Diamonds are small, easily transportable and command high prices. These characteristics have made diamonds a good source of funds for coup leaders in Africa and elsewhere. These smuggled diamonds have been labeled "conflict diamonds" and many consumers are wary about using a product that they think may be related to the suffering of innocent people.

Ancient Greece was first to try democracy, and it was vital to uniting America. Since then, it has rather caught on, and may be reaching the shores of China.

A look at how the European Union have made steps to regulate the car hire industry and how these steps have been followed by the larger car rental companies.

A look at the bizarre behaviour of some celebrities to try and retain their anonymity.

Indian political leaders are seriously considering to improve the countrys intelligence agencies as one of the top most U.S Diplomats is in India to advise them on bettering the countrys Intelligence services.

Is the American economy on its way to recovery? The answer is probably yes. That's good news, right? Not so fast, say some economic analysts. And they mean, literally, that the stock market may be rebounding a little too quickly.

A look at how descrimination against gay people in the work place has come full circle.

Before we accept the arguments for gun control we should examine their motivation.

The dictionary defines celebration as a commemoration of an anniversary, holiday, etc. with festivity. In a down economy we need to be more up.

Women comprises half of the world's population. During recessions, there is a relative downturn on women's employment that ever before. Before the United States' recession in 2001, women were not greatly affected by the economic recession. However, after the 2001 recession in the United States, women started losing a lot of jobs.