Jewels from the "Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration" exhibit
The exhibition of royal gems is being staged in the gallery Buckingham Palace to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign
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Blind Chinese activist that sparked diplomatic standoff makes progress toward traveling to America
Assad: Syria is fighting foreign mercenaries
Syrian President gives first interview in almost six months; says captured foreigners fighting for opposition
Group: Congo warlord taking children for soldiers
Human Rights Watch investigation finds Gen. Bosco Ntaganda's troops forcibly recruiting hundreds of boys, young men as soldiers
Al Qaeda mag: Airline plots a "good bargain"
Latest issue of propaganda tool claims terror group unfazed by foiled attacks
Iran's tough nuke stance masks struggles at top
Tehran desperate to avoid any impression of caving under the Western economic squeeze
Syria observers safe after attack, stranding
U.N. team evacuated from tense town after convoy was hit by roadside bomb
Black box from Indonesian jet crash found
A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in the Indonesian jungle, killing 45
Mali's junta appears to hedge on transition
ECOWAS threatens to reinstate sanctions after Mali junta leader hedges over agreements on transition
Rebekah Brooks "baffled" by hacking charges
Ex-News of the World editor, husband and four others are charged in Britain's phone hacking scandal
Hollande to Merkel: Everything "on the table"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met French President Francois Hollande to discuss Europe's financial crisis
Colombian leader: Deadly blast targeted official
Bogota blast in heart of city's commercial district intended for former interior minister who survived explosion; 31 injured
Mexican novelist, essayist Carlos Fuentes dies
Fuentes played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom
Iran nuke talks show unexpected sign of progress
Negotiators set date to continue talking, indicating common ground found between both sides over controversial nuclear program
Yemen: U.S. troops guiding assault on Qaeda
Four-front offensive to uproot militants a first to be directly led by American troops at nearby airbase
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute
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Trump says "Iran wants a settlement, as soon as possible"
Pilot in plane crash said "we're managing the ice," then "Mayday"
ICE planning to deport Afghans through Pakistan, official says
Josh Turek pitches "generational change" in tight Iowa Senate race
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