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Darren Sammy was the match-winner for the tourists, his unbeaten 43 making sure they successfully chased down 157.
New Zealand were skittled for just 156 after being put in - the McCullum brothers contributing 98 of those runs - and the chase looked a routine one.
But Mitchell McClenaghan's five-wicket haul gave the Windies a real fright before they scraped home with two wickets to spare.
It took Sammy to make it happen, with the all-rounder steadying a creaking ship that had been holed by McClenaghan.
He cleaned up Kieran Powell for five and Johnson Charles for nine and then, when he snared out Darren Bravo for 14, the tourists were reeling on 32-3.
Respite followed but McClenaghan pinned Dwayne Bravo in front for 12, with Lendl Simmons following as he he found the hands of Ross Taylor off Kyle Mills when in on 34.
But with such a low total to chase progress had been made, meaning that when Mills castled Narsingh Deonarine, there was still a chance of turning 96-6 into a winning score.
Sammy took that chance and, even though Denesh Ramdin, tempted by McClenaghan (five for 58), and Jason Holder deserted him, he got the job done from 27 balls, deciding time was not his friend as he clubbed five fours and three sixes.
Earlier, the McCullums had kept it moderately competitive, with Nathan's 47 bettered only by captain Brendon's 51.
Dwayne Bravo finished with figures of 4-44, with two wickets apiece for Ravi Rampaul - the key scalps of openers Martin Guptill and Jesse Ryder - and Holder.
New Zealand's top four batsmen managed just 13 runs between them, Rampaul doing the early damage by dismissing Ryder and Guptill in his opening two overs.
Ryder, returning to international cricket after a 22-month absence, was caught at cover by Darren Bravo without having troubled the scorers, with Guptill (two) trapped lbw playing across the line.
They slumped to 10 for three in the seventh over when the in-form Ross Taylor (three) attempted a quick single and was caught well short by Holder.
Kane Williamson (eight) was next to go, his outside edge off the bowling of Holder snapped up by wicketkeeper Ramdin.
Dwayne Bravo then took centre stage with the ball. He snared the wicket of Corey Anderson (13) and then, after Sunil Narine had accounted for Luke Ronchi (seven), returned to see off James Neesham (10) and Brendon McCullum.
The 51-run knock from the skipper - who was dropped on 29 by Sammy at point - came off just 57 balls, included five fours and a six and also saw him pass 5,000 runs in ODIs.
Nathan McCullum continued to dig in following his brother's departure, particularly in a last-wicket stand with McClenaghan after Dwayne Bravo had had Kyle Mills (three) caught at first slip by Sammy.
The final partnership yielded 44 runs for the home team, but McCullum fell three runs short of his fifty when he was caught at backward square leg by Darren Bravo off the bowling of Holder.
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But even as the European Union and Arab League condemned the campaign in Syria's second city, a Russian company signed a major energy exploration deal with the Damascus government.
Aleppo has been divided into regime and rebel-held enclaves since a massive opposition offensive in the northern city in July last year.
The regime has been bombarding the rebel-held areas using TNT-packed barrels since December 15, in an offensive the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said has left 410 people dead, including 117 children, as of Tuesday night.
Also among those killed were 34 women, 30 rebel fighters and nine jihadists.
The Britain-based Observatory, which uses a network of contacts inside Syria to track the conflict, said the air force pressed the assault into an 11th day on Wednesday.
It said later that mortar fire killed six people and wounded 15 in regime-controlled neighbourhoods of Aleppo, including Midan and Sulamaniyeh.
Human Rights Watch has labelled as "unlawful" the relentless aerial campaign by President Bashar al-Assad's regime, especially the use of the massively destructive barrel bombs in civilian areas.
The United States has also condemned the assault, and on Wednesday the Arab League and the European Union joined the chorus of criticism.
"The High Representative (Catherine Ashton) is deeply concerned with reports of an escalating bombing campaign," said the EU. "She condemns the unabated use of air strikes by the Syrian government on civilian areas."
