Georges de la Tour painted the emotionally expressive "The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds" in sixteen thirty-five.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

And even if I had enough money, I knew that such diamonds are very difficult to find.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

We will tell about a study linking diamonds to climate change nearly 13,000 years ago.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

The album included this song, "Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes."

VOA: special.2009.10.19

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, as the old saying goes.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

The tools were also found under, but not above the diamonds.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Some valuable things are very small, like diamonds and other jewels.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

He says,because diamond mining in Kono,Kailahun and Tongo districts is slowing down, people are turning from diamonds to gold.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Among the allegations, prosecutors say he provided weapons to the Revolutionary in exchange for access to so-called "blood diamonds."

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"I think it's very important to bring to people's attention that the issue of blood diamonds is a very important one;

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Offering the advantage of low cost craftsmanship, Surat's diamond units process eight out of ten small diamonds in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

The economic recession is also affecting Diwali buying, jewelers say in general the pieces are smaller, whether gold, platinum or diamonds.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

She says the media attention given to Campbell's testimony is a boon for the fight against conflict diamonds.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Prosecutors say Mr.Taylor - then president of West African Liberia - exchanged the diamonds for weapons, which he smuggled into Sierra Leone.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Although the three witnesses have varying accounts of the events police in South Africa say the stones given to Campbell are diamonds.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

And the economy has been hit hard by the fall in the price of diamonds which make up one-third of its gross domestic product.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

Prosecutors say the gift that Mr.Taylor allegedly gave to Campbell links him to so-called "blood diamonds".

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Diamonds are central to the case. The prosecution says Mr.Taylor traded diamonds mined in Sierra Leone for weapons, which he smuggled into the country.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

these are diamonds which were given to me." The appearance at The Hague of international celebrities has turned the world's attention to Mr.Taylor's trial.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Among the allegations, prosecutors say he provided weapons to the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone in exchange for access to so-called 'blood diamonds."

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Those affected include people like Param Patel, who owns a diamond export firm, Evershine Diamonds.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

The 1991 invasion of Sierra Leone sparked a brutal civil war in the West African country, marked by tussles over diamonds and participation by child soldiers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Jacobs says both the old and the young are switching to diamonds this year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

But the prosecution had hoped her evidence would show that Mr.Taylor received so called "blood diamonds" from rebels in Sierra Leone during the country's decade-long civil war.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

India exports cut and polished diamonds worth about $ 11 billion every year.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

We cannot tell whether they are 'blood diamonds' or not." "That will be part of the investigation because you still need people to say "Yes,I know these diamonds;

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

When Dean sold his company in 1984, he continued to build on his acting career, that earlier included a supporting role in the 1971 motion picture, "Diamonds Are Forever."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Campaigners say it has helped to shine a spotlight on the violent consequences of the trade in illicit diamonds - a spotlight they hope will remain even after the celebrities have left.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Police spokesperson Musa Zondi, "Yes,they are real diamonds.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09