Gadis Kelantan cedera terjun tingkat 3

DETIK-DETIK mencemaskan ketika seorang gadis cuba terjun dari tingkat tiga pusat beli-belah KB Mall di Kota Bharu semalam.

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KOTA BHARU – Pusat beli-belah KB Mall di sini yang pernah gempar ekoran tragedi kereta ‘menjunam dari langit’ pada tahun 2009 sekali lagi menjadi tumpuan semalam apabila seorang gadis cuba terjun disyaki untuk membunuh diri dari tingkat tiga bangunan tersebut.

Kejadian pada pukul 3.30 petang itu menarik perhatian ramai apabila mangsa yang berusia 20 tahun dikatakan berdiri di birai bangunan sambil memegang sebilah pisau dan sebuah telefon bimbit.

Sesekali gadis yang bekerja di pusat beli-belah Wakaf Che Yeh dekat sini itu dilihat cuba mengacu dan meletakkan pisau pada lehernya.

Mangsa yang berasal dari Kampung Gaung di sini dipercayai bertindak demikian kerana tertekan dengan masalah keluarga dan cinta.

Pasukan bomba yang tiba di tempat kejadian mengambil masa kira-kira sejam untuk memujuk gadis tersebut.

Ketua Operasi Balai Bomba Kota Bharu, Shahrin Yusman Mat Yusof berkata, cubaan pihaknya untuk menarik mangsa gagal apabila gadis itu terlepas daripada genggaman anggota bomba dan terjatuh ketika dia meronta-ronta untuk terjun.

Bilik jadi akuarium

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NOTTINGHAM - Tidak ramai yang sanggup menukarkan bilik bawah tanah kediaman mereka menjadi sebuah akuarium besar tetapi itulah yang dilakukan oleh seorang lelaki di Britain, Jack Heathcote, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Heathcote, 37, membina akuarium persendirian itu dengan kos £5,000 (RM24,603) di rumahnya di sini dan memenuhinya dengan beberapa spesies hidupan air tawar eksotik.

Akuarium gergasi itu yang berukuran 3.8 meter x 3.9 meter x 2.1 meter terletak di bawah ruang tamu kediaman lima biliknya.

"Hobi saya bukan sekadar menguasai hidup saya tetapi ia juga menguasai rumah saya," katanya.

Lelaki itu yang bekerja sebagai guru turut memberitahu, tiada televisyen di rumahnya kerana dia lebih gemar melihat ikan-ikan peliharaannya itu berenang. - Agensi

Porsche 918 Spyder Heading to Production for $845,000

At the Geneva Motor Show last year, Porsche wowed the crowds with the 918 Spyder. A conceptual successor to the Carrera GT, the 918 Spyder showed what a hybrid could be in the extreme. Greeted by positive reactions, Porsche approved the model for production, and has now announced that it is accepting early orders.

The production version packs a 4.0-liter V8 engine and a pair of electric motors, working in unison to deliver 718 horsepower for a 3.1-second sprint to sixty and an impressive 78 miles per gallon. Only 918 examples will be offered, each fetching $845,000.

It will take Porsche a few years to build and deliver the supercar to its buyers around the world, and to keep buyers satisfied in the meantime, the German automaker is offering a special edition of its current performance flagship. The 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder (available in coupe or convertible) is essentially the same as the existing model -- right down to the $160k starting price -- but features some unique touches inspired by the new Spyder.

Coachbuilt Italian Corvettes to Debut at Top Marques Monaco

Each year, the Top Marques show in Monaco brings out some of the finest pieces of craftsmanship, from cars to watches. And this year's event is sure not to disappoint. Among the many debuts scheduled for the Monte Carlo exposition are a pair of custom supercars crafted in Italy and based on the Chevrolet Corvette.

The art of transforming the Corvette by Italian coachbuilders goes back for decades, and has recently been revived. At Top Marques Monaco this year, two new models will debut. One is the Soliel Anadi, designed by Ugur Sahin (pictured above). The car features a uniquely Italian take on the Corvette's styling, with enhanced performance upgrades to make it even faster.

