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Man stopped at customs with 7,000 diamonds in his pants

A Hong Kong man stopped by Shenzhen customs walking in a "peculiar manner" was found to be carrying 7,000 diamonds in his underwear.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 26 March 2014

Scientists meet to discuss gloomy climate change report

Scientists met near Tokyo Tuesday for the start of a conference focused on a global warning report which threatens ''floods and drought that could stoke conflicts and wreak havoc on...

by Rebecca Unsworth, 26 March 2014

World's largest economies freeze Russia out of G8

Seven of the world's most powerful economies agreed on Monday to shut Russia out of the Group of Eight Nations (G8) as a penalty for its annexation of Crimea, the LA Times reports.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 25 March 2014

Li Na richest athlete in China for second year running

Grand Slam champion Li Na tops the 2013 list of richest Chinese sportspeople released by Titan Sports on Monday for the second year in a row, at 124.5 million yuan ($20 million).

by Rebecca Unsworth, 25 March 2014

Xi grills Obama on NSA Huawei spying during Hague meet

Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Barack Obama met in the Netherlands Monday, where the pair discussed allegations of the NSA spying on Huawei.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 25 March 2014

JPMorgan China boss retires amidst probe into corrupt hiring practices

JPMorgan's chief executive for China and vice chairman for Asia is set to retire, according to an internal memo.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 25 March 2014

'Left behind' girl sets neighbors houses on fire for attention

A 12 year old girl, who has only seen her mother once, set fire to her neighbours’ houses in a remote village in Guang'an, Sichuan province, in the hope of making her mother come back...

by Rebecca Unsworth, 25 March 2014

Condoms stuffed with cocaine stopped on way to Vatican

The destination of 14 condoms stuffed full of 340 grams (12 oz) of liquid cocaine has caused eyebrows to be raised after the parcel was intercepted en route to Vatican City.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 24 March 2014