Half of the proceeds from the sale of the 709 carat gem will be invested in the local community.

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North Korea accuses them of "begging for nuclear war", days after it fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.

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Hun Sen staged a ceremony at Angkor Wat in a bid to reinforce his legitimacy, says the BBC's Jonathan Head.

Money earmarked for schools and hospitals was used for commemorative T-shirts, a report says.

England showed "character" to fight back on the third day of the second Ashes Test, according to all-rounder Chris Woakes.

Kim Jong-un visits a factory that made tyres for the launch vehicle for North Korea's latest missile.

Logan Moore surprised family and neighbours when he quickly built a wooden structure in the backyard.

Saleh's death will lead to deeper polarisation among the warring parties, writes Peter Salisbury.

The French president's wife got a shock when she went to name the first panda born in her country.

Environmental groups are angry at the move against Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante monuments.

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Proceeds from the sale will fund projects in Sierra Leone, whose government rejected an earlier bid of $7.8m.

But the directive covering Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen still faces legal challenges.

Tatyana Chernova fails to have a doping ban overturned, which means her 2008 Olympic heptathlon bronze is set to go to Kelly Sotherton.

Relive the eight-goal thriller between Everton and Liverpool from 1991's FA Cup fifth-round replay, which proved to be the final match of Kenny Dalglish's first tenure as Liverpool manager.

When a police officer's baby was born prematurely, colleagues formed a "cuddle club" to comfort him.

The Nour al-Din al-Zinki group in Syria took funds through a UK-backed project, BBC Panorama finds.

A firefighter scrambles to save a pet dog who ventured out on to thin ice in Canada.