Sotheby’s sold a 59.6-carat pink diamond for about $71 million in Hong Kong, setting the world record for the top auction price for any gem. The stone has an an unusual distinction: It has attracted even higher bids in the past.
A Chinese real estate scion charged with orchestrating the murder of her children’s father was released from a San Francisco Bay Area jail Thursday after posting $35 million bail, a highly unusual financial transaction that startled and angered the victim’s family and friends.
Security researchers at Google and Lookout have discovered an extremely sophisticated Android app capable of spying on users by hacking their smartphones’ camera and microphone, as well as track calls, messages, internet history and more.
At least four people were killed on Friday when a truck ploughed into crowds in a shopping area in central Stockholm, Sweden.
A former witness against a criminal organization was gunned down in Netanya late Thursday, police said.
The United States deported convicted spy Evgeny Buryakov to Russia Wednesday morning.
ICE and FBI agents Wednesday raided two San Gabriel Valley homes as well as offices at the San Gabriel Hilton. At least three people who are suspected in a multi-million dollar visa and financial fraud investigation.
Nigeria’s federal high court has charged the country’s former oil minister, who served under ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, with money laundering in connection with an alleged bribery scandal aimed to keep Jonathan in office.
Organizers of a Passover getaway for 700 New Yorkers say they feel passed over after a California hotel allegedly canceled their stay despite a $1 million deposit.