The Bachelor, Sam Wood, is officially off the market. Sam Wood and his lady love Snezana Markoski announced their engagement on social media on Monday afternoon, sharing a close-up shot of a square cut halo diamond ring on the Macedonian beauty's hand. 'She said YES!' Sam announced in an Instagram post.

The man, known only as 'Mike', spotted the pair holding up signs (left) asking for cash and offered them some employment, according to his nephew Michael Wooldridge who lives in Muscatine, Iowa. But when they refused, Mike returned with a sign of his own (right) - urging people not to part with their money. The picture, which was taken next to a Taco Bell restaurant, has already been shared nearly 12,000 times on Facebook.

A 19-year-old girl has suffered horrific injuries to her face after she was 'hit twice in her face by her boyfriend' on Friday night. The victim was having an argument with her boyfriend before the argument allegedly turned violent. Her roommate took a picture of her bloodied face and uploaded it on Facebook to prompt police action. The teen has spent Monday afternoon at the police station submitting reports from medical staff that show her injuries did not occur from 'a fall.'

The families of Sydney siege victims Katrina Dawson (right) and Tori Johnson (left) deserve to know if their deaths could have been avoided, NSW State Coroner Michael Barnes said. Speaking on the one-year anniversary of the carnage, Mr Barnes, who is undertaking the complex inquest into the Lindt Café siege, offered his deep sympathy to the families, saying: 'You cannot put time limits on grief'. He said it would be an 'extremely difficult' time for the survivors of the horrifying events which saw gunman Man Haron Monis hold 17 people hostage on 15 and 16 December last year. Thousands of people left flowers and tributes to remember the victims of the carnage in Martin Place (inset) last year.

Former England cricket star Kevin Pietersen has hit out at Qantas after he was refused entry into the first class lounge for wearing thongs. The controversial batsman told the airline to 'get a grip' after he was banned from the exclusive area while in transit from South Africa to Melbourne on Sunday. He took to Twitter to vent his frustration, saying: 'I suggest you tell Platinum, First Class fliers that they not allowed in your lounges with flip flops before they fly, @Qantas! Muppets!' Pietersen was dropped from the England squad in 2014 following the team's Ashes defeat in Australia.

Surfers from around the world have gathered to remember Australian tourists Adam Coleman (top left) and Dean Lucas (top right) who were murdered in Mexico last month. Social media was flooded with tributes to the 33-year-olds from Perth who are believed to have been shot in the volatile Sinaloa region before their van and bodies (bottom left) were burnt. More than 30 surfers paddled out together in Mazatlán (right), on the coast of Sinaloa, with flowers in their hands in a tribute to the two friends. Mr Coleman's sister Sarah Cattermole thanked those who took part in the worldwide tribute, saying the photos were helping to ease the pain.

Sharia judges have apparently ruled that ISIS militants are authorised to 'kill newborn babies with Down's Syndrome or congenital deformities' in Syria and Iraq in their latest sickening act. More than 38 children born with deformities and Down's syndrome, aged between one week and three months, have already been killed by lethal injection or suffocation, according to Iraqi activist group Mosul Eye, who released footage of children who risk being killed under the ruling.

Ollie Trezise, from Maesteg, Wales, was born with a rare condition which caused his brain to grow through a crack in his skull into his nose (left). At 21 months, he has already had several operations to correct the problem (right). An MRI scan later confirmed that the lump was an encephalocele, which is a defect that causes the brain to grow through a hole in the skull, creating a protruding sac. His mother, Amy Poole, 22, said he had been subjected to cruel taunts from strangers. She said: 'It's absolutely heart-breaking. Once, a woman told me I should never have given birth to him. I nearly burst into tears.'

Perth couple, Carmen and Dave Allan-Petale (pictured main), gave up long working hours, peak hour traffic and busy schedules nearly three years ago to travel the world and become digital nomads working for themselves and exploring over 44 different countries. (Carmen pictured in Colombia top right and with Dave in Morocco bottom right)

A woman whose son died in a backyard swimming pool in the Gold Coast in Queensland has made an emotional plea for pool safety at a coronial inquest into the four-year-old's death. Hayley Corben (left) described the moment she saw her son William's (right) blue, lifeless body beside her neighbour's pool, saying she had to walk away as CPR was performed on him because she couldn't watch him suffer.

With Christmas just around the corner many people will be looking to rent a waterfront holiday home at Australia's best beaches this summer. If you're after a little luxury, look no further than The Walker House (bottom right) in Sydney's North Shore. The four-bedroom house is totally secure from public view and boasts a tennis court and stunning pool. With a prime waterfront location boasting sweeping water and Sydney Harbour Bridge views, The Wharf Birchgrove (top right) has been billed as a 'masterpiece', but it will set you back $3,200 to $6,200 per night. If you would like to spend the holidays in picturesque Watsons Bay, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, then look no further than the Bay Retreat (top left). Designed by architect Malcolm Sholl, the home comes complete with an outdoor lap pool for $26,400 per week.

Twenty-one-year-old joker Julius Dein , from London, targeted couples for a hilarious hidden-camera prank and later posted the laugh-out-loud video online. While most people saw the funny side of Mr Dein's stunt, others weren't impressed and one angry man even flashed a knife at him.

