Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Loews Corp. , the holding company run by New Yorkā€™s Tisch family, posted its third straight quarterly profit on improved results from insurance and gas exploration.

A 29KG consignment of diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Chiadzwa diamond field has disappeared after being removed on Thursday night by police from the central bank, in violation of orders by…

A 29KG consignment of diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Chiadzwa diamond field has disappeared after being removed on Thursday night by police from the central bank, in violation of orders by…

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - DOT Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DOT) ("DOT" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the results of 7 of 15 diamond drill holes ("DDH")…

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - DOT Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DOT) ("DOT" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the results of 7 of 15 diamond drill holes ("DDH")…

CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - DOT Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the results of 7 of 15 diamond drill holes from its recently completed diamond drilling program on its 100% owned…

CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - DOT Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the results of 7 of 15 diamond drill holes from its recently completed diamond drilling program on its 100% owned…

Harare - Controversy deepened Monday over the Zimbabwean government's handling of the Chiadzwa diamond field in the eastern Zimbabwe, with revelations of serious irregularities by the mines minister and the…

RAPAPORT... The Statesman: The Pakistan Gems & Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) organized its eighth gem bazaar on Sunday at Gem Exchange at Khayal Arcade Namak Mandi. The bazaarĀ reflected PGJDC's commitmentĀ to…

VAUDREUIL-DORION, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - Rocmec Mining inc. (the Ā« company Ā») (TSX VENTURE:RMI) (FRANKFURT:D5O) is pleased to announce preliminary diamond drill results from its 2009 diamond drill…

VAUDREUIL-DORION, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - Rocmec Mining inc. (the Ā« company Ā») (TSX VENTURE:RMI) (FRANKFURT:D5O) is pleased to announce preliminary diamond drill results from its 2009 diamond drill…

VAUDREUIL-DORION, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - 02/08/10) - Rocmec Mining inc. (the "company") (TSX-V: RMI - News ) (Frankfurt: D5O - News ) is pleased to announce preliminary diamond drill results from its…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - Corex Gold Corp . (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CGE) has commenced drilling on its Santana gold project in Sonora State, Mexico. The program…

Randgold Resources has come up with strong figures for Q4 and for the whole of 2009 and has sharply increased its dividend and has a significant new project pipeline ahead.

The decision, say analysts, reflect an upbeat view of the commodities markets

Is Anglo American beating around the bush, or setting itself up for a rights issue?

The group said the issue would pay off most of its debt before adding that it expects platinum demand will grow in 2010.

In the largest Turkish IPO since Turk Telecom, the gold miner offered 30% of its share capital to investors, giving it a market value of 2.2bn lira

The group said the rail line has been closed due to a derailment and the shipment is likely to be delayed rather than cancelled

Mark Mobius, manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets investment trust, said strong economic growth and low inflation continue to support the outlook for emerging markets.

Research by broker Wins suggests Lowland Investment trust may struggle to retain its premium rating given manager James Henderson's dip in relative performance this year.

Franklin Templeton has opened its Luxembourg-registered Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies SICAV to UK investors with a sterling-denominated share class.

The exposure of Shires Income investment trust to preference shares led to a fall in net asset value over the first six months of the year.

Nigeria's President Umar Musa Yar'Adua should not wait until he is forced out. After all, he has been out of the country for almost four months, reportedly in a Saudi hospital receiving treatment for a critical heart condition.

Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region.

LAST November, barely a month after the Federal Government rounded off its amnesty programme, complaints began about the programme.

Jos Garneo Cephas, a reporter with Daily Guide, a privately-owned Accra-based newspaper was on January 22, 2010 reportedly assaulted at a magistrate court in Accra for photographing five military personnel standing trial for murder.

THE just concluded African Nations Cup finals in Angola began on a sad note - for the Togolese national team at least. The bus ferrying the team, players and officials, was callously and brutally attacked by Cabinda rebels in Angola on their way in from their Congo training base. That attack left two Togolese members of the delegation and a third Angolan driver dead.

The Nigeria Football Federation has penciled down five foreign coaches of which three would be recommended to the executive board by the technical committee and finally, one candidate would be named as the technical adviser of the Super Eagles at the end of this month.

DAKAR Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Natural disasters, epidemics and political unrest deal a particularly heavy blow to communities in West and Central Africa, where people live in a ā€œfragileā€ state daily, UN Childrenā€™s Fund said on 4 February.

CONAKRY Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Guineans say they are daring to hope for a peaceful transition to civilian rule, as the military junta ā€“ now with a new leader ā€“ has vowed to step down and a civilian prime minister has been sworn in to organize elections.

