UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its Western allies are feuding with Russia over its diamond production, but they joined forces Wednesday to keep supporting the Kimberley Process, which ...

Diamonds, symbols of beauty and status, may hide a dark history of exploitation and violence in mining regions. The UN's Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, established in 2003, aims to prevent ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martin Rapaport will be fasting for three days, November 7-9, to protest World Diamond Council support for the Kimberley Process which is certifying as legitimate blood ...

Zimbabwean Mines Minister Obert Mpofu, back in Harare on Wednesday, told a news conference that Zimbabwe stands to make at least $2 billion a year from Marange diamonds now that world markets are open ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Kimberley Process, a government, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of so-called blood, or conflict, diamonds, has come under fire in recent months with even ...

A Kimberley review mission to Zimbabwe said Harare was largely in compliance with Kimberley regulations, but said more needs to be done to ensure full demilitarization of the zone, the eradication of ...

The AGM will be hosted by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and focus on pushing for the reform of the Kimberley Process (KP) and the WDC system of warranties (SoW). The event ...

From 2000 to 2008 Zimbabwe collapsed: the confiscation of white-owned farms precipitated the destruction of its economy; mad monetary policies led to hyperinflation; malnutrition and a cholera ...

Dubai, July 5 2004: The International Gemological Institute (IGI), one of the leading international gem certification and appraisal institutes, has completed its extensive training session with the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Kimberley Process, a government, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of so-called blood, or conflict, diamonds, has come under fire in recent months with even ...