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Diamond in hot water

Twice Olympic shooting champion Michael Diamond has been arrested for drunk driving and charged with firearms offences, the Australian Olympic Committee says on Monday.

India still ‘seeks Koh-i-noor diamond’

The Indian government says it is still seeking to reclaim the priceless Koh-i-noor diamond from Britain, despite the Supreme Court being told otherwise.

Largest diamond in over a century found in Botswana

A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" is discovered at a mine in Botswana, said to be the biggest find in more than a century.

Central Africa's diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat

Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the Central African forest digging for diamonds in a sandy pit half the size of a football pitch.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Diamond in hot water

Twice Olympic shooting champion Michael Diamond has been arrested for drunk driving and charged with firearms offences, the Australian Olympic Committee says on Monday.

April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016

India still ‘seeks Koh-i-noor diamond’

The Indian government says it is still seeking to reclaim the priceless Koh-i-noor diamond from Britain, despite the Supreme Court being told otherwise.

November 19, 2015
November 19, 2015

Largest diamond in over a century found in Botswana

A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" is discovered at a mine in Botswana, said to be the biggest find in more than a century.

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Central Africa's diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat

Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the Central African forest digging for diamonds in a sandy pit half the size of a football pitch.