Historic diamond fetches 16 million pounds at London auction
London - An historic cushion-shaped diamond with a European royal history of more than 300 years was Wednesday sold for 16.4 million pounds (24.2 million dollars) at Christies auction house in London. The Wittelsbach Diamond, an extremely rare 35.56...

[ Published on : Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:32 ]

Historic royal diamond smashes world record at auction - Summary
London - An historic diamond of European royal provenance was sold for a credit crunch-defying 16.4 million pounds (24.2 million dollars) at Christies in London Wednesday. The Wittelsbach Diamond, an extremely rare 35.56-carat greyish-blue diamond, ...

[ Published on : Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:32 ]

Iceland considers challenge of British terrorist law over banks
Reykjavik - Iceland on Tuesday said it was considering asking the European Court of Human Rights to probe the British governments use of anti-terrorist legislation to freeze Icelandic bank assets last autumn. Britain made the move to force the Icela...

[ Published on : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:53 ]