killed 15-year-old Canadian boy in Surrey.

Australia's national page on popular social media site Instagram has attracted more than a million followers, making it the most followed holiday destination.

A Polish woman was arrested after she was identified by a local parishioner to have made the porn video inside the church.

Australian residents with African descent are being subjected to abuse because of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

ISIS launching an attack on Australian soil is more likely amid earlier terror threats. A successful attack would be considered a propaganda victory for ISIS.

Using religious symbols for business promotion is never a sensible idea.

The 2014 Geminids meteor shower will be reaching its peak on late Sunday evening, Dec. 14, in Australia. Without weather disturbances, the annual Geminids will be offering viewers with bright visible meteors streaking across the Australian skies late in the evening until the crack of dawn.

An ISIS senior commander has spoken out publicly for the first time about the origin of ISIS in Camp Bucca, a U.S.-run prison in Iraq.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were reportedly like robots and international geisha-people during their visit.

A four-year-old girl from New Zealand got drunk while at a child care centre.

According to the report, "obligatory celibacy" may have a role to play in child sex abuse in the church.

New Zealand's rising inequality between the rich and poor has led to a 2-digit percentage points loss from its economic growth.

The RCMP arrested a woman suspected to be the mother of a child who had been found dead in a car.

Most of the Americans who responded to a newspoll believe ISIS may attack in the U.S. soon. ISIS has demanded $1 million in exchange for James Foley's remains.

In some locations, weather and viewing conditions could be a problem to the sky watchers who wish to observe the 2014 Geminids meteor shower peak on Dec. 13 and 14. Another way to view the Geminids meteor shower display this coming weekend is to go online and watch through the available live Webcast or coverage of the annual sky event.

Pippa questions American's obsession with big butts including Kim Kardashian's aim in posing fully naked for Paper mag.

In video documentary scientists calculate the possibility of the giant asteroid to collide with Earth's orbit after three years.

Ebola doctors and nurses were chosen as the TIME Person of the Year.

"Shirtfront" was declared Australia's word of the year after it was popularised by Prime Minister Tony Abbott when he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin over MH17.

ISIS is accused of exploiting Australians and other foreign fighters and using them as cannon fodder and suicide bombers.

Australia has been ranked as the worst-performing industrialised country based on its approach to climate change.

Teenager Brendan Jordan is known for his viral video background performance of Lady Gaga’s single titled “Applause” during a local news’ live television cross in Las Vegas. The latest reports on Brendan Jordan claim that the young and fierce viral dancer is now a model for an Americal Apparel advertisement.