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Distressed relatives of passengers on board the missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines flight are claiming they have made calls to the mobile phones of their loved ones, which have dialled and rung before disconnecting. As the world continues to wait news of what happened to the Boeing 777 flight, carrying 239 people, which seems to have […]

Oscar Pistorius repeatedly vomited, retched and sobbed as he heard graphic details of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp’s injuries on the sixth day of his murder trial. The disgraced Paralympic champion vomited into a bucket provided him to by the court and cried loudly as the forensic pathologist who conducted Steenkamp’s autopsy described the damage done […]

The cameraman who witnessed Steve Irwin’s death has spoken about the Crocodile Hunter’s last moments for the first time. Justin Lyons was filming Irwin for a new documentary entitled Ocean’s Deadliest when he was attacked by a giant sting ray. “Stingrays are normally very calm – if they don’t want you to be near them, […]

The previously unheard of group sent an email to journalists across China on Sunday that read: “You kill one of our clan, we will kill 100 of you as pay back,” but the message provided no details of what brought the flight down. Malaysia’s acting transport minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters he doubted the […]

As the search continues for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370, which disappeared over the ocean somewhere south of Vietnam while on route from Kula Lumpur to Beijing during the weekend, most reports have concentrated on the possibility of terrorism. But there are also many other possible reasons why a fully laden plane carrying […]

Penguins might survive in some of the coldest places in the world but the ones who call Phillip Island home are in dire need of a helping hand to stay warm. The Penguin Foundation, a charity based on the small Victorian island, has issued a global callout to knitters, begging them to send in tiny […]

Don't know whether you want a hamburger or pizza? Now you can have both, thanks to Pizza Hut's terrifying new concoction, the cheeseburger crust pizza.

With minimal makeup, an average woman’s body proportions and a casual wardrobe, this new doll is everything Barbie isn’t – and if her creator has his way, she’ll be in stockings everywhere by Christmas. Meet Lammily, the curvy doll – whose motto is “Average is beautiful” – dreamed up by graphic designer Nickolay Lamm. Lamm […]

Accused murderer Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wiped away tears as a court heard grisly details of the injuries inflicted on his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp during the second day of his trial in Pretoria yesterday. Pistorius also leaned forward and held his head in his hands as his defence counsel Barry […]

Dove has been forced to discontinue an advertising campaign that calls the US state of New Jersey “The Armpit of America” following a backlash from residents. The billboard, which was scheduled to debut in July, features a woman wearing a white singlet top and raising an arm to display her underarm. The ad says: “Dear […]