• Diamond found in Lesotho among largest ever

    21/09/2008 11:00

    Gem Diamonds, a London-listed mining firm, said on Sunday it had recovered a 478-carat diamond from its mine in Lesotho: the 20th largest rough diamond ever found. A model holds a white diamond weighing nearly...

  • Lehman’s collapse sounds alarm for others to shun risks

    21/09/2008 11:00

    The U.S. government’s decision to take a hands-off approach with Lehman Brothers and let it reel sounded alarm for all other financial institutions to ward off risks instead of waiting for a bailout when dire...

  • China: More than 12,000 babies hospitalized for taking tainted milk

    21/09/2008 11:00

    China’s Health Ministry on Sunday revealed that more than 12,000 infants were in hospital after taking tainted milk powder as of 20:00 on Sunday. A doctor gives medical examination to a child with kidney...