The 16.08-carat diamond, set in a platinum and gold ring, was purchased by a private collector from Hong Kong.
Kweires air base near Aleppo was besieged by Isis militants for 2 years before being broken.
Li Yihang studies every night on the floor of a tunnel as his parents hawk their goods nearby.
Paul Doyle gave a winter coat and a bag of food to a homeless man he saw everyday on his bus route.
Israel remonstrates against move to uphold existing legislation to label products from illegal settlements.
Former USSR almost launched nuclear attack in Europe in mistaken belief Nato wargames were real.
Narendra Modi will visit the UK on 12 November.
A spokesman for the French interior ministry said refugees were being driven by outside parties.
The people of Crickhowell in Wales take their town 'offshore' for a BBC documentary.
The situation turned chaotic, as refugees started to push through barriers or jump over fences.
British Paratroopers killed 14 Catholic protesters, and injured 13 more, on 30 January 1972 in Londonderry.
The Shia minority has a long history of persecution in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Republican presidential frontrunner follows Seventh Day Adventism, a Christian sect with 18.5 million members.
Liberian activist Abraham Keita won the International Children's Peace Prize aged 17.
Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.
Reuters photographer Maxim Zmeyev records the lives of the few people who remain in remote snow-covered villages.
Karla Jacinto had a child with her pimp who beat and burned her with an iron.
French authorities claim new security measures have sealed off the port and Eurotunnel.
Tit-for-tat violence overshadows peace talks and elections set for 27 December.
27 students collapsed at the school between 11am and 11:30am.
New York's attorney general has ordered daily fantasy sports sites to stop taking bets in New York state.
A skier has walked away with minor injuries, after a new video shows him plummeting over 1,600ft (488m)
Blatter reportedly fell ill as result of pressure faced following Fifa investigation.
Breaking: 20,000 brave rain and cold to demand justice for Shia Hazaras killed by Sunni extremists
Ministers sworn in before president Muhammadu Buhari six months after leader took office.
Kurds say they're crazy and the only thing Chemchemal locals hate more than the state is Isis.
Antoni Macierewicz suggested infamous anti-Semitic forgery may contain truth.
Johnson hit out at those involved in boycotts of Israel describing them as 'lefty academics'.
Six days of protests could turn violent if the Ipob leader is not released says activist.
Australian entrepreneur David Mayman is first person to jetpack around New York landmark.