Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rushIn a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.
20 October 2013
IMF gold sales to fund lending to poor countriesThe International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it has harnessed windfall gold profits from member countries to fund loans to the world's poorest countries in the coming years.
Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine projectThousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.
24 September 2013
Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of goldAfter a long drive from across the border in China, the white truck arrived in Nepal's capital at dawn with a seemingly innocuous cargo of Chinese-made clothes.
08 September 2013
Paraguay watches odd urban gold rush They appeared out of nowhere, making a mess, operating without a permit and disrupting the football season by luring gawkers.
Gold claws back losses after biggest fall in 30 years Gold prices recovered slightly Tuesday after suffering their heaviest slump in 30 years triggered by weak Chinese growth data and reports Cyprus was planning to sell part of its reserves.
Berlin fest draws to close after Romania claims top prize The 63rd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class.