The kidnappers of the Australian national snatched in the southern Philippines a few weeks before Christmas had asked for ransom money in exchange for his freedom, police officials said.
A teenager from Texas who claimed that he escaped death three times in spite of a deadly heart illness faced death at a Christmas night due to a heart attack. Before he died, he was able to post a two-part video on YouTube demonstrating his story and explaining a range of influential visions.
A new polar bear was born on Nov. 22 in the Scandinavian Wildlife Park in Denmark. The bear was named 'Siku' and is now a month old cub that has gone viral.
One of three former followers of the doomsday cult that caused the sarin gas attacks in Tokyo's subway trains and stations in 1995 has surrendered to police after 17 years on the run to escape prosecution from kidnapping and murder of another member's brother.
People celebrate New Year in many different ways. If you happen to live somewhere in South America, wearing something in particular is typical
The warehousing sector of the supply chain industry is under pressure recently after a series of investigative reporting has uncovered the tenuous situation of thousands of temporary employees.
Australians are expected to send 76 million text messages for the New Year. The figure would top the estimated 65 million SMS sent by Aussies on Christmas Day.
A California family was awarded $17.8 million in compensation by a U.S. federal court following the death of four of its members in 2008 when a malfunctioning Navy combat plane crashed into their neighbourhood.
The New Year is just around the corner and in preparation for it people have been busy planning where they will be, who they’ll spend their time with, and what will they be drinking. With the answer commonly being in a public place, with friends, and beer, welcoming the New Year might not go over so well, especially when heavy drinking is involved.
Victoria and NSW police have arrested a father and his son suspected of stealing $6.5 million worth of cash and valuables from a safety deposit box centre and from affluent homes in Melbourne's northeastern suburbs.
Get ready with your pen and paper and start writing down your New Year's resolution. This activity has become a tradition to many as they enter the first day of a new year. Usually, resolutions are focused on how to look and feel better, become more productive, overcome weaknesses, and give up undesirable habits.
Pepe’s Pastizzis, who has been hand-making pastries and selling their finished frozen products to shops and supermarkets in Australia for 36 years now, have had three varieties of their products recalled by the Quality Patisserie Foods Pty. Ltd. due to an undeclared allergen – milk.
A father and son tandem won separately first division lotto prize on the same day by using the same family birthday combinations.
A five-metre saltwater crocodile has grabbed a lawnmower from a zoo staff mowing the grass in its enclosure at the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby, north of Sydney.
For mothers, whether they are first-time or already down the line, taking care and nurturing their child comes first. This is because it's natural for them to have a link with their child. However, having a link to one's child and having bonding attachment are two separate things that most moms must contend with.
Filipinos have set a new world record for the largest simultaneous Christmas gift-giving event when 4,835 people in sites in the Philippines and compatriots in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan opened presents at the same time on Dec. 18.
An Egyptian court ordered Tuesday the military to stop conducting virginity tests on detained women protesters.
Thinking positively can work wonders on people even for the cynics at heart. And though some may undermine its powers, children don't. In fact, children as young as 5 years old can already understand the benefits of thinking positively, study finds.
Australians can learn from traditional Eastern values to keep their marriages happier and and families intact.
Signalling the onset of La Nina, heavy rains battered the northern coast of Australia over the weekend that mostly dampened Christmas celebrations in the region while allowing some rays of sun in the far east of the country.
Christmas 2011 came big for an Adelaide woman following the disappointment last year when casino officials refused to honour her slot machine win, denying her the $100,000 jackpot.
Here's another social media site that will keep you up all hours of the night: Pinterest which functions as a virtual pinboard for all your interest. The site has exploded in recent months and is now in the top ten social sites according to Experian Hitwise, which measures and analyzes consumer behavior on the Internet.
San Francisco fire officials reported Thursday afternoon a raging fire destroyed two apartment buildings in the Western Addition neighborhood. The huge fire stretched to a neighboring school.
Canadians are looking forward to experience the white Christmas this year. According to Dave Phillips, senior climatologist of Environment Canada, most parts of country were predicted to encounter a green Christmas.
A college student has been rescued after being trapped in her car for nine long days on a snowbound Arizona road. The authorities reported Thursday she survived by eating melted snow and candy bars.
A survey released on Friday by the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) found that 20 per cent of Aussies plan to give gift vouchers for the Yuletide.
In another display of generation gap and digital divide, a survey released Friday by research firm Roy Morgan found that older women comprise the main market of greeting cards and wrapping paper manufacturers.
Victoria's Supreme Court sentenced Thursday a 17-year-old teenager to 13 years for stabbing dead an Indian student at a park in January 2010.
Heavy rains and flooding since Tuesday have killed 23 people in Tanzania's capital of Dar es Salaam prompting President Jakaya Kikwete to call on residents in affected valleys and lowland areas to evacuate.
What is Christmas without Christmas Tree? Putting up a Christmas Tree is something that people look forward to every Christmas.
