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Japan's side of the "Ring of Fire" seems to be getting quite active these days. The country has received another 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolt on Tuesday, a week after it experienced a tremor with the same intensity.

In what could be a slap in the face to protesters of Canada's proposed pipeline project in Alberta, an economist from International Energy Agency has clarified that such projects do not exacerbate or give any supporting contribution to the world's burgeoning climate change.

Environment Canada has issued special weather forecast for Agawa, Searchmont and Sault Ste. Marie.

A German karate teacher in the northern part of Romania recorded videos of local young boys naked and circulated the video clips on a Web site based in Canada

Another record-breaking Sydney weather in November occured this year. If you have noticed the chilly breeze Sunday, it was the coldest recorded day for this month after 7 long years as it was on a high of 17.6 degrees. According to SMH.com.us, Sydney locals felt the same cold weather way back in 2006, which was at 16.6 degrees.

Decades after the abuse, hearings for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will be opened in Sydney, Nov. 18. With startling allegations of maltreatment and cruelty between 1940 and 1980, it is estimated that close to 200 children were sexually or physically abused at the North Coast Children's Home in Lismore.

Sydney has recently been hit by a "mini tornado" that has led to some serious destruction. The storm has caused the collapse of a cinema building in Hornsby, Sydney and left 15 people injured.

CNN reporter Anderson Cooper inspired by Filipinos strength, says thank you for “showing us how to live” and honours Filipinos for every CNN’s broadcast of Typhoon Haiyan

Nelson Mandela is now unable to talk says his ex- wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Workers of the stadium for the FIFA World Cup 2022 were made to work like cattles, says Amnesty International

The latest report on the 2013 Comet ISON claims that the “Comet of the Century” may be observable during daylight hours in Australia. The Sydney Observatory suggests that interested sky gazers can view Comet ISON early in the morning before the crack of dawn in late November.

The New Zealand Air Force has landed in the Philippines to offer the Southeast Asian nation aid. Hercules, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130, delivered about 30 tonnes of food and basic necessities to the country's central region, where super typhoon Haiyan devastated several provinces.

Experts say the MI6 spy found dead inside a holdall did not get inside the bag alone.

With disasters brought about by natural calamities occurring more frequently these past few years including the recent Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that destroyed homes, livelihood and towns in the Philippines, it is nice to know how much help the said country is getting from different parts of the world. Any kind of help is welcome from anyone. However, there are things being donated that aren’t exactly ideal for survivors of such calamities. In fact, there are things being donated after dis...

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has already left the Philippines for days but the devastation is still felt up to now. Even the destruction left by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol that happened on October 15, 2013, almost a month before Typhoon Haiyan hit is not yet over. And, it will probably be felt not only in the coming days, but for the next few months as well. As the Philippines struggles with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan and the earthquake in Bohol, it looks like millions of Filipinos m...

An Australian taxi company recently introduced pink taxis for female passengers. The taxis, reports say, will be driven by women.

There seems to be a ‘Great Divide’ between the poor and the affluent on how they are dealing with the aftermath of the disaster

Child pornography is no more dealt on the streets. On the contrary, it has reached a much wider market on the Internet, and it is getting more and more anonymous, according to Ernie Allen – the president of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.

A 70 mph tornado is sweeping across the U.S. putting millions of families in extreme danger

Filipina newsreader Korina Sanchez is facing yet another social media backlash after her infamous and very recent feud with CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper. A photo showing slippers bearing her name has been circulating online, with Netizens claiming she has had the footwear printed before she would donate them to the victims of the super typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, in central Philippines.

Melbourne dance teacher Marie Lacombe has learned that the price of turning down a marriage proposal from an older man is in the tune of $200,000. The 42-year-old single mother claimed she was never romantically involved with 65-year-old Bruce Dusting, but he maintained she led him on to get money from him.

The United Nations is calling for a quicker response to relief operations in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan left some parts of Visayas devastated. The strongest typhoon to ever hit the country has affected the lives of nearly 12 million people and claimed 4,460 lives, almost twice the official count of 2,360 by government officials, according to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Toronto police were able to rescue 386 child porn victims as a part of Project Spade.

Hong Kong has no intentions of delaying its sanctions against the Philippines despite Typhoon Haiyan

The typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda death toll in Tacloban City, Philippines is expected to further increase as local authorities and even residents begin to collect dead bodies of their loved ones and bury them. A mass burial started on Wednesday, November 13, with Mayor Alfred Romualdez hoping that no more dead bodies will fill up the grave having the size of an Olympic swimming pool.

China will send nearly 10 million yuan ($1.64 million) worth of aid to the Philippines for the Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief effort, reported the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, after the government changed its mind of pledging just $100,000 initially.

A Malaysia-based scam in the guise of a travel company has duped 55 people in New Zealand, according to a report from The Herald. A total of $1.7 million was taken from the Kiwis, including a retired policeman and an accountant.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has declared 2013 as among the top 10 warmest years on record since 1850. The rising sea levels due to climate change have aggravated the effect of strong cyclones like Typhoon Haiyan that left the Philippines overwhelmed and under a state of calamity.

A British man has died mysteriously after opening a container which bears the red text "Pandora's Box." 37-year-old Jason Airey was found unconscious next to the box in his bedroom in Carlisle, Cumbria in May. He died two days later of natural causes.