LOME Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - The fight against fake medicines requires a united public-private front to overcome people's resistance to health warnings and to dismantle increasingly sophisticated trafficking networks, medical professionals said at a meeting in the Togolese capital LomƩ.

ACCRA Thursday, February 04, 2010 (IRIN) - Ghana needs to do more to ensure that revenue from oil production, due to start later in the year, successfully reduces poverty and avoids a ā€œresource curseā€, according to civil society leaders worried that safeguards are either inadequate or absent.

Vehicle insurance is becoming mandatory in Angola, costing on average $400 every year. Do you insure your car?

Many Africans with malaria are getting low-grade drugs, according to a study of Uganda, Senegal and Madagascar.

The first Darfur war crimes suspect to face international judges has the charges against him dropped.

Rice for the people - what would you do as leader?

Somali fishermen save some 126 migrants who were reportedly forced into the sea at gunpoint by traffickers.

Heritage Oil says the sale of its assets in Uganda to the UK's Tullow Oil will be approved "imminently".

Ghana has been noted as the second highest donor to Haiti after Guyana based on donor countries' Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Details of financial aid and other assistance to the people of Haiti being tracked by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) which was released recently by the Data Blog indicates. The Data blogā€¦

President Jacob Zuma has apologized to the nation for fathering a child out of wedlock with the daughter of soccer boss Irvin Khoza. There is great danger the scandal would overshadow his state of the nation speech on Thursday evening amid accusations that his administration is in a state of torpor. After vigorously defending himself, Zuma bowed toā€¦

World Cup host South Africa face off in an international friendly against Namibia at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on March 3, according to SAFA. The game will be part of the 100 Days celebrations before World Cup 2010 kicks off on June 11. It will be Bafanaā€™s third game this year after they beat Swaziland 6-2 in a training match and thenā€¦

A Libyan court has dropped a case against Swiss businessman Rashid Hamdani for alleged illegal business activities, his lawyer said on Sunday, a day after a colleague was fined over similar charges. Hamdani, who was also cleared last month of charges of overstaying his visa, was free to leave Libya where he has been stranded for one and a half years.ā€¦

Wildlife conservationists in Cameroon have said, protected species are more endangered than ever before in that country. Experts say the continuing popularity of wildlife meat, or bush meat, is encouraging armed poachers to gun down hundreds of thousands of animals. But the government has introduced new initiatives to halt the illegal trade. From Cameroonā€™sā€¦

Ethiopian troops have crossed back into the northern regions of Bakool and Hiiraan in Somalia, local residents said. This comes as Somali government vows fresh offensive against Islamist insurgents in the country. Residents in Elbarde and Yeed said they saw convey of Ethiopian troops accompanied by hundreds of Somali military trained in Ethiopia inā€¦

US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia. "Launching the Amharic version software is a major step forward for Amharic to be a language of technology", Director of the Ethiopian ICT Development Agency (EICTDA), Debretsion Gebremichael has said. 40 scholars from the Addis Ababa Universityā€¦

Standard Chartered Bank and China Unionpay have struck a deal that will enable Unionpay cardholders worldwide access the bank's ATM services in 20 countries in Africa. China has over the last decade become the world's largest investor into Africa, injecting billions of dollars in various projects across the continent. Analysts say no signalā€¦

United States supported, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCA), has announced its plans to expand its operations in Africa as more countries meet democracy requirements. Africa, which accounts for about 70 percent of the corporationā€™s total funding of $5.2 billion, has 11 countries where so-called compacts, or programs, are underway. MCAā€¦

The biggest second hand market - 'Adjame Black Market' - in Abidjan, the capital city of Ivory Coast, was razed down early Saturday morning at about 5:00 am causing extensive damage to hundreds of shops where you can get textiles, clothes, computers, Freezers, mobile phones, building materials, carpentry and handcrafts. It is a sight visitedā€¦

Continued economic developments across the continent have necessitated the need to expedite the implementation of a massive hydro power project by the African Union (AU). The project dubbed ā€˜Hydropower 2020ā€™ is an initiative of the African Union that seeks to increase power generation capacity for Africa and enhance socio-economic developmentā€¦

The Zambian annual rate of inflation for the month of January 2010 has recorded a decline of 0.3 percentage points and now stands at 9.6 percent. The Central Statistical Office has attributed this reduction to the 3.6 percentage point decrease in some food prices while non-food products in the consumer price index accounted for six percentage points.ā€¦