The singer reportedly passed away early Friday morning at her home in Los Angeles. Her death is reportedly still under investigation. She was a member of the girl-group G.R.L. (pictured with the group for left in left image) and also competed on the X Factor in 2011 (right).

Zahra Chamberlain (pictured right), the half-sister of Azaria Chamberlain, the nine-week-old baby snatched from her tent at Uluru in 1980 by a dingo, is heading a campaign to protect dingoes in Queensland. The 18 year old from Lake Macquarie, NSW, said she wanted to use her profile to educate people about the maligned canine. Zahra's father Michael Chamberlain and his first wife Lindy (pictured left) fought for 32 years to prove a dingo was responsible for their baby's death. It was in June 2012 one of Australia's most controversial cases ended, finding a dingo had in fact killed her Azaria

She's rarely seen without a hair out of place, always looking impeccable and dazzling.   But on Saturday Kim Kardashian toned her glamour look down a notch, sporting a fresh face and tracksuit-esque pants to dinner with husband Kanye West.

Fancy a sunbake on a beach of glass? How about a dip by the runway in Saint Martin where your waves are whipped-up by incoming jets? Here are some of the most colourful and unusual beaches around the world; where the sand can be purple with garnets, black from old lava or red with wave-crushed coral.

The 61-year-old James Bond star braved the pain once again as he spoke about his loved ones at the Stand Up To Cancer telethon on Friday.With his steely gaze fixed on the viewer, Pierce didn't hold back on the details at the show held at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.There couldn't have been a dry eye in the house when Pierce described himself 'as a man who has watched the women he loved so much struggle with great pain.'

Mother nature has created some spectacular scenes as massive eight metre swells battered Sydney's Northern Beaches. A photographer has captured some of the incredible images which sent whitewater sprouting metres into the air. The Bureau of Meteorology reports the high swells were due to a deep low pressure system. The weather forecast is looking wet for start of next week with scattered showers but indications are Sydney will warm up with a sunny forecast on Thursday and Friday.

Tracey Grissom, 32, sobbed as she was taken from the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse in Alabama on Tuesday in handcuffs (top). Grissom (below left) murdered her ex Hunter Grissom, 28, (right) in 2012 and was found guilty by a jury last month. The couple have a five-year-old daughter, according to court records. At her sentencing on Tuesday, one female jury member, Janice Kelley, asked the judge to be lenient because she believed Grissom did not get a fair trial as details of her alleged rape and sodomy were not given to jurors.

David Holmes, 38, was killed in June last year when a car turned into his path on the A47 in Honingham, Norfolk, in June last year, pictured left. The devastating moment David was killed was captured by the camera which he wore on his helmet, picutred right. His last word, uttered seconds before impact, was 'whoa'. Now David's mother Brenda, 62, pictured inset, has agreed for the footage to be released as part of a police road safety campaign. The retired nurse, from North Walsham, Norfolk, said that if the footage helped just one other person, then David's death would not be in vain. 'I want to be involved in this campaign because I feel something positive can come out of his loss. It is not easy to do but I hope somebody benefits from seeing it.'

Close friends of David Haines have criticised the British Government's refusal to negotiate with IS terrorists, saying his fate has been sealed. But his wife says she refuses to give up hope. Dragana Prodanovic Haines, pictured with her husband on their recent wedding day (main), has revealed she is in regular contact with experts desperately working to save her husband from execution by Islamic State fanatics. One family friend said: 'The UK and America won't pay ransoms so they are letting an innocent man die. Dragana is so in love, I don't know how she copes. Her daughter will grow up with no father.'

An Australian man has died while surfing a popular tourist break off the Indonesian coast at Lombok. Geoff Moase, 48, was pulled from the water off Sorga Beach in Lombok on Friday morning after he was spotted floating in the water by a local fisherman.

Two-thirds of women say they wear make-up to impress men, but three-quarters of men say they prefer the natural look. Too much make-up (right), in fact, was deemed the top turn-off. Maybe men really are more interested in personality than looks. Perhaps we should just cancel the waxing, throw away the under-eye concealer, ditch the mascara and sally forth as nature intended. Or perhaps not. Because what men don’t realise is that, in many cases, the ‘natural’ look (centre) is, in fact, the result of an almost superhuman effort. Women spend an inordinate amount of time, money and energy on just looking OK. Not frightening small children, that sort of thing.

One of the largest known carnivorous marsupials in modern times, the Thylacine - is Greek for 'dog-headed pouched one' - is more commonly referred to as the Tasmania Tiger, because of its stripped back. The last one (left) died in Tasmania on September 7, 1936 and the date is now National Threatened Species day. Endangered species in Australia include (top to bottom right) the koala, the Tasmanian Devil and blue whales.

Inspired by rumours that the President's helicopter had landed at the ancient site, Janice Raffle and her husband James marched across fields with their three sons in the hope they would catch a glimpse of the US President. At first the family, who live a mile from the monument, were stuck at a fence. But a good-natured Obama wandered over to where they were standing - and even agreed to pose for a family photo, pictured right. The Presidential helicopter Marine One made a surprise stop at the Wiltshire monument tonight (left and centre) on Barack Obama's return from the summit in Newport. 'How cool is this? Spectacular!' he exclaimed, as he walked among the 4,000-year-old henge on Salisbury Plain, pictured left. He later said he had wanted to 'knock Stonehenge off my bucket list'.

Life coach Iyanla Vanzant called out an Atlanta man with 34 children, who says he doesn't want to undergo a vasectomy. With 34 children, Jay Williams said he used condoms, but if he hadn't he would likely have 200 children. When Vanzant asks Williams about a possible vasectomy, he replies 'I don't have a problem with what I've created.' Williams holds dolls standing in for his real-life children during the interview. When he tries to put them down, saying he is tired, Vanzant puts the dolls in his arms and says 'I don't get not to take care of my children.' 

The Queen was seen giggling and cheering on competitors at Braemar Highland Gathering in Aberdeenshire today. Wearing a cream jacket, matching hat and draped in traditional tartan, she was joined by her husband and Prince Charles for the traditional Games. Thousands of spectators turned out to watch the participants in the tossing of the caber and tug of war contests (bottom right) as others took to the stage in Highland dancing competitions (top right). Camilla Parker Bowles was noticeably absent from the traditional event, after being spotted relaxing on a boat in Ibiza.

Meet the Australian photographer who captures the sense of serenity and magical moments of miniature waves, expressing its own unique personality with colours of rainbows, shapes and textures. Deb Morris, who lives in Angourie, far north coast of NSW, shoots miniature waves with anything 30 centimetres or less at beaches across Northern NSW coastline.

The puppy, called Raina was a tower of strength for his friend, a cheetah cub called Ruuxa at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after he had an operation. Loyal Raina, a Rhodesian ridgeback puppy was by her pal's side constantly and even accompanied him to the veterinary on Wednesday to make sure he was comfortable before the operation.

With amenities or perks fit for the rich and famous, these ships are (nautical) miles ahead of the competition and they have come out on top in a poll in this year's Conde Nast Traveller Reader Awards. Luxurious cruise ships are bucking industry stereotypes with high-end shops, elegant fixtures, tailored service and stunning penthouse suites.