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The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor opens Oct. 13 in Los Angeles, Calif. See the jewelry, costumes, and iconography on display before they go on auction on Dec. 13.

Christie's auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

Christie's auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but for Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor they were a lifelong passion that could now strike gold for the AIDS sufferers she championed.

Absa Group, the South African bank majority owned by British lender Barclays, said it would merge its business and retail banking units and has also created a small team of Barclays and Absa executives to lead its expansion across the continent.

Paris Fashion Week ended like it started with a positive and relaxed spirit and a skillful bow by Lebanese designer Elie Saab with a glamorous 1970s collection for next summer inspired by the American TV series Charlie's Angels.

DUBAI - Nearly two years after it was forced to go cap in hand to neighbor Abu Dhabi for a bailout, a chastened Dubai has ringfenced vulnerable assets, forced banks to bolster reserves and deferred debt maturities.

Upon the upcoming release of her lavish wedding on E!, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries shared their first interview together. Just finished my 1st interview ever with my hubby @KrisHumphries on Jay Leno! Kardashian tweeted.

One post read: If she can't even protect her own Twitter account, how can she protect the country? Think about it my brothers and sisters.”

Gold retailers in the United Arab Emirates have to be more versatile with their products to avoid falling sales, a senior industry official said on Monday, defying retailers' complaints that the booming gold price has deterred customers.

Erin Burnett is not only anticipating the premiere of her CNN show, OutFront, but also her wedding to fiance David Rubulotta.

India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to further liberalise trade flows with tentative moves such as opening a second customs post and issuing more visas, seen as bolstering a fragile peace process between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

Libya's stock market will be ready to resume trading in about one month and hopes to attract more foreign investors, the head of the exchange's Benghazi branch told Reuters on Sunday.

Designer clothes owned by Hollywood legend and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor, including haute couture by Chanel, Yves St. Laurent and Dior, will be sold at auction in New York, Christie's said on Wednesday.

A rocket attack on a protest camp in Yemen's capital Sanaa Tuesday raised the death toll to at least 58 in some of the deadliest violence to hit the country in eight months of pro-democracy demonstrations.

Adults can embrace their inner child with T-shirts by Lotty Dotty featuring the image of a paper doll who comes with her own detachable Velcro clothing to mix and match, changing the doll's outfit to fit the wearer's own personal fashion.

Libyan transitional forces besieging a bastion of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday gave residents two days to leave before a threatened onslaught, and fears rose for the fate of civilians trapped in the last redoubts of the fallen strongman.

Libya's interim leader has made his first public speech in Tripoli, warning against reprisals after Moammar Gadhafi loyalists struck out at the revolutionaries pursuing them.

The world’s top oil exporter is expected to increase official oil selling prices of October crude for Asian clients.

During the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, Muslims around the globe celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan by feasting and giving gifts.

Muslims around the world are wishing each other an Eid Mubarak, or blessed festival. In cities across the globe, Muslim devotees gathered in and around mosques, giving thanks to Allah for helping them through the preceding month.