Geneva - Exports of transport and travel services declined in March by 22 per cent and 15 per cent respectively, in contrast to most non-financial services, World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy said in a report. Swine flu has impacted trade, th...Source : The Earth Times Online ...
Geneva - Although various countries worldwide have in the past three months imposed trade restrictions, there were no signs of high intensity protectionist measures, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy said Thursday. A total...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : ...
GENEVA: The sixth round of talks between Russia and Georgia since their war last August opened yesterday in Geneva, with diplomats expected to raise issues linked to the end of the UN and OSCE mission...Source : Russia News Net (subscribe)Explore : ...
Geneva - Research has found that habitat destruction and to a lesser extent over-hunting are putting life on earth under a serious threat, according to a new report issued Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The analysis...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (...
Geneva - A senior Palestinian official was quoted Thursday as saying United States President Barack Obama was the last chance for a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel. Obama is our savior. He is realistic and pragmatic. He is not a dre...Source : The Earth ...
Geneva - Russia and Georgia agreed at talks Wednesday in Geneva to hold a security meeting later this month in the disputed region of Abkhazia. The two countries, who went to war in August 2008 over the breakaway Georgian republic of South Ossetia, o...Source : The Earth Times ...
The battle at Solferino left 40,000 men dead or dying From BBC: The Red Cross is marking the 150th anniversary of the battle which inspired Henri Dunant to found the world's best known humanitarian movement. At the end of June 1859, the armies of France and Sardinia, led by ...
... warren of isolation cells” and “sometimes subjected to cruel treatment in violation of the Geneva Conventions”. Some prisoners have been held without charges or lawyers for more than five years. The Red Cross said that dozens of prisoners have been held incommunicado for weeks or even months, hidden from ...
... with thousands whose homes and belongings were destroyed still lacking adequate shelter, the Geneva-based ICRC said. Hospitals are run down, with much of their equipment unreliable and in need of repair after daily power cuts.Source : Poverty News Blog (subscribe)Explore : Crises ...
Geneva - Credit Suisse, the largest Swiss bank by market capitalization, said Wednesday it will hand over information on clients holding French securities to market authorities in Paris. An official with the bank said Credit Suisse was making certain...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (...