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Forests are extremely important to Liberians, who rely upon vast wooded areas for everything from building supplies and medicine to water protection and game habitats. Recently, a government program turned over these critical regions to big logging firms in a misguided attempt to provide income and revenue for hard-hit communities. Can Ellen Sirleaf Johnson's administration curtail what it began?

X-rays indicated that the diamond is trapped in his gullet and might be very difficult to extricate.

The British parliament criticized former Barclays Plc (London: BARC) CEO Bob Diamond in a report released Saturday, saying that he failed to fully disclose the bank?s illegal practices during testimony on the LIBOR scandal.

Pop star hopefuls who make the cut for CeeLo Green's team on The Voice will be getting help from another powerful musical ally on the upcoming season, Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas. The forty-year-old rocker has also had hits like Lonely No More and Her Diamonds as a solo artist and by joining team Green on the reality competition he'll be able to advise young artists on how to come out on top of shows signature sing-offs.

Is lucky marriage number three on the table for Kim Kardashian? If the reports are true then it looks like Kanye West will be proposing as soon as the booty-full Kardashian finalizes her divorce from Kris Humphries.

Angelina Jolie had not been photographed while wearing her engagement ring -- until now, that is!

The British Parliament, might not be the place one would expect to see fireworks lit on July 4. But that's what's likely to happen Wednesday, when the former CEO of Barclays plc (NYSE:BCS), who resigned Tuesday, is expected to tell the House of Commons its fraud was partly done at the bequest of the Bank of England.

Barclays chief executive officer Bob Diamond Tuesday quit his post over the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) fixing scandal, in which the bank was fined £290 million ($450m) by the U.S. and UK regulators last week.

Drew Barrymore had the wedding, and the wedding dress, of her dreams when she married beau and the father of her baby, Will Kopelman. Here are all the details on the dress, designed by Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld.

The world's economies have fallen to their weakest level since the recession officially ended in 2009. German and U.S. bonds actually charge buyers interest rather than pay buyers interest. The euro zone's survival appears at genuine risk and China's red-hot economy, the second-biggest in the world, is not so red hot any more.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in war crimes committed during the Sierra Leone civil war that took place in the 1990s. Taylor was found guilty by the same judge who presided over his sentencing in an international criminal court on Wed., May 30.

Google Wednesday observed the 166th birth anniversary of Peter Carl Fabergé, the Russian jeweler best known for creating famous Fabergé eggs, through a doodle that was made of precious metals and gemstones.

New York City restaurant Serendipity 3 already makes the world's most expensive sundae, but the Upper East Side eatery can now also claim the world's most expensive hamburger, too. On May 22, Serendipity 3 set the Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive hamburger with its Le Burger Extravagant, a sandwich that will set you back $295, and likely several hundred calories.

The Hall of Famer is selling a piece of his legacy in the hopes of raising $100,000.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were: Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Himax Technologies Inc, Blue Nile Inc and DealerTrack Holdings Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers were: STEC Inc, Gulfport Energy Corporation and Seattle Genetics Inc.

A Mirror Diamond necklace bearing five Mughal empire pendant diamonds with emerald drops has been offered for private sale at a price of $20 million, auction house Bonham's said on Monday.

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity including murder, rape, terrorism and conscripting child soldiers by an international court on Thursday.

The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation and Sugar Shane Mosley's Diamond's Love Foundation will host an event called Spring of Style two days prior to their upcoming pay-per-view.

The 400-year-old diamond, the Beau Sancy, is expected to sell for $4 million at an auction at Sotheby's. The Beau Sancy, which weighs 34.98 carats, is one of the world's oldest diamonds with a rare cut in the shape of a pear.

This 4/20 music mix is a totally unofficial and hole-fileld list of the best songs about the herb to listen to on Friday. It's mostly hip hop, though there's a reggae mix to die for thrown in for fun. But if you just put them on and take a sunny afternoon drive or lay back on your bed and let the chunes in, you'll be 'laxing in an ear-tickled haze by 4:21 p.m. (or a.m., if you get down like that.)

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are gearing up for a busy time in their lives. The couple, who have six kids and have been together for seven years, recently became engaged. Jolie also just became the special envoy for the U.N. High Commission for Refugees and the couple confirmed their attendance at this year's Cannes Film festival. However, for now it is vacation time and Jolie, Pitt, and their six children are in the Galapagos Islands.