Alongside the Anadi will be a new version of the Spada Codatronca. Styled by a former Zagato designer and his son, the Codatronca debuted at the Top Marques show several years ago, but a new version called the Monza -- focused for use on the race track and anticipated to feature an open roadster body-style -- is tipped to debut at this year's show as well.

Audi R8 GT Coming to America for $200K

Exclusive. Fast. Stylish. Few cars are as eminently desirable as the Audi R8. More desirable still is the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI. But at the top of the heap is the R8 GT. Unveiled at the Paris Auto Salon last year, the R8 GT packs the same V10 engine, but tuned to 560 horsepower and with 180 fewer pounds to drag around, it's that much faster.

Only 90 examples of this raw performance machine will be coming to the United States, each carrying a price tag of $196,800, making it the most expensive car Audi offers, and probably the most expensive it ever has

Kucing duduk seperti manusia

PENYIARAN gambar yang menunjukkan seekor kucing sedang duduk kini menjadi trend dalam kalangan pengguna Internet.

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LONDON - Bukan sahaja manusia memerlukan masa berehat dan untuk menenangkan fikiran tetapi kucing juga perlu melakukan perkara yang sama, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Kini terdapat trend dalam kalangan pengguna komputer di beberapa laman web, e-mel dan blog yang menyiarkan foto-foto kucing yang sedang duduk dengan gaya seperti seorang manusia sedang bersandar.

Kucing sering kali dikaitkan dengan manusia sejak hampir 9,500 tahun lalu dan merupakan haiwan peliharaan manusia yang paling popular di dunia.- Agensi

Tragic toddler weighs nine stone

Gigantic ... Lu Hao tries to play at home

THE desperate parents of a NINE STONE three-year-old have told how they can't make the giant toddler diet because they are scared of him.

Lu Hao, from China, is dangerously overweight, and at 9st 6lb is FIVE TIMES as heavy as other boys his age.

He is getting so big his family are frightened of him — and have given up trying to stop the youngster from gorging on huge plates of ribs and rice.

His parents claim he throws vicious tantrums if he doesn't get third or fourth helpings of dinner.

Huge ... Lu Hao's dad struggles to pick him up

And mum Chen Huan from Dashan, Guangdong Province, admits: "We have to let him be as if we don't feed him he will cry nonstop."

She said she has tried to cut down his meals in the past, but despite her best efforts he still managed to put on whopping 1.5st in the last year alone.

Sad ... Lu Hao struggles to play without getting out of breath

He has already been banned from nursery over fears his size might be a danger to other children, and usually plays alone at home.

But moving around is becoming tougher and tougher for the toddler, whose weight means he gets out of breath easily.

Struggle ... youngster enjoys playing, but gets tired easily

Ironically when Lu Hao was born he was underweight, at 5.7lbs, but he started piling on the pounds at three months old, and hasn't stopped since.

Dad, Lu Yuncheng, who struggles to pick him up, said: "His appetite is so good that for a meal he can eat three big bowls of rice, even larger than I and his mother."

Worrying ... Lu Hao is already five times heavier than other boys his age

Last year Lu Hao's worried parents took him to see specialists at the Guangdong Children's Hospital.

Doctors there said they think it is possible his weight gain could be down to a hormone disorder.

Hungry ... toddler won't stop eating and throws vicious tantrums if he isn't given food

Dr Lu Hong said at the time: "He is not just overweight but very tall as well so we may be able to treat him if it really is hormonal.

"But he cannot remain like this or his heart will never stand the strain."

A recent government survey showed there are 60million obese people in China, with the number doubling between 1992 and 2002.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi Is Highest Paid Footballer, Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho Is Best Paid Manager

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is the highest paid footballer in the world while Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho earns more than any other manager in the game, according to a survey by France Football magazine.

The Argentina international, who is widely recognised as the world's best footballer and has won the Ballon d'Or for the past two years, earns €31 million per annum. This amount that he garnered in 2011 came from his salary and publicity deals and is €3.5m more than what Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo earns.

