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Although Australia's political mother, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, is a single woman who has never been married and never had kids, the country down under is still one of the best places to be a mum.

McDonald’s act of “getting in touch” with the Cleveland hero arouses disapproval from a business standpoint.

For the first time, the 2013 Comet ISON heads towards the inner solar system and the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera was able to capture a spectacular image of the approaching comet that shows its exceptional splendor. Comet C/2012 S1 ISON will have its closest approach to the Sun and planet Earth on November 28 and December 26, respectively.

Residents of Western Australia can start viewing the 2013 Solar Eclipse on Friday, May 10, at 6:32 a.m. local time as it becomes visible as well at the Australian Northern Territories, Queensland and Cape York Peninsula at 8:44 a.m. local time. For the viewers who want to witness the exceptional phenomenon, they can head to the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery or watch online at SLOOH.

The 6-year-old victim of the Cleveland kidnapping was happy to eat popsicle with her mom Amanda Berry

Unsettling details about the Cleveland kidnapping continues to shock the world.

From being just a mere restaurant dishwasher, Charles Ramsey is now regarded around the world as the uncanny hero responsible for the escape of decade-long kidnapped victim Amanda Berry and her two companions.

“I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway. Deeeaaddddd giveaway!”

The 7 American crew members in the 747 cargo plane crash in Bagram, Afghanistan may be gone but they are never forgotten. The NCR 102 memorial web site has been set up dedicated to the victims and their families where memories are shared and monetary donations can be made online.

A Spanish charity has revealed a unique ad poster that aims to help abused children by revealing a helpline number only to them. Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation (ANAR) has designed outdoor posters that reveals a warning message to adults but displays a secret message only for children.

A bride and her 4 friends burnt inside a limousine.

It was supposed to be a fun-filled Saturday night out for newlywed bride Neriza Fojas, a 31-year-old registered nurse from Fresno and her friends but it ended in tragedy. A stretch limousine carrying the 9 female passengers suddenly burst into flames at the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in San Francisco Bay killing 5 passengers, including the newlywed, and injuring 4 women during the 90-second fire.

The 2013 Solar Eclipse will occur on May 9 and 10 where viewers in Australia and the Pacific Islands can witness the Moon lying between the Sun and planet Earth. Though this year’s eclipse may be partial, it is still guaranteed to be something spectacular and worth the wait.

Here's a workout to firm your Bikini-bashful body zones. You can do all the exercises or just the ones that target your personal trouble zones. Either way, do them every other day to see results in three weeks. (If you need to lose weight, also do 30-45 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times a week ,supplemented with a balanced diet).

The official Korean Central News Agency confirmed on Thursday, May 2, that the Supreme Court sentenced US citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for allegedly committing “hostile acts” against the Korean government. The US government currently insists amnesty and release for the captured US citizen.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton of Thetford began her “hell journey” in 2007 after husband Herbert Rodgers struck her with a bat and soaked her face with industrial-strength lye due to suspicion of infidelity. Six years later after the attack, the 44-year-old victim publicly revealed for the first time her new look from the successful face transplant surgery at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s hospital in February 2013.

A father detailed through letter the sexual acts he wants teen daughter to carry out

Sky watchers are going to witness another rare spectacle this weekend as the 2013 Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the early morning hours of May 5. The Eta Aquarids will offer a much better display in the Southern Hemisphere but the meteor shower is still expected to be seen worldwide.

South Korea has been accused of economic espionage in Australia as one senior South Korean public servant has been found conducting secret meetings with NIS officers, an act that goes strongly against Australian government policy.

SAMSUNG Electronics Australia Pty Ltd has ordered for the recall of at least six models of its top loading washing due to a string of reported fire risk and hazards incidents.

Boeing 747-400, a Dubai-bound cargo plane, terribly crashed at about 11:20 a.m. local time a few moments after its takeoff on Monday, April 29, at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan instantly killing the 7 onboard crew members. The victims have now been identified and the weather condition that day is reportedly considered as a possible factor of the plane crash as well as a cargo shift.

Kiwi children born to New Zealand parents or migrants have the country's Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages to thank for because they got decent and normal names, not names they would be ashamed of when they grow older.

The going public of basketball player Jason Collins about his being gay has reopened the debate on whether a person's sexual orientation is important to his career.

The West Australian coroner is conducting an examination on the death of two boys identified as Lochlan James Stevens, 2, and Malachi Isaac Stevens, 10 months old, who both died in the shower in November 7, 2008. The boys’ mother, Miranda Hebble, was reportedly exhausted and woke up from 10 hours of sleep to find her sons dead in the shower’s overflowing water.

Weather patterns are bound to get hotter and drier for Australia this May.

A horrifying footage captured from a dashboard camera showing the Cargo Boeing 747 Crash at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan has surfaced online. The US-led military coalition confirmed that the plane crash killed the 7 American crew members onboard last Monday, April 29.

Adam Holland’s parents were distressed and offended when they saw a photograph of their son with the Down syndrome disorder used as memes on the internet. Bernard and Pamela Holland of Nashville, Tennessee are after the people responsible for the online ridicule with a filed lawsuit worth $18 million.

Mars rover Curiosity has reportedly filmed yet another "anomaly," according to a YouTube user who has been scrutinizing the images being sent to Earth by the elite robot explorer.

Not because she's a lady meant she's weak. Or so thought a 21-year-old bus driver from Dubai who got beaten to a pulp no less than by a US Navy female sailor when he tried to rape her right on his bus.