The most recent example of a something that should have remained private leading to public embarrassment comes in the form of 14-year-old schoolgirl Amber Cole.
Wikileaks has stopped publication due to running low on funds, following what it calls an illegal banking blockade placed on the site by Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
The teenage relative of notorious Australian serial killer Ivan Milat, currently in jail for murdering backpackers in the 1990s, has pleaded guilty to the brutal axe slaying of another teenager.
Turkey is pursuing non-stop rescue operations in a desperate attempt to search for missing people who are believed to be trapped under debris in the aftermath of a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
Gaddafi's death symbolises the beginning of a new Libya, its leaders have said, announcing the liberation of the country, but with the circumstances in which the former leader died still unclear and accusations of violations of human rights throughout the conflict, Libya it seems is still a long way from democracy.
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Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has spoken of her regret at going shopping and watching the Broadway musical Spamalot whilst Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.
The first elections in Tunisia since the revolution, held Sunday, have been hailed as a success after an exceptionally high turnout proved Tunisians are determined to use their new freedoms.
Moammar Gadhafi's cruel assassination has put Aisha Gadhafi back in the spotlight. Described as the "Claudia Schiffer of North Africa" by the Arabic press could have easily graced the pages of Vogue magazine but she opted for a role to further her father's cause.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy headed home yesterday with her newborn daughter Giulia, the first baby born to a sitting French President.
Rescue teams are on a race against time in Turkey, as efforts to find people trapped under rubble continued throughout the night, after the earthquake that hit Turkey's eastern Van region on Sunday killed more than 200 people.
It took the earthquake in Turkey to last 29 seconds. But, it was the aftermath which has paralyzed the nation. For some, their prayers were answered when the rescue efforts turned out to be successful. But, not everyone has had that luck.
More than 200 have been killed and 1.000 injured in eastern Turkey as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area on Sunday.
Watching too much Internet pornography is making men in their prime losers in the bedroom, a report claims.
The 29-second earthquake which struck Turkey has killed at least 138 people. The country continues to reel in hundreds of aftershocks, received in less than ten hours, one of which was at 6.0 magnitude strong enough to create more damages.
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Libya's acting prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, believes former dictator Muammar Gaddafi should not have been killed and instead should have been put on trial for his crimes, Jibril said in a BBC interview.
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Wang Yue, a two-year-old Chinese girl, succumbed to her injuries on Friday, after she was run over by two vehicles and left dying by ignorant 18 passing bystanders in Southern China last week, said state-run-media.
For a start: My apologies to those who enjoy my weekly musings, for I completely ran out of time to write this last week. I will however be presenting a fortnight-worthy piece, today.
Libya's National Transitional Council might have successfully ousted Gaddafi following months of a conflict which culminated with the former leader's death, but in Syria, activists were still in the streets protesting against Assad, while Egypt and Tunisia are still reeling from the fall of their former dictatorship.
California preacher Harold Camping has predicted that October 21 will be the end of the world, after his previous prediction that the rapture would take 200 million Christians to Heaven on May 21 turned out to be a dud.
Russian aviation chief held a meeting Thursday to find out ways to improve flights' security, after alcohol abuse problems among pilots were reported, Izvestia newspaper reported, citing an internal source.
The Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia is set to welcome an adaptation of the Catulli Carmina, bringing sensuality and music on stage with a plot focusing on a dramatic love story.
After being 43 years in power Former Libyan Leader was ousted during a long and bloody conflict that opposed pro and anti-regime fighters. The dictator''s once-powerful family is now scattered to various fates.
Minerals that are used in the manufacturing of mobile phones are being used to finance the civil war in Democratic Republic of the Congo, which in the last 15 years has seen five-million people killed and 300,000 women raped.
An arms dealer, who was caught buying weapons for the Real IRA during an MI5 undercover operation, has been jailed for 12 years.
Protests in Greece refused to die down and violence escalated Thursday, leading to the death of one protester, as Greek lawmakers narrowly passed a second package of austerity measures, which further weakened the country's ruling Socialist party.
