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
Nazi air raid bunker hosts new Berlin art show Art patrons Christian and Karen Boros have thrown open the doors this week to their own personal World War II air raid bunker in Berlin, showing off gems from their 700-work collection.
19 September 2012
NATO restricts joint operations with Afghans: officials NATO-led forces are scaling back joint operations with Afghan forces after a spate of "insider attacks" in which Afghan recruits turned their weapons on Western allies.
BHP chief Kloppers tops Australian CEO pay list Marius Kloppers, the head of mining giant BHP Billiton, topped the list of Australia's highest paid executives in fiscal 2011, but will this year take a 40 percent pay cut after refusing his bonus.
19 September 2012
Protests stall US move to aid Egypt: report The protests that erupted in Cairo over an anti-Islam Internet video have stalled talks on relieving $1 billion worth of Egyptian debt to the United States.
19 September 2012
Syrian army tested chemical weapons system: German press The Syrian army has tested a chemical weapons delivery system, firing shells at a research centre in its northwestern desert region, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported Monday citing "witnesses".
Pentagon chief seeks to calm China-Japan row US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was to deliver an appeal for calm in talks with senior Chinese military leaders Tuesday amid an escalating territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo.
Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary Thousands of anti-Japan protesters rallied across China over a territorial row on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Japanese firms including car giant Toyota shut or scaled back production.
18 September 2012
One year on, at least 180 held in Occupy protests Protesters from Occupy Wall Street hit New York City streets again Monday to mark their one-year anniversary, disrupting access to the stock exchange, as police detained more than 180 people.
18 September 2012
Karzai won't try to stay in office: former US envoy Afghan President Hamid Karzai is unlikely to try to bend the rules to stay in office once his term ends in 2014, former US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, said.
18 September 2012
Hezbollah warns US over film as toll rises Hezbollah warned of "very dangerous" global repercussions if an anti-Islam film is released in its entirety, as a fatwa was issued against the film's producer who has gone into hiding with his family.
18 September 2012
French court set to rule on Kate topless photos injunction A French court is set to rule Tuesday on whether to ban the resale of photos of Prince William's wife Catherine sunbathing topless, after the British royal family sought an injunction.