Freddy Mercury, Charles Pictet-de-Rochemont and Ganymede—what do a rock star, a diplomat and a demigod all have in common? Yesterday their commemorative statues (in Montreux, Geneva and Zurich) all had their pants down to mark...
From correspondents in Geneva, Switzerland, 12:00 AM IST The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has won an award for the openness of its media environment, WAM news agency reported Saturday. The prize is given by the Public Opinion...
— PHOTO: AP Relief writ large: Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they hear the announcement of the opening of all camps for the displaced in Vavuniya on Saturday. COLOMBO: In the first of its kind,...
ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of...
MUMBAI: US-based hedge fund Galleon has sold its entire holdings in leading investment banking and broking firm Edelweiss Capital through the open market route on Friday. The fund sold its 7% stake for Rs 256 crore through two...
ZURICH (Reuters) - Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the posters desirable objects among...
Friday, November 20, 2009 (New Delhi) India's largest engineering firm L&T, is exiting from the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) by selling its 17 per cent stake to partner Zurich Airport. GVK Airport Developers, a...
ARMENIA IS MAJOR OBSTACLE TO SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT: POLITICAL EXPERT Today Nov 19 2009 Azerbaijan Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Fikrat Sadigov. Day.Az: Recently, Mark Medish, Assistant to former...
Minister says the aim was to arrive at a “common ground” on issues affecting minorities Several political parties, representing miniority Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka, have for the first time in post-war period gathered in...
ZURICH, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Switzerland's insurers need local regulation to be harmonised with international standards and improved access to European Union markets to boost growth, executives said on Friday.