A "goon" was basically a large marble and could be worth between three and 10 times the value of an ordinary marble. They were greatly prized. A goon, for the historical record, was pronounced, not as in Goon Show but much quicker. A few years later, …

Former Miss Jamaica International, turned entrepreneur Courtney McKenzie, 27, and her fiance Jamil Newell, 34, are getting married in Thailand this December, and are hoping to raise roughly $30,000 from various companies in exchange for having their …

Two of Dr Harvey Hawley Crippen's prescription books containing a list of posions which were used as evidence to send him to the gallows have been unearthed and are expected to fetch £5,000 at auction. Dr Crippen is one of the most notorious killers in …

A 19-year-old model was caught in the line of fire when music mogul Suge Knight was shot multiple times at a pre-VMA party for Chris Brown's album release in Los Angeles, it has emerged. Megan Hawkins uploaded a photo to Instagram showing her smiling …

An enraged soldier barricaded herself inside a major command's headquarters and shot herself in the head Monday after throwing objects around the office as law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with her, the Army said. She died later in the day.

Worldwide, there is an unmet medical need for a highly innovative therapy for patients at high risk of developing DGF, as there are no approved treatments to prevent DGF after kidney transplantation.6 In most cases DGF results from ischemia/reperfusion …

Victoria and Northern Territory already allow the hunting of feral pigs and a range of other animals, and Mr Katter said Queensland needs to catch up. He said hunting was worth $439 million a year to the Victorian economy, and supported around 3500 jobs.

For someone whose efforts were so crucial to the Allied victory in the Second World War, it's surprising how little is known about him. But new research has revealed how unsung hero Colonel Thomas Kendrick was the top MI6 officer at the centre of …

Newly-listed anti-counterfeiting business YPB has won a contract to provide tracer products and scanners to the Chinese government. China's Ministry of Public Security, which regulates the country's police force and border security operations will …