Something fishy
A Russian air traveller who thought she could conceal her stash of stolen diamonds beneath a shroud of stench was not so lucky when customs authorities caught a whiff of something fishy as she passed through the gates with her luggage.
She would have gotten away with it, had guards not apprehended the 51-year-old woman at an airport in Polyarny, Russia.
Upon opening the offensive-smelling luggage, they discovered a three-foot dead pike fish with 25 large, uncut diamonds inside.
"The woman thought the stink from the fish would be enough to put guards off asking too many questions if she was stopped.
Luckily, the guards were keen fishermen themselves and didn't mind at all," a police spokesperson said.
Russian police have now started an investigation to determine the origin of the mysterious, fishy diamonds, which they believe are stolen.
They have called on experts to determine the value of the large gems.
Junk jewellery
A supermarket shopping bag full of jewellery including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and men's and women's watches was recently discovered by the side of a street rubbish bin in the town of El Monte Benacantil, Spain.
A woman discovered the stash of some 20 items of gold jewellery and subsequently handed it to the authorities.
Police are now trying to locate the owners.
The one that got away
Two armed robbers in George Town, Malaysia thought they'd done pretty well for themselves when they fled a jewellery store with RM400,000 (over $AU146,000) worth of stolen jewellery in five minutes.
That was until they lost their getaway vehicle.
Oblivious to the robbery, an employee of the store had moved the thieves' motorbike as it was obstructing the shop entrance.
Unable to find their cycle, the robbers hastily jumped onto another one parked nearby.
They didn't get far when staff and passers-by seized one of the robbers and proceeded to bash him.
While the other robber got away with the stash, his unlucky partner was taken to Penang hospital with head and neck injuries.
Police are now trying to determine the missing robber's identity by examining the shop's closed-circuit television camera footage.
Burka ban
Jewellers in Pune, India have called for a ban on customers wearing head-to-toe Burkas.
The Pune Jewellers Association has applied to police for permission to bar burka wearers following a spate of thefts - each of jewellery valued at over $AU10,864.
Each of the incidents was instigated by burka-clad thieves, whose faces could not be identified in store security cameras.
Association president Fattechand Ranka said the move was not aimed at victimising Muslims - already a minority in the West Indian city - but rather, it would target anyone who refused to show their faces to the security cameras.
Ranka has not yet received a formal response from police but police commissioner DN Jadhav said the authority would not allow the ban, fearing it could spark tensions with the Muslim community.
Tattoos are forever
Tattoos and diamonds: they're both forever. Perhaps that was the inspiration behind Israeli-based diamond manufacturer Dalumi's new collection, Tattoo Your Diamond.
Once they've selected their Dalumi ring, customers can have personal messages or "love sentences" engraved on the diamond by professional technicians within a few days.
A tattooed diamond comes complete with certification documents and a lens through which to view the message.
The initiative from the Diamond Trading Co. (DTC) sightholder will debut in the Italian market in 200 stores, with plans to expand into the United States and Europe. The company said the DTC acknowledged the project and that it is an approved business initiative.
Diamond fingernails
An Amsterdam cosmetics company has launched a diamond-encrusted nailfile in the name of charity.
The handgrip of the Diamond Nail Traffic Jam by Koh Cosmetics boasts more that 1,000 brilliant-cut, VS diamonds totalling over 28 carats and pavé-set into 18-carat white gold.
The first in a new line of must-have luxury items for the world's most elite consumers, the file was unveiled at the Millionaire's Fair in Amsterdam.
Koh Cosmetics has pledged all sales proceeds of the file - worth 39,950 ($AU 65,959) - to Orange Babies, a charity organisation created by the fashion community to provide support to HIV infected pregnant women in Africa.
Ring provides vital clue
Police believe a distinctive studded ring remaining on the finger of a dead Aboriginal woman found murdered in Darwin's rural area could help identify her.
Aged between 25 and 35, the victim was found naked with several stab wounds in bushland behind the Mickett Creek shooting complex.
According to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Pollock, the ring was the only item still on the woman's body when she was discovered.
"There was no clothing, no clothing in the area, and we still don't know who she is," Pollock said.
The victim was also wearing distinctive, light blue iridescent nail polish. Police urge anyone who may know of the woman's identity to contact them.