WASHINGTON, D.C., November 30, 2006 — Two international rights organizations are urging consumers to take action this holiday season to help prevent blood diamonds from entering the legal diamond ...

A diamond can cross borders faster than a suitcase of cash. It leaves no paper trail. It fits in a pocket. It can buy guns. Some of the world's most expensive wars have been funded not by oil or gold, ...

What a fuss a number can make -- one little number. And here it is: Fewer than 1 percent of diamonds on the market today are "conflict diamonds." The number seems surprising, considering all the ...

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 ...

Valentine's Day is that time of year when we pick out that perfect gift for our special someone. But as lovers choose gifts, I beg them not to purchase "blood" or "conflict" diamonds. If you aren't ...

It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones, often by ...