21.   After crossing into Zimbabwe, they allegedly met with the six others from whom it was suspected they were to buy the diamonds.

22.   De Beers said it will continue to buy Angolan diamonds under its contract with SDM, a joint venture of the Angolan government and the Australian mining company Aston.

23.   De Beers threatened to stop buying Russian diamonds in an effort to force the deal, but the move brought little result.

24.   Diamond conglomerate De Beers warned Wednesday it would stop buying diamonds from the Russian government unless Moscow ratifies a new supply contract by the end of the year.

25.   He and another South African were arrested at a town in central Swaziland where they were believed to have been wanting to buy diamonds.

26.   He had previously been convicted in South Africa for buying unpolished diamonds.

27.   It does not provide significant details about individual diamond companies that have bought UNITA diamonds in violation of the sanctions, one source said.

28.   The company buys diamonds for export from the main Russian diamond producer Almazy Rossii-Sakha, which has been accused of tax fraud.

29.   The embargo would make it illegal to buy Sierra Leonean diamonds, except those with a certificate of origin from the government.

30.   Twelve had a history of buying UNITA diamonds before sanctions were imposed, four have South African connections, and three have Israeli connections, it said.