Geneva (Swiss Confederation)

Switzerland proposes deal for banks to resolve U.S. tax dispute

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Switzerland has proposed a bill that it says paves the way for the country's banks, including Credit Suisse Group and Julius Baer Group, to resolve a tax-evasion dispute with the U.S. The bill authorizes Swiss banks to cooperate with U.S. authorities and...

Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project

2013-03-11 15:14:00

Ai Weiwei�isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...

Bentley reveals all-new Flying Spur sedan ahead of Geneva debut

2013-02-20 07:00:00

Though the Geneva Motor Show is still weeks away, Bentley got a head start on the world debuts expected in Switzerland by unveiling its all-new Flying Spur sedan Tuesday. Whereas the previous Flying Spur was based largely on the Continental GT coupe,...

Bentley teases all-new Flying Spur ahead of Geneva debut

2013-02-05 06:00:00

We knew it was coming. Now we know when. Bentley will use the Feb. 20 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland to unveil its all-new Flying Spur sedan, the company announced Monday. Until then, we have a short teaser video to whet our appetite. Based largely on...

Big deal, little fanfare over global pact on mercury controls

2013-01-23 02:00:00

It’s a highly toxic element that travels the world in mysterious ways, respects neither manmade nor natural boundaries and rapidly accumulates in people and the food they eat. Mercury’s risks for human and environmental health have slowly...

Swiss freeze $1 billion tied to leaders targeted in Arab Spring

2012-10-16 12:33:45

Suu Kyi falls ill on first day of European tour [Video]

2012-06-14 16:42:02

Syria hits back on diplomats, but allows humanitarian access

2012-06-05 16:40:37

Syria cease-fire 'on track,' envoy Kofi Annan says

2012-05-04 16:38:47

Unpredictable to the end, Moammar Kadafi ruled Libya for decades

2011-10-20 19:39:00

In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart. Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly diplomacy, and cut a sometimes cartoonish figure in flowing...

Victorinox to open first West Coast store at Beverly Center Saturday

2011-10-27 16:32:17

U.S. global economic competitiveness trails Sweden, Finland

2011-09-07 16:34:36

The priciest club sandwich in the world costs $30.45 in Geneva, Switzerland, according to Hotels.com's Club Sandwich Index.

2013-06-13 15:27:36

Ewan McGregor visits the IWC booth during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2013 at Palexpo on January 23, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.

2013-05-08 08:22:23

The new Rolls Royce Wraith is shown during the press day at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland.

2013-03-06 00:00:00