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With Christmas fast approaching, the jewellery industry is as buoyant as ever - but it needs to polish up its working practices.

The Institute of Business Ethics says business has clawed back some of the public trust it lost.

MPs in Paris expected to follow 'Nordic Model' by making buying sex illegal.

Bitcoin Black Friday deals encourage users to actually use their bitcoins like a real currency.

Angolan officials deny ban on Muslim faith and claims that mosques and minarets have been pulled down.

France to deploy extra troops to Central Africa to prevent regional instability, say French officials.

The Afghan government is reconsidering public stoning as a punishment for adultery, according to Human Rights Watch.

Christian-majority Angola bans Islam on grounds that it clashes with customs and state religion.

Wikipedia founder believes spying by western governments will only give oppressive regimes more reason to censor the internet.

Human Rights Watch condemns law banning large unsanctioned gatherings and giving police final say on whether demos can take place.

Evidence emerges that lesbians are tortured and sexually abused in Latin American country's private clinics.

Cricketer-turned-politician leads blockade of key Nato route in Peshawar.

Slovak Togetherness-National Party leader Kotleba capitalises on poor economic climate and anti-Roma sentiment in country

If confirmed, victory would place rebels in control of nearly all of country's oil reserves and threaten Assad's access to fuel.

Father of world wide web sad his invention now makes people nervous.

Hundreds of thousands of state employees in the country will be awarded an extra month's pay.

Major countries putting role in web innovation at risk because of 'excessive state surveillance'.

Experts say krokodil is used in remote parts of Russia because there is nothing else available.

Healthy, vigorous image of John F Kennedy did not match reality, say doctors on eve of assassination anniversary.

Israel foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman says his county needs new allies. IBTimes UK take a wry look at the candidates.

FGM should be stamped out regardless of culture or religion - but the process could take years.

PM claims Labour leader guilty of lack of knowledge of foreign affairs.

The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked the Anti-Shabiha website for allegedly publishing the details of innocent Syrians

Media reaction to the assault on a 16-year-old girl, and the rapists' pathetic punishment, has already changed millions of attitudes for the better.

Samer al-Baraq in detention for three years without trial accused of planning attacks against Israeli targets.

As Carlsen seeks to cement status with World Championship victory, we look at game's top five all-time greats.

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa says 'people in glass houses must not throw stones' in veiled attack on Cameron over war crimes allegations.

Gunmen open fire on Shia Muslim procession in latest sectarian violence in Pakistan.

Prime Minister sets March deadline for Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses charges, failing which issue would go to UN.

Saudi Arabia launched controversial clampdown on Ethiopian illegal workers.