#ICYMI Editor's Top Picks (Oct 3 - 9, 2016)

The top headlines for the week included news about the Nuri helicopter which crash-landed on a school in Tawau, Sabah, the launch of Pixel smartphone by Google, the detention of Zaytouna-Oliva boat, on a humanitarian mission to Gaza, by Israel and the university qualification of motivational speaker Azizan Osman.

Three university students drowned today in a waterfall in Batu 16 Gombak where they had gone to spend the public holiday, according to police.

Woman gives birth at fast food joint in Kedah

A FAST food restaurant in Sungai Petani, Kedah, welcomed a surprise when a woman who was dining there suddenly went into labor.

A Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) helicopter crashed onto the roof of a building in Sekolah Menengah Balung, Tawau, Sabah today.

Tawau district police chief ACP Fadil Marsus said police are still trying to establish the number of passengers and crew members in the helicopter.

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell" and said the United States had refused to sell some weapons to his country but he did not care because Russia and China were willing suppliers.

In his latest salvo, Duterte said he had lost respect for the United States and railed at its concerns about his bloody war on drugs, calling his critics "fools" who could not stop him carrying out a campaign that has killed more than 3,400 people in just over three months.

Young, pretty and hoping for stardom, Saki Kozai thought she had found her ticket to fame after an apparent model scout spotted her on a Tokyo street and offered her a job.

Then just 24 years old, starstruck and excited, she quickly signed a deal with the agency he introduced her to, believing that she would soon star in promotion videos.

Local Malay historians, academicians and non-governmental organisations (NGO) have urged UNESCO, National Heritage Department and the state government to change the name of George Town and Butterworth to their original names.

Google launches Pixel smartphone in hardware push

Google on Tuesday unveiled its new Pixel smartphone with artificial intelligence built in as it directly takes on the iPhone with its own branded, premium-priced handset.

"We are building hardware with the Google Assistant at its core," said Rick Osterloh, head of a new hardware division at the California-based internet giant.

Women's Boat to Gaza -- the all-female entourage made up of 13 humanitarian activists including a Malaysian representative -- making its way to besieged Gaza strip has been captured by Israeli forces at approximately 2.58pm local time.

Malaysia's Dr Fauziah Mohd Hasan was among the 13 female humanitarian activists from 12 countries on-board the Zaytouna-Oliva.

Richworks Group of Companies in a statement today clarified the issue on Azizan Osman's controversial PhD (Hon) in Entrepreneurship, allegedly obtained from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.

The statement, uploaded on Azizan's official Facebook page said Richworks has lodged a police report over the issue that has caused an uproar on social media. The matter is now under investigation.

Dr Fauziah Mohd Hasan, the sole Malaysian representative on board the Zaytouna-Oliva, has been released by Israeli authorities, according to her husband Prof Dr Alauddin Mohd Ali.

The aircraft debris found in Mauritius last May has been confirmed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the examination of the composite debris recovered on the Indian Ocean island has been completed by experts from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

IT seems that the controversy surrounding motivational bigwig, Azizan Osman has clearly not ended.

After Richworks issued a statement aimed to clarify concerns that have been raised with regards to his academic qualifications several days ago, social media users took the opportunity to 'investigate' his latest claim.

A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) lecturer was found dead in a room at the university’s Faculty of Applied Science early today.

Shah Alam district police chief ACP Shafien Mamat said the body of Associate Professor Dr Zaini Hamzah, 61, was found in a lying position in a locked room at 2.30am.

"I want to commit suicide."

That was the short-message service (SMS) text received by Mohd Azari Misnun before his younger brother, 22, was found dead lying at the entrance of The Gardens Mall, here, last night.