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Sun-Drop diamond

World's Biggest Yellow Diamond Sold for £7.8 Million

The largest yellow diamond known in existence has been sold for a massive £7.8m million. The auction house, Sotheby's, estimated that the accurately named Sun-Drop diamond would be valued at somewhere between $11 million to $15 million.
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An armed National Transitional Council fighter patrols inside the Libyan Oil Refining Company in Ras Lanuf

Libya: The Rebels Without a Cause

Despite the NTC's efforts to focus on the reconstruction of Libya after months of civil war, reports of violence and armed insurgencies continue to raise fears about the country's future and regional stability.
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Occupy Wall Street: Judge Rules Eviction Illegal

Lawyers for the protesters have obtained a temporary restraining order which will stop anyone from evicting the Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park permanently, with a judge ruling the eviction early Tuesday morning as illegal.
Massacre in Syria

Syria: 50 Killed in Latest Clashes

The Associated Press reports that at least 50 people have been killed in the latest surge of violence in the Assad regime's crackdown on protesters.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to an audience in city of Birjand

Bahrain Claims to Have Smashed Iran-backed Terrorist Attack

Tensions between the Arab states of the Gulf region reached a new high this week-end as Bahrain claimed it had broken up a terrorist group which had allegedly planned a series of attacks on the ministry, the Saudi embassy in Manama and the causeway which links the archipelago state to Saudi Arabia.
A Libyan rebel fighter prepares to fire a rocket propelled grenade launcher

Libya: Warring Militias Battle with Rockets and Mortars

Rival militia groups continued to clash over the weekend outside of Tripoli and at least seven fighters have been killed in one of the most violent clash since the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the end of the Libyan conflict.
An aerial view of the Olympic Stadium with complete construction on the venue.

U.S. Wary of Olympics Security Arrangements: Report

The U.S. seems to be wary about the security arrangements for the 2102 London Olympics in the wake of the riots in some of the English counties early this year and also the arrests made at the Games site.
Queen Elizabeth in Australia

Queen's First Cousins Banished to Asylum: Documentary to Reveal All

A Channel 4 documentary that is believed to expose hidden truths about the royal family, has incurred the Queen's wrath. According to the documentary, the royal family had systematically shunned the Queen's first cousins, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes Lyon, as they were born with mental disabilities.
Lucas Papademos

New Greek PM Sworn In

A new Greek Prime Minister has finally been sworn in, nearly a week since the government fell apart over disagreements surrounding the Euro crisis.