A scorned woman has gotten very public revenge on her former lover.  A silver Ford emblazoned with the words 'Cheater' and 'I love crack w****' in bright red spray paint was photographed by a passerby driving around Launceston in Tasmania's north on Monday. The photo was shared on the Dash Cam Owners Facebook page and has accumulated almost 8000 likes and more than 1000 comments in just over four hours.

Christmas themed buses zipping around Sydney and Newcastle during the festive period may be a source of pleasure for public transport users, but there's a sad story behind the cheery tradition. Newcastle bus driver Margaret Pannell started decorating buses in 1997 as a way of cheering up the season, as for her, it brought memories of her husband William's suicide just before Christmas 1981, pictured together left with their children Jodie and William Jr. Now, it is an annual competition, with the best decorated bus donating winnings to charity, pictured (bottom right is Ms Pannell with her daughter).

The first puggle to be bred from zoo-born echidnas has been born at Perth Zoo (pictured left and right), setting a precedent for breeding programs around the world. The newest addition hatched in August, weighing less than a gram, before spending two months in its mother's pouch.

Former Neighbours star Eliza Szonert (left in 2008) was seeking help for drug use in an expensive Thai rehabilitation clinic before she dramatically snatched back her son from her ex-partner in Kuala Lumpur (right), Daily Mail Australia can reveal. Before the her bitter falling out with her son's father Ashley Crick (inset), she even joked that Ben Cousins was at the same facility, the AFL player who has battled methamphetamine addiction for years. The starlet played Danni Stark in the hit show.

Russian-born gymnast Zlata, 29, unveiled her 2016 calendar of risque poses in the wake of her marriage break-up. She hopes that showing off her bendy body will help her move on. Her moves, which seem to defy the laws of biology, include bending so far backwards that her shoulder touches the back of her thigh (left) and crossing both legs behind her back (right), without breaking a sweat.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Arnold Peralta (pictured inset was riddled with bullets in a shopping centre car park in the Honduran city of La Ceiba, where 126 were slain in the first half of this year. He is believed to have become the latest victim of Honduras' gangs, known as 'maras', who torture and murder anyone who speaks out against them. Because of these ruthless gangs, Honduras has the highest murder rate on the planet with 5,581 killed there last year - the equivalent of 16 a day. Death is so common that in San Pedro Sula, arguably the country's most violent city, relatives of those killed in gang violence are known to simply leave the bodies strewn in the streets. A local mortician once said: 'Satan himself lives here in San Pedro... People here kill people like they're nothing more than chickens.'

Geelong man Mark Herbert has transformed a childhood favourite to an Aussie man's dream - a VB skill tester (pictured). The silver claw of the machine moves over the pile of beers and picks up a can of VB before dropping it into the tray and into thirsty mouths.

Captured on camera in Mechanicsville, Maryland is the moment a woman attempts to force her large dog named Harvey into the bathroom as he does his utmost to fight against her. During the clip the pooch digs his claws in as his owner slides him along the wooden floor (inset) before she eventually succeeds in getting his paw over the threshold and into the bathroom (main).

The 70s, known for bold prints, big patterns and even bigger hair. But this collection of photographs from the Boeing archives show that the 70s were known for something else - the aeroplane lounge. Instead of rows of seats, Business and Upper Class was all about the communal space where passengers could gather around a coffee table to gossip and socialise.

Shocking footage has emerged online showing the moment several cruel pranksters strapped a pig into a paraglider and sent it off for a short flight in Colombia. The grainy video of the flying pig was recorded in the town of Bello, one of the suburbs of Medellin, in north-western Colombia's Antioquia Department. The clip shows a group of young men putting the frightened animal on to the paraglider together with one of their colleagues.

OnceIveGone.com (inset) offers a range of free after-life services, from letting you plan your funeral to writing bucket lists. You can also pre-record messages for your family and friends for after you've passed away. People are signing up in the hope it will make their passing easier for loved ones, and it isn't just the elderly and the terminally ill who are using the service. Steve Kitt, left, has already left a message (one of many he hopes) for his five-year-old daughter, while Jackie Haining, right, has used the site to tell her children to appreciate each other - and to let them know what music she wants at her funeral.

Darya Kuzmina (circled and inset), 21, is recovering in a Moscow hospital after escaping with bruises and concussion while performed an act without a safety rope. From her hospital bed, Darya wrote on her social media page: 'Strong women do not cry. They turn up the music and start cleaning the flat.' It is not clear what caused the net to break. Head of the circus, Juriy Nikulin, confirmed she was 'really lucky' not to have been killed.

Celebrities are showing their 'suppawt' on social media for Blue Cross's touching end-of-year campaign as the charity searches for homes for abandoned Staffies, a one-eyed cat and a pony.

Curvy Kate created the images as part of a diversity campaign to celebrate what makes women different - and the Disney princess are barely recognisable after the company's 'body positive tweaks'. Left to right: Sleeping Beauty's Princess Aurora has gone up a few dress sizes; Tiana from The Princess And The Frog shows off a fuller physique; Beauty And The Beast's Belle's handspan waist is given a more realistic rendering and Pocahontas is also given more natural-looking stomach and thighs.

A dog has won the hearts of internet users in China after being pictured protecting its owner's packages. The pair (inset) work together delivering mail in Zhengzhou, Henan province. The dog has been given the nickname Naonao which means noisy because it barks at passers by until its owner returns from delivering mail.