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Geneva auction sells huge diamond for $26.7M

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:19:48 -0400

GENEVA - A huge diamond unearthed in Botswana commanded an unearthly price of $26.7 million from Christie's auction house Wednesday amid the spring ritual of well-heeled bidders flocking or phoning in to Geneva's luxury sales.

Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:51:09 -0400

GENEVA - A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals.

31 detained in probe of $50M Belgium diamond heist

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:52:19 -0400

BRUSSELS - Unlike the brilliant thieves in "Ocean's Eleven," it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending.

UN: Global youth unemployment rate is rising

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:53:06 -0400

GENEVA - Youth unemployment is likely to rise globally to 12.8 percent by 2018, wiping out gains made in the recent economic recovery, the U.N.'s labor office said Wednesday.

Diplomats: Brazil wins race for next WTO director

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:17:59 -0400

GENEVA - The World Trade Organization has settled on Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, a well-known diplomat and consummate insider in Geneva circles, to serve as its director-general for the next four years, officials said Tuesday.

Nations at nuclear meeting say too many on alert

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:19:32 -0400

GENEVA - More than 100 nations concluding a round of global nuclear talks Friday expressed alarm that many nuclear weapons are kept at a high-alert level and are still being modernized, despite a promise to get rid of them.

Egypt walks out of nuclear talks in Geneva

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:08:37 -0400

GENEVA - Egypt walked out of a round of global nuclear talks in protest Monday, saying other nations are not acting quickly enough to establish the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear weapons.

UN investigator draws ire for Boston commentary

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:26:05 -0400

GENEVA - A U.N. special investigator has linked the Boston marathon bombings to the United States' superpower status and Washington's policy on Israel, drawing the ire Wednesday of top U.N. and government officials.