A viral video of cute dancing babies has drawn more than 10 million views in a week's time. This clip has been cheering up friends, family members and co-workers via YouTube, Facebook and other social media sites.
South Carolina couple Cara and Glenn O’Neill resorted to the power of social media in raising their goal fund of $2.5 million for the clinical trial of their daughter, Eliza. The online fundraising campaign through the viral YouTube video called “Saving Eliza” has already reached over $1 million to help little Eliza who suffers from a rare disease.
Two 12-year-old girls stabbed a friend (also 12) in Milwaukee suburb in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday morning, May 31, 2014. They stabbed their friend 19 times after a slumber party. Girls lured their friend to accompany them into the woods where they committed the heinous crime. According to the reports, the girls have admitted to be planning the murder for months and that they did it for Slender Man.
The number of seismic activity or earthquakes above magnitude 4.0 have breached the records in Los Angeles, U.S., baffling scientists. Could the area be in for a major one soon similar to the 1994 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake that killed 57 and injured more than 8,700?
Two tween girls from Wisconsin, U.S., have been arrested for allegedly stabbing their friend 19 times in a bid to please and prove their loyalty to an online horror fictional character named Slender Man.
A Sri Lankan asylum seeker who was staying in one of Australia's detention centres has set himself on fire. He burned 90 per cent of his body and died soon after from his injuries. According to reports, the 29-year-old Leo Seemanpillai is the second asylum seeker from Sri Lanka who has resorted to setting himself on fire while detained in Australia.
Two women dog owners have been jailed for 12 months after their dog, a Presa Canario cross-breed that has been left unfed for 45 hours, ate alive a 79-year-old pensioner in Britain.
New Zealand scientist Duncan Steel suggested the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 should be expanded to Kyrgyzstan's Besh-Tash Valley. Previous reports said a cloud of smoke was spotted during the time the Boeing aircraft carrying 239 people could have crashed.
A 27-year-old Sudanese woman who has been sentenced to death for apostasy will be released, reports said.
If there is "super-Earth," there is also "mega-Earth." In theory, this may be impossible, yet astronomers discovered a new kind of planet 17 times heavier and 2.3 times larger than our own planet dubbed as "mega-Earth."
High school student Brett Nichols got recognized through the viral YouTube video of his Michael Jackson dance moves to the hit song “Billie Jean” at Pitman High School’s annual Talent Rally. The teenage dancer showed again his dance moves in an exclusive video released to Today Entertainment using the King of Pop’s other hit song titled “Smooth Criminal” this time.
New Zealanders are being advised to be wary of viewing a Facebook friend's new video as fraudsters in social media often pose as Facebook friends. According to reports, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs issued a warning about online scams in line with Fraud Awareness Week.
A Brazilian young man got so obsessed with South Korea that he underwent a series of cosmetic surgeries to look Korean.
Tennessee woman Shona Carter-Brooks has come under fire for putting her newborn baby on the train of her wedding dress and dragged little Aubrey while she walked down the aisle.
Nap Nanny Infant Recliner, already recalled as early as 2010 for the death of a 4-month-old baby, has claimed its sixth life.
An elderly man was mauled by an angry seal in New Zealand. The 85-year-old man was rushed to the hospital with leg injuries. According to a report by Stuff News, the seal jumped on to a walkway in New Plymouth just as the old man was passing by.
A 15-year-old Malaysian girl was reportedly raped by more than 30 men in an abandoned house in a Malaysian province.
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) current and future research projects are at risk of being underfunded with the current Abbott government's budget cuts.
A doctor in Sydney has criticised the government for "largely ignoring" his report regarding the poor medical treatment of asylum seekers in Australia-run detention centres in Christmas Island. Dr John-Paul Sanggaran outlined a 92-page report with 14 other physicians in November about the standard of care given to boatpeople.
Australia may face an economy with 5 million jobs less as more companies use more advanced automation technology to save on costs in the near future.
The King of Pop may be gone but his music continues to live on. High school student Brett Nichols’ recent viral video of his Michael Jackson dance moves to the song titled “Billie Jean” made the 1982 hit single make an appearance once again on the Billboard charts.
A mystery millionaire, @HiddenCash, is hiding away cash across San Francisco for people to find and keep
Dan Yorgason and his friend Abram Schiff captured on video the EF2 tornado that hit the oil workers’ base camp in North Dakota on Monday, May 26, and shared the life threatening experience on YouTube. The video titled “Dramatic North Dakota Tornado” immediately went viral with currently over one million views since it got published.
Recent scandals in politics, business and sports may be threatening New Zealand's 8-year record as the world's least corrupt nation by watchdog Transparency International. According to a report by Fox News, some observers think New Zealand may have been complacent in watching out for shady behaviour due to its sterling record for fairness.
Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse of King Edward VII Hospital in London, left behind a teenage son and daughter when she committed suicide after becoming the victim to the Kate Middleton phone call hoax. Two years after the tragic death, Jacintha’s teenage son Junal Barboza recently received the “Student of the Year” award at St Brendan’s Sixth Form College in Bristol.
RV house parking workers were hit with a tornado that injured nine people and damaged 15 trailers at Watford City, North Dakota on Memorial Day, May 26. Among the injured people, a 15-year-old girl was caught in the catastrophic event suffering serious injuries. The North Dakota tornado peaked at 120 mph winds, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
The latest advisory 21 issued by the National Hurricane Center announced Hurricane Amanda has weakened anew. Local Mexican media continued to warn residents to remain alert and cautious as the storm could continue dumping heavy rains, causing floods to the capital and several other states.
Carbon dioxide levels in the northern hemisphere has surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in history. According to climate scientists, the global milestone was of "symbolic and scientific significance."
A U.S. doctor was killed by gunmen in Pakistan while he was on a visit to a graveyard. The gunmen came on motorcycles and shot several bullets in his body.
Call of Duty must be investigated for its influence on children as four teenage boys who killed themselves used to play it on a regular basis in their lifetime, suggests a coroner.
