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 Afghanistan‘s Nangarhar area near the border with Pakistan say 13 people have died and 60 were injured in a 5.5 earthquake Wednesday 24 April. [...]
Women working more but not in leadership roles (update)
March 4, 2013 by
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 International Women’s Day. The Swiss federal office for equality between the sexes has, in advance, published a report on progress made in achieving gender equality [...]
Geneva police checks up 54%, part of street safety measures
November 19, 2012 by
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 months of the year, police chief Monique Bonfanti said Monday 19 November. The increase is due in large part to “Alpha”, agreed to in [...]
Band of “extremely violent” youths unmasked by Zurich police
October 19, 2012 by
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 group of 10 youths facing charges. The 10, ages 15 to 19, are of three nationalities, including two Swiss, with 9 of them [...]
US embassy protests against anti-Muslim film spread
September 13, 2012 by
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 amateur film mocking Islam, filmed in the US. A group of Egyptian ministers has asked the Obama administration to take action against [...]
Police injured in 2nd day of Belfast riots
September 4, 2012 by
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 bottles were thrown at police officers, and cars were driven into police lines. The violence on Monday 3 September followed a first evening of trouble Sunday following a scheduled [...]
World’s small arms sales doubled in 6 years: Irak, Afghanistan wars and US citizens
August 28, 2012 by
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 dollar terms of small arms sold in 52 countries has nearly doubled since 2006, to $8.5 billion, according to the Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving [...]
Myanmar’s western violence “worst since reformist gov’t” arrived
June 11, 2012 by
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 worst communal violence since a reformist government replaced a junta last year” by Yahoo News/Reuters. Fighting broke out between rival ethnic groups in Sittwe, in the northwest [...]
Lausanne’s summer could heat up over night alcohol sales ban
June 6, 2012 by
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 city’s nightclubs at closing time. Swiss journalists who have been interviewing numerous politicians and police officers are seeing a growing concern over cheap booze sold [...]
Egyptian army apologizes for deaths, says not stepping down
November 24, 2011 by
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 when protesters took to the streets. A truce between the two groups appears to be holding. Army leaders made it clear shortly after offering [...]
