A 12-year-old girl from New Zealand has left her home in the company of a male stranger she only "met" in an online chat room. The stranger had travelled hundreds of kilometres to just to pick up the young girl. The 18-year-old boy is facing charges of sexual grooming after he was reportedly spotted driving off with the girl. According to local reports, police had returned the child home after charging the young man for travelling to meet a young person.
Australia and parts of Indonesia had a partial eclipse of the sun on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Naturally not everyone was able to see it. Still good news for those who weren't able to see it, they can now be viewed in videos online.
An Australia-based resource company has claimed it has found possible wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 thousands of miles away from the current search area. According to GeoResonance, the multispectral images it obtained show potential debris in the northern Bay of Bengal. According to GeoResonance, it submitted its preliminary findings to investigators on March 31.
How frightening a shark can be? If seeing a shark caught on cam can make your heart beats fast, then, what more if you are actually swimming with a shark in real life? Apparently, a British man can answer that question as he didn't just saw one, but had swum with one.
Australia's "Big Four" banks are trying to stay away from dealings with companies accused of land-grabbing, illegal logging, fraud, child labor and other unethical and immoral practices in developing countries.
A British swimmer overcame the 25 km-long Cook Strait on April 22 as part of his bid to conquer the Oceans Seven. Adam Walker wanted to be the first British man to complete the group of seven long-distance swims around the world. As he was crossing New Zealand's Cook Strait, he spotted a great white shark just below him. He was previously told that there was no need to worry about sharks in Cook Strait.
A New Zealand plane searching for possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has located a sinking yacht and came to its rescue. The yacht had sent out a distress signal on April 27.
On Tuesday afternoon, April 29, the 2014 Solar Eclipse will be visible as a partial eclipse to the observers in Australia where they can see the Moon covering about 65% of the Sun’s disk without weather disturbances. Viewers who opt to experience the solar eclipse via live Webcasts will be able to do so with the two online sky watching groups.
Who would have thought that a seemingly simple domestic violence would cost the job even for a CEO?
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus or MERS virus is a deadly virus which has reportedly caused the deaths of many. Recently there has been a spike in the reported cases in Saudi Arabia and Egypt has reported its first case, raising concerns about the spreading of the virus to other countries.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has recently announced the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has "entered a new phase," focusing on larger area of the ocean floor.
Relatives and families of the 683 people sentenced to death by an Egyptian court warned the government Egypt faces a probable civil war uprising if it continues with its mass trial and collective executions.
A day after tornadoes killed 14 and ripped up homes in Arkansas and other states, the U.S., particularly the state of Mississippi and the U.S. Southeast, have been barraged anew with fresh storms that further damaged hundreds of homes, downed power lines and toppled trees.
It was considered a miracle. A woman who was reported to have been seriously injured after a police officer crashed into a car she was driving, which eventually killed her husband, has given birth to a healthy baby girl hours after the accident, according to reports.
Federal police in Australia will meet the "hijack scare" man at Brisbane Airport after he was sent back from Bali, Indonesia, for attempting to enter the cockpit of a Virginia Australia plane on April 25. Australian authorities will meet Matt Lockley from Gold Coast as he disembarks from his Virgin Australia flight at Brisbane Airport on Monday evening.
Nearly after six years of coming in and out of the courthouse, a woman from the state of Florida in the U.S. has eventually lost her battle over insurance for the "exploding corpse" that she claimed ruined her apartment, according to reports.
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, yielding to national pressure, had ordered the suspension of the construction of what could have been the country's fourth nuclear power plant.
B612 Foundation, along with three former NASA astronauts, has presented the data collected on the actual asteroid that hit the Earth since 2000 up to the present.
The 2014 Solar Eclipse is set to put on a sky show on Tuesday, April 29, where the “Ring of Fire” effect of the Moon outlined by the Sun can be observed. Australia will be able to partially view the upcoming annular solar eclipse while those in the farther south location can have a look at the event’s “Ring of Fire” effect like a small part of Antarctica.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing on March 8, 2014 and fifty days after the disappearance, there is still no trace of the missing jet. While the mystery of the plane continues to baffle one and all, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad blames the makers of the airplane for the aviation history’s biggest tragedy.
The world will have its first solar eclipse of the year on Tuesday, April 29. And Australia will have the best view of the event.
Google proves it's not all business and knows how to have fun, too. The tech giant has consistently entertained its users by introducing tricks like “Do a Barrel Roll,” “Tilt,” ”Recursion” and more commands meant to show a tweak in the search engine. Google offers helpful programs many users probably do not know. Here is a summary those interested can check out.
Reports of a Virgin Australia plane being hijacked and forced to land in Indonesia's Bali airport were denied by the Australian airline's representative Heru Sudjatmiko
The cat lovers now have a tangible reason to celebrate as Purina One builds its first pop-up cat café in New York City where everyone can drink and dine with the lovely felines. Considered to be America's first pop-up cat café, Purina One seems to have really popped up just in time before anyone else in North America does.
Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority will be evaluating the country's plan to extend its shark cull policy for up to three years.
More bones have been found in Queensland's Gold Coast seaway as authorities scour the area for what they suspect are human remains. Recreational diver Drew Valentine discovered what was believed to be a human bone in the previous week. After handing the first bone he found to police, he was found a second bone after diving into the south wall of the seaway. Mr Valentine thought both of the bones might have been in the water for years.
A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world! This is what a proud Mama, Megan Davies Mennes, did when a cyber bully commented on the post of her smiling son, Quinn, who has Down syndrome with the word "ugly."
A successful marriage depends on the “size” of the male partner, a recent study reveals. However, contrary to what many men may assume, the results of the study disclose that men with bigger penises are more likely to have wives who cheat on them.
Australia has grabbed the crown for the world's best pizza from Italy which has been long known for a yummy gourmet.
In the ongoing search for any sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysia has announced it has formed an independent international investigation team to determine the actual reason behind the lost aircraft. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammudin Hussain said the independent team was set up to investigate the incident and provide valuable insights so a similar event will be prevented in the future.
