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A texting pilot nearly brought down JetStar Flight JQ57.

Three unidentified Welsh men -- ages 18, 20 and 21 -- have been accused of breaking into Sea World on Queensland's Gold Coast, where they allegedly swam with the dolphins in their underwear and absconded away with a hapless little fairy penguin named Dirk.

As Afghanistan troop withdrawals are scheduled for 2014, Australia has renewed its pledge to adhere to NATO plans. But an abrupt U-turn this week indicates the political difficulties of adhering to an international commitment.

The European Union will formalize a suspension of sanctions against Myanmar next Monday, allowing for major easing on restrictions against the country over the next year.

A 31-year-old Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986, when he was just five, found his home back using Google Earths' satellite images, 25 years later.

Amid the Samsung and Apple flagship model's launch buzz drifting to new levels in the mobile space every single day, tech enthusiasts might not be able to ignore this combined piece of news about the three powerful launches which are heading for the US release very soon. Yes, the spill is about the latest announcement by two major smartphone manufacturers, including HTC and Huawei.

A Canadian man, Lee Moir, impersonated pop superstar Justin Bieber on Facebook to sexually abuse a 12-year-old girl from New Jersey according to authorities.

Although Google's latest mobile operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich reached merely 1 percent of the total Android population at the beginning of this year, the update seems to get some momentum now with official ROMs arriving one after the other. Here is a step-by-step guide to install Ice Cream Sandwich on Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100.

In the UK, some Galaxy S2 owners are finally getting their hands on the new Ice Cream Sandwich update, according to CNET UK. SIM-free devices users are now able to download the Android 4.0 software as of April 17th.

''The tests are about trying to create equality with China rather than trying to outdo it,'' an analyst at the New Delhi-based National Maritime Foundation, said, in a published report.

Rihanna's sent out a spate of sexual missives recently, which makes you wonder: who's she trying to impress, anyway?

The outbreak of a new livestock disease in western Europe last year, particularly harmful to offspring, could move further into areas surrounding the worst affected countries in the next cycle of new births, scientists say.

The pullout will see the 1,500-strong Australian contingent leave Afghanistan by the end of 2013, a year earlier than planned, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday.

The revolution has already begun and the time is ticking towards a tremendous paradigm shift of the future of smartphone industry by the end of 2012. The market waves are expected to change towards a slew of Windows 8-powered smartphones by October and November.

A month after Apple started selling its 4G-ready third generation iPad in 10 countries, including the US, 12 new countries have been added to the list, with 9 more to follow next week.

Australia is planning to pull out most of its troops by 2013, a year earlier than planned. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Tuesday that the mission in Afghanistan was nearly completed and most of its troops would be back home by 2013, smh.com reported.

In the US, your fast food probably comes with extra salt, like it or not. A new study shows that the same products at chains like McDonald's can vary wildly in sodium content depending on what country you're in.

I can announce that we are lifting sanctions considerably, Carr said.

Watch live coverage of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from Shanghai, plus read a full preview and prediction.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Australian artist Wouter Wally De Backer (whose stage name is Gotye) has become the musician to watch. First, his top single, Somebody That I Used To Know, was covered on American TV, and now he himself will be performing on Saturday Night Live this Saturday night.

Live coverage of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, plus a full preview and practice review.