Few topics in the world of precious stones carry the weight — both moral and historical — of blood diamonds. These glittering gems, identical in appearance to their ethically sourced counterparts, ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Between 2000 and 2008, Zimbabwe collapsed. The confiscation of white-owned farms precipitated the destruction of its economy; mad monetary policies led to the worst ...

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 ...

They say a diamond is forever. From today, and for now, that also includes blood diamonds. On Monday the respected rights and commerce watchdog Global Witness announced it was quitting the ...

Through a web of corruption and deceit, Israel is deeply entangled in the lucrative blood diamond trade in the DRC. Here’s ...

In an office in Santa Elena, deep in the Venezuelan jungle bordering Brazil and Guyana, a diamond trader inspects a rough gem under his magnifying glass. Surrounded by precious minerals, stuffed ...

As a means to drive home its chief argument – that the 14-carat rock on your fiancée’s ring finger might be little more than a blood-drenched byproduct of an African civil war – the stringent ...