I loved "Blood Diamond," until I didn't. This gripping, sophisticated thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly, is an extraordinary achievement in American cinema ...

Having already roiled the diamond industry, "Blood Diamond" arrives with the best of intentions, harrowing sequences but ultimately mixed results. Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou deliver ...

In 2003 the diamond industry established the Kimberley Process, an international certification system designed to reassure consumers that the diamonds they bought were conflict-­free.

War crimes prosecutors claim that Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, gave a "blood diamond" to supermodel Naomi Campbell.

His new film, "Blood Diamond," is very much in this tradition. It's an adventure set in the 1999 Sierra Leone civil war that's out to educate its audience about two specific aspects of the ...

FREETOWN - "The Blood Diamond," about gem smuggling in Africa, could hinder Sierra Leone's postwar recovery as its struggles to legitimize its vital diamond exports, officials in the West African ...

Every war brings new words and phrases into the lexicon. During the civil war in Sierra Leone, Americans learned about "blood diamonds." For more than a decade, rebels in that country kidnapped ...

When we think of blood diamonds, we usually think of war-torn countries like Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Blood Diamond director, Edward Zwick, reveals a hilarious behind-the-scenes story of catching Leo ...

And while the Sierra Leone Civil War is a brutal and complex conflict, a narrower view — like Dia’s perspective in the RUF — might have helped Blood Diamond ’s momentum.

As the month winds down, now’s the perfect time to squeeze in a few great Prime Video picks before they vanish from the streaming service. While new titles are always on the way, some fan-favorites ...

Oscar consideration for “Blood Diamond” should be buoyed by last year’s pick, “Crash,” which signaled the Academy’s return to message films with a strong social conscience.