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi called on "the Syrian army to stop the air bombings" of Aleppo, condemning the killing of "hundreds of innocent civilians".
Arabi also called on the UN Security Council "to take responsibility" to end the conflict.
The opposition National Coalition has said it will boycott a peace conference slated for January if the Aleppo bombing does not cease.
A security source in Damascus has defended the campaign as necessary to "save Aleppo".
"We do not target any area unless we are 100 percent sure that the ones there are terrorists," the source said, using the regime term for rebels.
"The bodies you see on television are the bodies of terrorists and mercenaries, most of whom travelled into Syria from abroad."
Syria hit back at the US on Tuesday, describing it as a "one-eyed pirate" for condemning the assault but "ignoring the crimes committed by the terrorists".
'Too many lives shattered'
In his first Christmas address, Pope Francis urged peace in Syria, saying "too many lives have been shattered... fuelling hatred and vengeance".
"Let us continue to ask the Lord to spare the beloved Syrian people further suffering, and to enable the parties in conflict to put an end to all violence and guarantee access to humanitarian aid."
In a landmark deal Wednesday, the Syrian government and rebel forces in a besieged town near Damascus agreed on a truce to allow much-needed aid supplies to residents trapped in the Moadamiyet al-Sham area.
"A truce came into force on Wednesday, and the people have accepted as a gesture of goodwill to fly the regime flag over the town's water towers," said Abu Malek of the town's opposition council.
Abu Malek said if the truce went well, rebels would hand over heavy weapons but regime forces would stay out of the town.
A source close to the regime confirmed the truce, but said the army would enter the town to ensure all weapons had been handed over.
The conflict is estimated to have killed more than 126,000 people since it started in March 2011.
But in a new sign of confidence, Syria's Oil Minister Suleiman Abbas and General Petroleum Company signed a major oil and gas exploration deal with Russia's Soyuzneftegaz energy firm.
The 25-year deal "is the first ever for oil and gas exploration in Syria's waters," head of the General Petroleum Company Ali Abbas told AFP, adding it would be financed by the Russian side.
Moscow is one of Assad's main backers, as well as a key proponent along with the United States of peace talks slated for January 22 in Switzerland.
This file photo shows Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in 2012. State media: Qandil was arrested at an apartment and will serve one year in prisonHe was a water minister until then-President Morsy picked him to be PM Since Morsy's ouster, military and police have cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood(CNN) -- Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate, according to state-run news agency EGYNews.
Qandil had been sentenced by a court to one year in prison for contempt. It said he failed to carry out a ruling to nationalize a private company while he served under now-deposed President Mohamed Morsy.Qandil was a little-known water minister who became the nation's youngest prime minister when Morsy picked him for the position in July 2012.var currExpandable="expand14";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.network='cnnintl';mObj.source='world/2013/12/05/heba-morayef-amanpour.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='http://www.amanpour.com';mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/131205192905-heba-morayef-amanpour-00021202-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand14Store=mObj;var currExpandable="expand24";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.network='cnnintl';mObj.source='world/2013/11/28/ctw-egypt-unrest-continues-heba-morayef-intv.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='http://connecttheworld.blogs.cnn.com/';mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/131128160201-egypt-demonstration---s029172408-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand24Store=mObj;Morsy, backed by the Muslim Brotherhood and the nation's first democratically elected president, was forced out of office in July, 2013, with detractors saying he was a tyrant trying to impose conservative values.Morsy is in custody, facing charges of incitement to murder in connection with protests against his rule last December. He has refused to recognize the court.The interim Egyptian government has cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, and in September a court ruled the group's activities are illegal.The military and police have detained large numbers of Brotherhood officials and supporters since the Morsy's ouster.Several hundred people have died in clashes between pro-Morsy demonstrators and security forces since the military removed him./* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/24/world/africa/egypt-arrest/index.html","title" : "Former Egyptian Prime Minister arrested"});
