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Canada, US investigations of SNC-Lavalin top man leads to his arrest

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:45:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Canadians had own investigation, but Swiss reportedly asked for help over money laundering and corruption ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Riadh Ben Aissa was arrested in Switzerland sometime in the past few days, but it’s not yet clear what charges are faced by the former head of global construction SNC-Lavalin, a large Canadian company. The company has [...]

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Widening crisis in Mali sees country split as rebels gain force

Paula Dupraz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:45:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Rebel forces in Northern Mali advanced their control over vast areas in an effort to consolidate a Saharan state, taking advantage of the political upheaval left from last month’s military coup in the capital, Bamako. The fighters are an alliance of Touareg and Islamic rebels seeking to establish a homeland for the [...]

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One year of Syrian battles: refugees, calls for land mine ban, athletes to London

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:26:16 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The continuing fighting in Syria is creating a host of complex problems GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – March marks one year of fighting in Syria, with reports 14 March that government forces are heavily bombarding the northern city of Idlib, near the border with Turkey. The incessant fighting between government forces and insurgents is sending a growing [...]

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Tinners finally charged in nuclear secrets case, after 8 years

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:54:16 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The news comes as something of an anti-climax after 8 years in the making: the two Tinner brothers and their 74-year-old father are being charged with breaking Swiss arms export laws. They were part of an operation run by Pakistani Abdul Qadeer Khan, who supplied nuclear parts and secrets to a network [...]

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Refugees die as several sea crossings attempted

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:14:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Four bodies were found and other people are known to have drowned, says the UN refugee agency UNHCR in Geneva, after the Moroccan Royal Navy guard rescued 53 people from a boat that sank off the coast near Dar Kabdani. The vessel was carrying more than 60 people and included several pregnant [...]

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Demining funds maintained despite world economic woes

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:55:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Efforts to get rid of landmines are making good progress in many countries and funding is being maintained despite government budget constraints, a key meeting in Cambodia that closed 2 December shows. But work remains, with 4,000 new victims of landmines each year: six people died in Pursat Province, Cambodia, which hosted [...]

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Red Cross warns Libyans about unexploded ordnance

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:29:04 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The ICRC (International Red Cross) in Geneva and the Libyan Red Cross have begun a three-week radio campaign in Libya to warn the population of the danger of explosive remnants of war. The programme is being launched a day after the Landmine Monitor Report 2011 cautioned that landmine detection work will need [...]

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Mine Ban Monitor lauds progress but 12 states still produce, 3 laid new mines

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:00:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – There is some good news on the landmine front, the “Landmine & Cluster Munitions Monitor 2011″ (full report online), issued 23 November reports, but it is dampened by news that three countries laid landmines this year, with two of them, Israel and Libya confirmed. Myanmar is the third suspect, and four non-state [...]

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ICRC visit to Qaddafi son, says he is in good health

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:13:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An ICRC (International Red Cross) official has told news agency Reuters that its staff has visited Seif al-Islam Qaddafi in Zintan, in western Libya, where he is being held. The ICRC limited its comments to the fact he appears to be in good health, noting that he is one of 8,500 people [...]

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Qaddafi’s spy chief captured Sunday

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:34:59 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Abdullah al-Sanussi, who headed the Qaddafi regime’s spy network, was captured, the National Transitional Council announced, without saying when. His capture in the Al-Guira region in the south of the country comes one day after that of Seif al-Islam Qaddafi, the son who was expected to take over from his father Muammar. Links [...]