Geneva News

The International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Monday that further stimulus measures were necessary to fight global unemployment.     "The situation is still fragile and incomplete as there is still a jobs crisis," said Raymond Torres, director of the ILO's International...

The eccentric leader, who has been at odd with Bern since the July 2008 arrest of his son at a Geneva hotel, said the late November referendum would allow al-Qaeda to justify calls for an anti-Europe war. "Al-Qaeda militants are...

So far, 150 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been distributed in more than 40 countries, the World Health Organization says. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) It's too early to say whether H1N1 activity is peaking in the Northern Hemisphere, a flu...

ST-Ericsson, the Geneva producer of mobile-technology platforms and wireless-semiconductor solutions, said on Thursday that it is targeting additional annual savings of $115 million through reduced operating expenses and more efficient research and development.

The vote revealed the hidden fears of many Swiss, and Muslims should respond by trying to build harmony across society, a leading Muslim scholar says. The reaction of Ali Gomaa, the grand mufti of Egypt, was echoed by a number...

Sharma led the India delegation at the three-day WTO ministerial conference attended by trade ministers of 153 member-countries which ended in Geneva on Wednesday. New Delhi [ Images ] has been pressing for an effective safeguard mechanism to protect the...

Almost two dozen emerging countries agreed Wednesday to cut tariffs on some goods by 20 percent as part of a deal that aims to stimulate trade in the developing world. Ministers representing Brazil, India, and 20 other countries pledged to...

Trade ministers appear unable to bridge a gap between emerging and developed nations that could break the eight-year stalemate in the Doha round of trade talks. While not formally on the agenda, the Doha round has loomed large over a...

The U.N.'s environment chief believes next week's climate change talks in Copenhagen will be "dramatic," and is optimistic a deal containing firm targets to cut carbon emissions is possible...Environment Program, says President Barack Obama's proposal to cut U.S. emissions by...