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But although he might be regularly rubbing shoulders with Hollywood superstars, famous musicians and elite athletes today, there was a time when the Nigerian-born designer could only dream about approaching a celebrity.More than two decades ago, Aire used to hang outside five star hotels and trendy bars in Los Angeles in the hope of showing his designs to a potential star client.$j(function(){ CNNVIDEO( 'playerarea', { video: 'international/2013/12/15/spc-african-voices-chris-aire-a.cnn', thumb: 'http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/131215085713-spc-african-voices-chris-aire-a-00002325-story-top.jpg', preset: 'storypage' });});"I had my little coach bag," remembers Aire. "I had everything in it 'cause seriously I didn't know any of these guys. So walking up to them you really have just a minute -- if even that -- to say 'yo, this is what I've got,'" he adds. "I had instances where people thought I was selling hot items -- 'this dude out here man, he's got some stolen stuff.'"Read this: Africa's first design museumBut after a year of frequenting celeb hotspots, exhausting his savings in the process, Aire's big break finally came following an L.A.-based encounter with Gary Payton, the NBA star playing for the Seattle Supersonics at the time."I was just hanging out at a hotel waiting for him because I knew he was going to be there," remembers Aire. "And when he came down, the press rush that he had, he would have been justified in saying, 'hey man get out of my way."var currExpandable="expand18";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.network='cnnintl';mObj.source='international/2013/12/15/spc-african-voices-chris-aire-b.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="C:\Program Files\CartyStudios Corporation\Auto Blogging Software\data\news los angeles timess\sssss\131215085746-spc-african-voices-chris-aire-b-00024401-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand18Store=mObj;
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Chris Aire on responsible diamond sourcingInstead, Payton invited Aire to go later that year to a charity event in Miami and show him his creations. There was only one problem: Aire had no money.Undeterred, Aire decided to max out his credit card and buy an airline ticket to Miami, even though he couldn't afford a return flight to L.A. But when he got to Florida, Payton was so impressed with his designs that he immediately placed a $50,000 order, buying a platinum basketball pendant for himself and other jewelry for his friends."That sale transformed my life," says Aire. "Not only did I pay for the flight ticket, I had enough to start building and doing a bunch of my own collection."'Leap of faith'The son of a successful Nigerian businessman, Aire grew up in the West African country's Ivue Uromi region. His father wanted him to go into the family oil business, but instead Aire left Nigeria aged 18 to go to college in the United States.But while working on getting his education, Aire had also to find a way of supporting himself. His first job was flipping burgers in a fast-food restaurant overnight.Read this: Tribal beauty of vanishing life"I would work from 10 pm to 6 am in the morning and then I'll go home, get a couple of hours nap and then go to school at nine," recalls Aire. "I was at school from 9 until about 4 pm -- and then I went home, got ready and repeated that again, five days a week."After graduating from college, Aire tried his luck briefly as an actor and singer, before making his foray into jewelry with the help of a friend whose father was a jeweler.Starting from the bottom, Aire worked his way up, learning the craft and understanding everything about gold, diamonds and other colored gem stones.After six years of apprenticing under his friend's father, Aire had managed to save $5,000. He then decided it was time to strike out on his own and form his own company."It was a leap of faith and I took that leap of faith," says Aire. "I was very confident in my faith because I believe whatever it is that puts the inspiration in your mind has within it its own fulfillment."There is going to be a time when Africa, starting with Nigeria, becomes the envy of luxury market.Part of complete coverage on African Voices Caring for civil war orphansNovember 29, 2013 -- Updated 1052 GMT (1852 HKT)
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His A-listed clientele ranges from Hollywood superstars, such as Angelina Jolie ...cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Celebrity clients"}
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The designer's sparkling creations include a $500,000 diamond-coated guitar for hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Chris Aire\'s creations"}
Glittering diamonds, sapphires, rubies and other gems are encrusted on watches, rings, bracelets and anything else Aire comes up with. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Chris Aire\'s creations"}
A model walks the runway at the Chris Aire Spring 2007 fashion show in New York.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"Chris Aire\'s creations"}
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