Hong Kong police hunt young girl over diamond heist

Local media reported that the theft was from an Emperor Jewellery store in the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district. Photo: Antony Dickson. Hong Kong police say they are hunting a girl aged between 12 and 14 years old over the theft of a diamond necklace worth more than HK$36 million (US$4.6 million) from a luxury jewellery store. Police say she helped carry out the audacious theft with two women and a man, all aged between 30 and...

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Microsoft unveils Windows 10

Photo: Google Microsoft has lifted the curtain much higher on Windows 10, showing off a whole slew of new features that will be coming to PCs and phones later this year. At its Redmond, Washington, headquarters on Wednesday, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) detailed how its new operating system will work across desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones -- oh, and it's going to use holograms. Microsoft understands that Windows 8 wasn't well-received...

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Mayweather lays blame on Bob Arum for delay in signing Pacquiao fight

After Manny Pacquiao set a deadline for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to sign the contract by the end of the month, the American boxer finally spoke up to air his side of the negotiations. In an interview with Shade 45 Radio, Mayweather said he wants to fight Pacquiao and said that the deal is still ongoing but they are yet to reach an agreement. "We’re trying, but it’s been extremely difficult dealing with Top Rank," said the undefeated pound-for-pound...

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WATCH: Incredible iPhone 6 drop test from outer space

Apple’s iPhone always gets put through some pointless destruction tests. We’ve seen it boiled in coke, shot with a gun and popped in the microwave. But someone’s just put it through the most ingenious and biggest test to date. Case maker, Ultimate Armour Gear, has just sent an iPhone 6 into space to show off how strong their cases are. Attaching the phone and a GoPro camera to a weather balloon the phone reached a height of over 100,000ft...

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UPDATE: Divers find bodies belted in seats near AirAsia fuselage

PANGKALAN BUN: Indonesian divers Thursday (Jan 22) found five bodies still belted into their seats near the main section of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month with 162 people on board, and are hopeful of reaching the fuselage. A total of 58 bodies have now been found following the crash of flight QZ8501 which went down on Dec 28 in stormy weather as it flew from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. "Our divers...

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5-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots 9-Month-Old Brother in the Head

Elmo, Missouri, home where the shooting occurred A 5-year-old Missouri boy shot and killed his 9-month-old baby brother Monday morning after grabbing a gun from a shelf built into the headboard of a bed in his grandfather's home. According to a press release from the Nodaway County Sheriff's office, the baby was reportedly shot in the head in what appears to be an accidental shooting. "[The gun] was just lying out," Nodaway...

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Burning bus on Ayala flyover snarls EDSA traffic

MANILA, Philippines - Rush hour traffic along the Ayala interchange crossing EDSA in Makati City was snarled by a burning bus on Wednesday afternoon. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said a burning Manrose bus with plate number UVB-618 was spotted by its Metrobase through closed circuit television cameras at 4:45 p.m. The Metrobase said a team from the MMDA’s Road Emergency Group was deployed at the scene. Cars following...

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UPDATES: AirAsia plane climbed too fast, then disappeared

Investigators examining the tail of AirAsia flight QZ8501 JAKARTA, Indonesia — An AirAsia plane that crashed last month with 162 people on board was climbing at an abnormally high rate, then plunged and suddenly disappeared from radar, Indonesia’s transport minister said Tuesday. Ignasius Jonan told Parliament that radar data showed the Airbus A320 was climbing at about 6,000 feet a minute before it disappeared on Dec. 28. “It...

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WATCH: Video of man pretending to be hit by a car in Hong Kong goes viral

A video of an elderly man apparently faking being hit by a car is sweeping across Facebook this morning, already racking up more than 600,000 views. The “injured” man was quickly called out for his scam by the driver, who happened to be filming the entire incident, and a passerby who also saw the faker take the plunge. You be the judge, but we don’t think any Oscars are in this guy’s future. Watch video here: Source: Localiiz Photo:...

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ISIS threaten to kill 2 Japanese captives unless $200 million ransom is paid

Press Association - This image taken from Islamic State video claims to show a militant who looks and sounds similar to the infamous "Jihadi John" threatening to kill two hostages. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The militant group Islamic State released an online video on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese captives and threatening to kill them unless it received $200 million in ransom. A black-clad figure with a knife, standing...

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ISIS militants throw men off roof in Iraq for being gay

The final moments before a man was executed for being homosexual (Picture: Twitter) These harrowing photographs show the shocking final moments before a man was thrown from the roof of a building in Iraq by Isis as ‘punishment’ for being gay. Two of the photos show a man being held by Isis militants before being pushed to his death, while another displays the large crowd gathered to watch the barbaric act. Further shocking photographs,...

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One dead in Taiwan airport shootout

An man fires off multiple rounds during the incident near Taichung airport on Monday. Photo: SCMP Pictures A man was shot dead in a shootout with police near Taichung Airport in Taiwan on Monday. The 45-year-old-man was shot in the chest, back, hip and stomach and died in hospital at 3.23pm, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported. Twenty-six shots were fired in the incident. Video of the shootout: A police constable and...

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Filipinos bid goodbye to Pope Francis

The Philippines bids goodbye to the beloved pontiff after 4 fruitful days in the country BON VOYAGE. Pope Francis boards a Philippine Airlines plane at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City at the end of his 5-day apostolic visit to the country. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis ended his 5-day state and pastoral visit today, as he returns to the Vatican after his first-ever trip to the Philippines. Departure...

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Fury as Indonesia executes foreigners by firing squad

Police officers and security personnel stand guard as a ferry carrying ambulances sets off for Nusakambangan island where the executions of the five of six drug convicts will be performed, at Wijayapura port in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Five foreigners and an Indonesian woman sentenced to death on drug charges will be executed by firing squad despite international pleas, Indonesian officials said Saturday....

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Photos of People Dressed as Officers in Diapers for Pope’s Philippine Mass

Photos of people dressed as police officers wearing no more than adult diapers are circulating around the net and it has many netizens commenting. Although police and security personnel were officially required to wear adult diapers, we assumed it would hidden under usual pants or clothes. There are photos emerging showing a whole different approach though… The photographer: Tony Ahn, had these statements to go with these pictures: "You probably...

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Taiwanese man dies after online gaming for 3 consecutive days

A man died after a three-day gaming binge, the Taipei Times reported. AFP A 32-year-old Taiwanese man has reportedly died after a three-day gaming binge at an internet cafe in the island's south, the second such case this year. The man, identified by his family name Hsieh, was found slumped motionless in his chair in the cafe in Kaohsiung city. Other patrons initially thought he was sleeping, but when an employee realised...

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