Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

‘Switzerland’ News


Credit Suisse to hand over client data to France

Thursday, 2 July, 2009 9:40

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 (...

French Get Help in Berezovsky Case

Thursday, 2 July, 2009 9:40

The Associated Press BERN, Switzerland -- Switzerland will hand over bank documents to French prosecutors investigating self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky for possible embezzlement, a Swiss court sai...Source : Russia News Net (subscribe)Explore : Bern, Russia, ...

UN Probe Into Gaza Conflict

Thursday, 2 July, 2009 9:40

From Christian Science Monitor: Israelis and Palestinians question the credibility and effectiveness of 'unprecedented' public hearings about last January's attacks. Gaza City, Gaza - In a tearful and gruesome testimony, Salah Al-Samouni spoke of the two days of Israeli helicopter attacks in the Zaytoun area of Gaza that claimed ...

Obama ‘last chance’ for Palestinians, says Abbas aide

Thursday, 2 July, 2009 9:11

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 ...

India query to Switzerland on Lord Buddha statue

Tuesday, 30 June, 2009 14:20

The Government is learned to have written to the government of Switzerland, taking exception to the garlanding of a Lord Buddha statue with shoes in a footwear shop in Geneva.Source : Times of India (subscribe)Explore : Asia, Europe, ...

SWITZERLAND: Police uncover massive international paedophile ring

Monday, 29 June, 2009 19:00

Swiss police say they had cracked the biggest Internet paedophile ring found in the country, taking apart a network spanning scores of countries. The majority of those involved were from the US and Poland, as well as a number of Swiss cases.Source : France24 (subscribe)Explore : ...

One-Way Ticket

Monday, 29 June, 2009 15:41

The ethical dilemma of assistant suicide has rarely been out of the news in the past few years. That debate has been fueled by stories of people with incurable conditions traveling the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, where they are offered an assisted death. Critics call the facility a "death clinic"; ...

A crash as a negative demand shock

Monday, 29 June, 2009 14:45

I have been buying Geneva-Montréal plane tickets for a while now, going through Amsterdam, Paris, London, Frankfurt or Zurich. The price difference between these options has always been minimal…hence I was selecting my favorite airline and airport. Now one option is way cheaper than the others…and it’s Air France ...

Botswana/South Africa: SA Wins Praises Ahead of World Cup

Monday, 29 June, 2009 9:33

When FIFA president, Sepp Blatter pulled out a small piece of paper out of an envelope pronouncing South Africa as the 2010 World Cup hosts in Zurich, Switzerland in 2004, Africa erupted in celebration. The World Cup is coming to Africa for the first time in the tournament's 79-year ...

UN hearing broadcasts Gaza war stories

Sunday, 28 June, 2009 19:00

• Inquiry held by Jewish South African judge • Israeli witnesses to attend next round in Geneva The UN has held an unprecedented public hearing in Gaza to broadcast live witness accounts from Palestinians who described seeing their relatives killed and injured during Israel's January war. One after another, ...