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With seven more arrests on Sunday, the Madagascar police have now made 26 arrests over the lynching of two Europeans and one local by a violent mob on Thursday in the popular tourist location of Nosy Be.

It's not every day that a court gets to see a dead man walk up to a judge and demand that he be recognized as, well, alive. In the case of Donald Miller that's exactly what happened. The 61-year-old had been proclaimed dead since 1994 following a disappearance from his Arcadia rental home. Apparently, Mr Miller lost his job sometime before 1990 and as an alcoholic had nowhere to go and "had nothing left."

Police claimed they are ruling out foul play on the death of Daniel Sihvola whose body was found in Bulimba Creek in August, two weeks after he was reported missing.

An Australian diver survived a second shark attack in 10 years Tuesday. He is now recovering in a Perth hospital. Diver Greg Pickering, 55, was gored by a great white shark near Esperance in Western Australia.

Russian authorities who seized the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, have claimed that they found "hard drugs" on board. The Investigative Committee of Russia said investigators found drugs in a search of the Greenpeace ship. The drugs were allegedly poppy straw and morphine. Poppy straw is also known as raw opium which can be used to make heroin or morphine.

China came up with yet another unique kind of destination and this one comes in the form of a bookstore but situated oddly in an underground car park.

A passenger who had almost zero flying experience was able to land an airplane safely while he was instructed by on-ground personnel.

According to the members of Vancouver’s sex crimes, the man who was responsible for assaulting a woman in the West Side of the city, has been caught.

The 89-year-old woman, who had refused to fill census forms, was acquitted.

Footage from a murder scene has San Francisco officials concerned that smartphones are a dangerous distraction. The San Francisco Department told the press that the security footage of the alleged killer of a man aboard the light-rail train had his gun in plain sight.

Authorities are not putting the takedown of the black market bazaar Silk Road into a halt after the arrest of its alleged owner. Sources say that authorities have also started the search for drug dealers who sold items in the web site.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) issued an Extreme Fire Danger Warning on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 for the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Shoalhaven and Illawarra regions in Australia.

While many are starving in other parts of the world, Australia wastes $8 billion worth of food every year. According to a national campaign by non-profit organisation, Foodwise, Australians waste a staggering amount of $8 billion worth of edible food each year. The amount is twice the commitment of the Australian government to foreign aid.

A 58-year-old man, Ian Scargall, has been tried in court for giving a supermarket attendant for her to put her dirty undewear in. Scargall has admitted to a single count of stalking when he appeared in court this week.

The 2013 Comet ISON's closest approach to planet Mars last October 1 had built up the excitement for a remarkable display but the “Comet of the Century” was not able to meet the expectations of the scientists in-charge with the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera. Astronomer Ignacio Ferrin from FACom, Universidad de Antioquia gave his evaluation on the latest Comet ISON data and discovered signs on its “imminent demise.”

Missing 9-year-old boy, Nathan Parker, was found walking to his school, Canley Vale Public School, the morning after his disappearance. Earlier this week, it was reported that Parker, who usually walked the short distance from school to his home, was missing. Seen last on his way home from school, the boy never made it home. A search for the child was immediately set up, complete with descriptions of his clothing and built for the public. The culprit behind the boy's disappearance? An "una...

8 police officers who risked their lives by entering a burning building in Wentworthville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Oct. 8, 2013 to help people who were trapped inside have been praised as heroes for their brave act. However, the man they saved, 36-year-old Jomaa Market store owner Chadi Jomaa, could be the one who started the fire in the first place.

Day care worker, Heather Koon on Friday was accused and arrested for two counts of rape. The Lorain County Sheriff's Office in Ohio announced in a statement that the 25-year-old had allegedly violated two of the toddlers that she was professionally caring for.

Quanto, one of the most popular police dogs in Edmonton, was killed by a suspect Monday. He was a dedicated German shepherd who spent four years of his life in the police service with over 100 arrests.

After the viral story of Rawan, the child bride from Yemen who allegedly suffered from severe sex injuries but eventually was proclaimed as fake news, another Yemeni child bride story came up by a woman named Noora Al Shami.

An explosion rocked a two-storey building on Station Street in Wentworthville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia at around 4:30am on October 8, 2013. The building reportedly contained residential units on top of an Afghan supermarket.

An announcement made allegedly by NASA that claims to shake the entire Earth on November 13 emerged to be a complete FAKE!

By the end of 2013, around 2.7 billion people will have Internet access, according to the United Nations. This is 40 per cent of the world's population based on the report of International Telecommunication Union of the UN. Google has joined Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Intel among others in the fight for more affordable Internet in developing countries. Aside from popular Silicon Valley companies, governments and special interest groups expressed their support in forming the Alliance for ...

In October 2013, another remarkable sky gazing event for the spectators will be available with the 2013 penumbral lunar eclipse scheduled Wednesday, Oct. 18. The subtle-type penumbral eclipse will have the moon dimming slightly as it glides through the edge of planet Earth's shadow, known as penumbra.

At a glittering ceremony in Bali on Sept. 28, when Megan Young 23-year-old Miss Philippines won the Miss World contest, miles away in Singapore, 25-year-old Devina DeDiva grew scornful. The social media narcissist, with an irritable commenting syndrome, logged on to her Facebook account and let an outpour of derogatory polemics – insensitive and ignorant commentary of what she thought, made the stunning Megan Young; an undeserving candidate for the coveted title.

The Syrian rebels must know who spoiled their party. If they were expecting the Aug 21 chemical weapon attack would move the minds of Western people, and get the U.S. and its allies involved in their backyard war, the poor guys simply got it all wrong. And they have no one to blame but Miley Cyrus.

China's President Xi Jinping was mocked by his own people after scolding New Zealand Prime Minister John Key over Fonterra's food safety issues during a one-on-one meeting in Bali last Oct. 6.

Who would have thought that a lady with an angelic face like Heather Koon would do the unthinkable? If the charges against her have basis, parents should think twice before trusting anyone for baby-sitting their infants. Koon allegedly raped a couple of infants and recording this ballistic act on video. The court issued an interesting verdict with the judge setting a $2 million bond for her bail.

Devina DeDiva has made herself -- or her social media name -- infamous online by antagonizing Miss World 2013 Megan Young and her home country, the Philippines.