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Natalie Jean Wood was the "forgotten Aussie woman" as her dead body was found lying inside her home after eight long years. But now her million-dollar estate is up for grabs. Her 12 long-lost cousins have finally showed up.

A brand new study has revealed how majority of smartphone users are getting into scandalous messaging as they get involved with sharing intimate, sexy content using their mobile gadgets.

Neknominate is not a just a reckless social drinking game anymore, it’s also a dangerous one. A young man from Ashburton, New Zealand was hospitalised after downing a bottle of absinthe when he took part in the trending chain-mail game.

After about 70 years now, the colourful marbles of Ms Frank will be put on display for the very first time.

An unnamed couple from West Greenwich, Rhode Island filed a report to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) about their UFO sighting experience in the area. The MUFON Case Management System listed the UFO sighting as Case No. 53853 where the two witnesses recounted seeing and capturing images for evidence of the two black discs that they spotted above the sky.

New Zealand will welcome around 100 Syrian refugees for resettlement as they flee their homeland due to the ongoing civil war. The New Zealand government announced that the refugees will arrive in in the second half of 2014. According to Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse, New Zealand issued the offer of up to 100 Syrian refugees after the United Nations' call for help amid the worsening crisis in Syria.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was disappointed over news that the U.S. oil company Anadarko was unable to find sufficient supply of oil in the Taranaki Basin. However, Mr Key remained optimistic that Anadarko will have better luck elsewhere. Anadarko announced it will leave its oil well in New Zealand's Taranaki Basin since it has not found significant quantities of natural gas or oil

A 20-year-old deaf man in New Zealand has admitted to the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl on New Year's Day. Tim Horne, from Auckland, entered a guilty plea before the Waitakere District Court. The young girl had been playing in Auckland's Glendene Reserve with other children in the park when Mr Home approached them around 8:20pm on Jan 1. He then began dancing with the children and offered them chewing gum. He grabbed the girl when he noticed the other children were mov...

After having been speculated as the making of aliens and even the effect of World War II bombs, biologists reveal the closest answer to the phenomenon and that it was caused by poison.

In a first in Melbourne's history, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay attended on Sunday the Australian state's Gay Pride March with 40,000 people. He said he showed up at the parade to express support for gays who are important part of the Victorian community.

Who would ever think the reported demonic Indiana house that became viral last week would capture the interest of a buyer? It was possible and had already been bought by "Ghost Adventures" Host Zak Bagans

Thousands of shark cull protesters have shown up with hand-painted posters, shark hats and other shark-related paraphernalia on Manly Beach last Feb 2. The crowd of Australians on Perth beaches was one of the several protests held across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to denounce Western Australia's shark cull policy.

Scientists have spotted rare blue whales off the coast of New Zealand's North Island. The gentle giants of the sea remain one of the most elusive creatures in the world. Blue whales were seriously hunted in the Southern Hemisphere at the height of the whaling period which led to a dramatic population decline.

More males are becoming victim of violent sexual assaults. According to the New Zealand Police, in the past five years, the number of such type of sex assaults have jumped to 710 from 480.

Shark cull activists will have more reason to protest Western Australia's controversial shark-killing policy, following news of sharks smaller than three feet were caught in baited drum lines around Perth beaches. After the Western Australian government has declared that only large sharks will be culled, the baited lines with large hooks seem to attract and catch smaller sharks. After Fisheries officers placed bait on Jan 31, a one-metre tiger shark got caught in the lines just hours after.

Happy Chinese New Year 2014! Or better yet, Kung Hei Fat Choi! Some people also say Gong Xi Fa Cai! However you wish to phrase your greetings for the New Lunar Year, one thing's for sure: the whole world is celebrating with the Chinese for this big event. What's in store for the Year of the Horse? Read on to find out more about it.

A porn actress has an unusual wish for her 23rd birthday: she wants to have sex with a total of 23 males.

The Brazilian model who controversially offered her virginity for auction has come up with a better plan. Catarina Migliorini plans to lose it on a reality TV show.

It’s not every day that you get to encounter a person who wants to change her first name to some kind of an adjective like ‘Sexy.’

The latest online craze among South Koreans is something crazy. It involves watching a gorgeous woman eat giant servings of food.

Roast Buster Beraiah Hales has chosen to reveal his involvement in the scandal involving getting underage teens and young women drunk and "rape" them in one of the group's sex sessions.

A woman in Canada was killed after the scarf she was wearing got caught in a metro station in Montreal.

As the younger-generation Chinese have adopted western values, more emphasis is placed in having careers than raising families. This has caused a gap between the older and younger generations, felt most during family reunions when the inevitable question of marriage for single family members crop up.

Tropical Cyclone Dylan moves closer to Queensland, Australia as residents are advised to prepare for storm surges and heavy rains. According to weather reports, the low pressure area was spotted in the Coral Sea several days ago but has turned into a Category One cyclone on the afternoon of Jan 30.

Gigi Chao, the lesbian daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung who doubled the reward for the man who would marry her, has written an open letter to him, asking him to accept her for who she is.

The ribbon has been cut for the world's largest solar bridge found in London.

Amy Herbst, an opera singer, is having a hard time singing lately, not for difficulty in hitting the high notes but she cannot keep from passing.

The world's biggest whale shark factory has been found in southern China and processes around 600 sharks in a year. Hong Kong-based conservation group WildLifeRisk called the factory the largest slaughterhouse for one of the world's most endangered species.

The victims of child abuse in Salvation Army homes spoke about their experiences in the first public hearing in Sydney before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse for 2014. On Jan 28, the commission began its fifth inquiry into the case. Abuse victims claimed young boys were kept in a cage for days and raped in Salvation Army homes during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. According to revelations in the public hearing, Salvation Army leaders failed to impose discipline o...