ARTICLES RELATING TO GENEVA

'Younger' Mona Lisa to be displayed

2012-09-27 13:35

An earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa will be displayed in Geneva, even despite critics still questioning if it is really a Da Vinci masterpiece.

Police, protesters clash

2009-11-28 22:31

Swiss police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hooded protesters who broke windows and set cars alight during a demonstration ahead of a major WTO conference in Geneva.

America's Cup heading to Oz?

2009-11-06 13:49

America's Cup holders Alinghi have offered to race rivals BMW Oracle Racing off Australia next February.

Online ciggie sale to be banned

2009-06-30 21:11

Over 130 countries met recently to consider a ban on the online sale of tobacco as part of an effort to crack down on the market in contraband tobacco.

Wyclef Jean replaces Hill

2009-06-23 12:05

Wyclef Jean will stand in at the Montreux Jazz Festival for Lauryn Hill, who has cancelled her European bookings, organisers have said.

Lover gets 8 years for murder

2009-06-18 20:14

Cecile Brossard, who killed Edouard Stern after a sado-masochistic sex game, has been sentenced to 8 years for his murder.

Tears at sex-murder trial

2009-06-15 22:04

The voice of a French banker shot dead by his lover during a sado-masochistic sex session has been heard in court

Study: climate to cause exodus

2009-06-10 18:02

Tens of millions of people will be displaced by climate change in coming years, posing social, political and security problems of an unprecedented dimension.

UN: Upsurge in yellow fever

2009-05-26 15:16

There has been a "dramatic upsurge" in yellow fever in the Central African Republic and has affected more than 30 countries where the disease was previously not a threat, UN agencies said.

 

UN wants better disaster plans

2011-04-11 20:40

The United Nations will press political and business leaders to bolster preparations for major disasters during a conference in Geneva, says a senior official.

Riot police clash with demonstrators

2009-11-28 18:55

Anti-capitalism demonstrators have smashed windows of banks and watchmakers in central Geneva during a protest against the World Trade Organisation.

Swiss apology triggers storm

2009-08-21 18:33

Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz's apology to Libya over the arrest of a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has triggered a political storm.

SA judge in Gaza hearing

2009-06-28 10:07

South African judge, Richard Goldstone, is heading a UN human rights mission conducting hearings as part of its investigation into alleged violations committed during the devastating war in the Gaza Strip.

LHC set for October restart

2009-06-20 13:56

Cern says the giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions is set to restart in October.

Lover guilty of sex slaying

2009-06-17 21:07

A woman has been convicted of murdering one of France's richest men by shooting him during a sex game while he was dressed in a latex suit.

Gunmen kill Red Cross worker

2009-06-11 16:06

Armed men have killed an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross at Birao in the north of the Central African Republic, the ICRC says.

WHO: 15 510 swine flu cases

2009-05-30 09:39

The WHO raised its global tally of swine flu infections to 15 510, an increase of more than 2 000 cases in two days.

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