Melbourne, October 19 : The popular social networking site Facebook has come under fire for its new layout after three million of its members called to boycott it.

The protest that started with a million members and had formed a community by the name of ‘1,000,000 Against The New Facebook’, has managed to almost trebled its members drawing support of 2.8 million users.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the change was a must to be in sync with the amount of information its users were posting.

Melbourne, Oct 19: Traditional white flowing wedding gowns are passé now, for today’s bride prefer taking their vows wearing black, according to Australian experts.

Modern brides are nowhere near to follow tradition, and are taking the unconventional way of getting married.

So, while some get married wearing black wedding gowns, others are jumping out of planes to say their vows. Still others are opting for procedures as teeth whitening, while busy brides are hiring planners to organise their big day.

Melbourne, October 19 : An Aussie man was shocked to find that a pack of savage dogs had attacked his car’s bumper and front panels and chewed them to bits.

Forty-seven-year-old Clayton Dwyer, of Millner, said that it was his girlfriend who woke him up to tell about the incident.

He said that he, at first, thought his girlfriend was kidding when she told him that some dogs had gnawed part of the car.

However, he could actually see the damage when he walked outside his Beetson Place home.

"You can see the teeth marks," the Northern Territory quoted him as saying.

He revealed that the pack of wild dogs had been lurking around his neighbourhood for months.

Melbourne, Oct 19 : Parents, who constantly try to bubble-wrap their children to keep them safe might be putting them at an increased risk of behavioural problems in adolescence, warns an expert.

Michael Ungar, a visiting family therapist and writer said that this so-called "marshmallow generation" are too safe for their own good as their lives are stripped of risk and responsibility.

"This constant security and lack of risk is often linked to troubling behaviours like drug abuse, early sexual activity, violence and truancy,” the Courier Mail quoted Ungar, as saying.

The expert added: "And more affluent, middle-class parents seem to be the most likely to bubble-wrap.

Melbourne, Oct 16 : Due to the shaky global economic situation, businesses of all kinds are suffering, except for one – brothels.

Brothels in Australia haven’t yet felt the jitters of the fiscal crisis, with sex workers still raking in the moolah.

According to the brothel owners, sex is a consumer need like tobacco, for which demand remains strong despite an economic slump.

Melbourne, Oct 15 : Roaming around in Beijing’s Forbidden City would not require people to take a flight to the Communist nation, for now a virtual three dimensional recreation of the vast palace allows people to tour the grand place without leaving their living room.

In fact, the new virtual palace designed by IBM, also allows the visitors to dress up as an imperial eunuch and meet a courtesan.

Online tourists can also watch the Qing dynasty emperor feast at dinner, train fighting crickets and feed them with blood-fattened mosquitoes, or practice archery with the help of a courtesan.

The virtual palace, dubbed "Beyond Space and Time." was unveiled on October 10.