Egyptian army apologizes for deaths, says not stepping down
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An uneasy peace lies over Cairo and other parts of Egypt after the Egyptian army Thursday offered a public apology for the deaths that occurred earlier this week...
View ArticleLausanne’s summer could heat up over night alcohol sales ban
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Lausanne’s city council is likely to have a heated debate this month over curbing alcohol sales, as police deal with a growing number of fights outside the...
View ArticleMyanmar’s western violence “worst since reformist gov’t” arrived
GenevaLunch News UN pulls non-essential staff from west of country GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Fighting that began Friday 8 June between Muslims and Buddhists in western Myanmar/Burma is being called “the...
View ArticleWorld’s small arms sales doubled in 6 years: Irak, Afghanistan wars and US...
GenevaLunch News Increase in materials for Irak, Afghanistan wars and in the US by citizens Swiss, British and Romanians top 3 among 52 nations, for transparency GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The value in...
View ArticlePolice injured in 2nd day of Belfast riots
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Fifteen policemen were injured in a second night of violent riots between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland’s capital, Belfast. Firebombs, bricks and...
View ArticleUS embassy protests against anti-Muslim film spread
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Hundreds of protesters stormed the US Embassy in Yemen and a second wave tried to reach the US Embassy in Cairo a day after a first protest there, against an...
View ArticleBand of “extremely violent” youths unmasked by Zurich police
GenevaLunch News ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A Zurich police investigation that began in December 2011 into a series of holdups and violent attacks on 38 people that left 14 with injuries has resulted in a...
View ArticleGeneva police checks up 54%, part of street safety measures
GenevaLunch News Busy football weekend for Geneva police GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police in Geneva carried out 54% more checks throughout the canton in October than they did on average for the first nine...
View ArticleWomen working more but not in leadership roles (update)
GenevaLunch News Men have higher rate of violence in public areas, women suffer more domestic violence GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A number of events will take place in Switzerland 8 March to mark...
View ArticleDeadly week: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Iraq
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The week is turning out to be a deadly one around the world with group deaths high in several countries, from violence and natural disasters. Early reports from...
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