By Rick Hurd, Contra Costa Times Investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding a bathroom fire at Black diamond Middle School on Wednesday, a Contra Costa Fire Protection District dispatcher confirmed. Tim Cooper, the school's principal, ...

diamond company Namakwa announced on Wednesday that the first sale of diamonds from the Kao mine realized prices 17% above expectations. The tender totaled $6.47 million. Some 16388 carats were sold at the Antwerp sale. The tender was conducted Fusion ...

OAO Alrosa, Russia's state-controlled diamond miner, said profit more than doubled last year after average prices for the rough stones surged by 60 percent. Net income rose to 26.7 billion rubles ($860 million) from 11.8 billion, Mirny, Siberia-based ...

Now, the same piece could be priced at Rs 65412 in the jewellery stores. However, diamond consumers will have to cough up the difference amount of Rs 5412 per piece. Sanjay Kothari, vice-chairman of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council ( GJEPC) ...

However, instead of tears, the pop singer spills tiny diamonds from her eyes. GaGa tries to cheer up Lisa when the Simpson girl looks dejected and depressed because her scheme to boost her popularity at school goes horribly wrong.

Reason: polished diamonds are billed in dollars. For example, a three-carat polished diamond valued at $400 per carat was available for Rs 60000 few months ago when the rupee was Rs 50 against dollar. Now, the same piece could be priced at Rs 65412 in ...

DETROIT ? When the Minnesota Twins recalled Canadian Scott diamond earlier this month, they knew they were getting a starter. They hadn't figured on him also being a stopper. The line drive left the bat of Toronto Blue Jays catcher JP Arencibia and ...

De Beers Group, Alrosa's largest rival, produced 31.3 million carats in the period, it said in a Feb. 10 statement. Alrosa's debt declined by 6 percent to 95.5 billion rubles, while its debt to Ebitda ratio dropped to 1.5 from 2.9.

By JOHN HEILPRIN Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in France in 1610, and now the Beau Sancy diamond is a lavish accessory owned by an anonymous bidder who paid $9.7 million for it at Sotheby's auction.

COHASSET ? Police want area pawnshops to be on the lookout for more than $100000 in jewelry stolen from a Jerusalem Road home earlier this month. The pieces include a 14-karat yellow gold ring set with 22 diamonds in a zig-zag pattern, ...