Ammonia Cleaning. One way to bring out the colors and the shine in a diamond is with 1 part straight ammonia and 3 parts warm water. You can swirl the ring around in the solution for a couple of minutes. If it is still dirty, you can also use a soft bristled brush to continue to clean an engagement ring.
Iraq War. Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a question at the Kremlin in Moscow, Oct. 18, 2007. President Vladimir Putin, in his latest jab at Washington, suggested Thursday that the U.S. military campaign in Iraq was a pointless battle against the Iraqi people, aimed in part at seizing the country's oil reserves.
Obama pledged to stop the Afghanistan war, but its end is nowhere in sight. Ali Gharib. Itâs hard to see how extending the longest conflict in American history, as the president announced today, is anything but endless war. Thursday 15 October 2015 14.45 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 31 January 2017 11.09 EST.