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, a former team-mate of Ronaldo at Old Trafford, is third in the list with an annual income of €20.7m. US-based footballers, David Beckham of LA Galaxy and Thierry Henry of New York Red Bulls, are fifth and 11th in the list with earnings of €19m and €13.6m respectively.

In the manager's category, Mourinho heads the top-paid list as he earns €13.5m a year. The Portuguese coach, who won the Champions League as well as Serie A and the Coppa Italia with Italian giants Inter last season, was appointed as tactician at Madrid in the summer.

Barcelona's Pep Guardiola is second behind 'The Special One' with an annual income of €10.5m while Rafael Benitez, who is without a club at the moment after parting ways with the Nerazzurri in December 2010, earned €10.2m. England head coach Fabio Capello is fourth with a salary of €8.5m.

Flamingo jatuh terlentang

SEEKOR burung flamingo berdiri (kiri) di sebuah kolam di Zoo Moscow, Rusia, sebelum ia tiba-tiba terjatuh (kanan).

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MOSCOW, Rusia - Seorang jurugambar, Tatiana Adamenko, merakam aksi lucu seekor burung flamingo terjatuh ke dalam air kerana hilang keseimbangan badan ketika ia sedang berdiri, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Dalam foto tersebut, jelas kelihatan kekeliruan pada 'wajah' burung itu manakala kaki haiwan itu pula terangkat.

"Saya cuma mahu merakam aksi burung flamingo mencelup kepala ke dalam air tetapi tiba-tiba, burung itu terjatuh," kata Tatiana yang merakam foto itu di Zoo Moscow baru-baru ini.

Selepas beberapa ketika, burung flamingo itu berjaya bangkit semula dan berenang seperti biasa.

Flamingo terkenal sebagai sejenis burung yang dapat berdiri dengan sebelah kaki selama berjam-jam. - Agensi

Horror images of Japan tsunami

Gone .... Sendai neighbourhood wiped out

THIS haunting image shows the devastating aftermath of the Japanese tsunami — an entire neighbourhood simply wiped out.

The before and after pictures of the once bustling residential streets in the north-eastern city of Sendai show the sheer scale of the destruction caused when the huge wall of water hit on March 11.

In one rows of cosy homes sit side by side — in the other foundations are the only reminder that the houses ever stood.

More heartbreaking scenes emerged from nearby Higashimatsushima City, where huge pits are being dug for a mass burial.

As the official death toll is expected to reach 18,000, local volunteers in hazmat suits are preparing to bury their neighbours, friends and even family in long rows separated by simple wooden slats.

Tragic ... Japanese survivors prepare to bury the dead in mass graves

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As the teams search slowly through the rubble of their former streets, the only pauses are to say a prayer when they come across a body.

The mass graves are a sign of how desperate Japan has become. It is almost unheard of for a body to be buried, with cremation being widely used instead.

Prayers ...workers stop as they find another body in the rubble

Many survivors have little time to mourn as they are still watching another unfolding tragedy in their battered country.

Workers were evacuated from the Fukushima power plant this morning after smoke was seen billowing from the No3 reactor.

The Fukushima 50 — 580 workers who cover shifts in groups of 50 — are battling to save the shattered nuclear plant by spraying sea water on its shell to keep it cool after its cooling systems were knocked out last week.

Radiation levels in the plant are now so high, that they know they face certain death, but stay on at the plant to protect the rest of the population from further disaster.

Ominous ... smoke rises from the Fukushima plant

Their plans suffered a setback today, when government officials said the sea water being pumped on to the plant could be CORRODING it.

A government spokesman said: "At the moment, we are not so optimistic that there will be a breakthrough."

Shoppers are shunning food grown close to the Fukushima plant, after high levels of radiation were found in milk and spinach.

The government say it is not a danger to health, but they have warned locals not to drink the tap water.

There may be some good news, according to international watchdog the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the situation at the plant is stabilising, but it still remains highly dangerous.