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'Impossibly rare' violet diamond found in Australia A rare violet diamond, the largest of its kind ever found at Australia's remote Argyle mine, will be the centrepiece of annual showcase.

03 May 2016

Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown Pakistan asks Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond more than 150 years after it was taken from Lahore.

10 February 2016

Rio Tinto puts 'vivid' pink and red diamonds on market Sixty-five extremely rare pink and red diamonds were unveiled Friday by mining giant Rio Tinto which expects the stones from a remote western Australia mine to fetch record prices.

26 June 2015

Diamond deals to add sparkle to India-Russian ties India's gemstone industry will hope to add some sparkle to ties between New Delhi and Moscow this week.

10 December 2014

"Blue Moon" diamond unveiled in LA Origin: United States Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum unveiled the "Blue Moon Diamond," a 12-carat gem described as one of the rarest stones in the world.

13 September 2014

Flawless blue diamond sells for $24 million A spectacular blue diamond, the largest in its category, fetched a total of $23.79 million (17.35 million euros) at a Christie's auction in Geneva.

15 May 2014

100-carat yellow diamond fetches $16 million at auction A 100-carat yellow diamond sold for 14.5 million Swiss francs ($16.3 million,11.9 million euros) at auction in Geneva.

14 May 2014

UN set to lift Ivory Coast diamond embargo The UN Security Council is set to lift a nearly decade-old embargo on Ivory Coast's international diamond trade and plans to relax its arms embargo there, diplomats said.

26 April 2014

Jeweller Graff unveils $55-mn diamond-encrusted watch British jeweller Graff unveiled Thursday what it described as the "most valuable watch ever created" -- a timepiece replete with more than 110 carats of diamonds costing $55 million (40 million euros).

28 March 2014

Pink diamond 'thief' held in Australia Australian police said Friday they had arrested and X-rayed a man over the theft of a pink diamond worth more than US$180,000, with fears he had swallowed the rare jewel.

21 February 2014

Prince William's wife Kate dazzles in queen's diamonds Prince William's wife Catherine dazzled onlookers at a dinner for London's National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday with a diamond necklace borrowed from the queen.

12 February 2014

World's largest orange diamond fetches record $35.5 mn A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was on Tuesday auctioned for a record $35.54 million in Geneva.

14 November 2013

Rio Tinto pink diamonds fetch record prices The annual sale of Rio Tinto's rare pink-hued diamonds attracted unprecedented interest with at least two of the stones fetching record prices of over $2 million.

14 October 2013

Thieves pinch 70,000-euro ring from Cannes store Two thieves stole a 70,000 euro ($93,000) diamond ring from a Cannes jewellery store on Tuesday, pocketing the gem while a saleslady had her back turned.

21 August 2013

Rio Tinto puts largest 'red' diamond on market Rio Tinto said Friday it was putting up for sale the biggest "red" diamond ever produced by its Australian mine amid an "explosion" in demand from Asia for the rare pink-hued stones.

17 May 2013

Pink diamond sells for nearly $40 million at US auction A 34.64-carat pink diamond has sold at auction in New York for nearly $40 million, setting a new record for Christie's auction house.

18 April 2013

Popigai: Russia's vast, untouched diamond crater In the far north of Siberia, Russian scientists have stepped up research on a once-secret deposit of diamonds whose scale dwarfs anything ever discovered and could turn world markets "upside down".

19 September 2012

Guyana suspends gold, diamond mining permits The South American country of Guyana said Friday it had suspended the granting of new permits to mine for gold and diamonds in rivers because of concerns over widespread pollution.

07 July 2012

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