Swiss join UN's dirty cash battle
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Switzerland becomes the first country to join a global scheme to recover cash looted by corrupt leaders.
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Swiss authorities have informed the United Nations of a threatened attack against its European headquarters in Geneva, its biggest premises outside of New York, a U.N. statement said on Thursday.
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Japan, Brazil, India and Germany are joining forces to lobby for permanent seats on the UN Security Council. The move comes as a high-level panel prepares recommendations on reforming and enlarging the most powerful UN body.
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The Swiss mining company Xstrata began a hostile $5.8 billion bid for the Australian mining company WMC Resources yesterday, in what analysts said could turn into an international bidding war
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Switzerland says it will hand back to Nigeria $500m allegedly embezzled by the late military ruler Sani Abacha.
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Switzerland is famous for its neutrality. It sat out both world wars. It's a refuge for international finance.
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Japan, Brazil, Germany and India have formed a lobbying group to help all four countries obtain permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.
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Taiwan has launched a fresh bid for membership of the United Nations, a presidential aide said Friday, but the move met with an immediate riposte from China.
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Business & money: French desperate to keep bank out of foreign hands
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Swiss authorities have informed the United Nations of a possible threat against its European headquarters in Geneva, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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BELGRADE, Nov 17 (IPS) - An unusual lottery is taking place this month in  Bosnia, where the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is  offering motor scooters and kitchen appliances to individuals who  hand over to the authorities any weapons they have been keeping  illegally in their homes.
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EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that a Swiss rejection of a 1.0 billion Swiss franc (638 million euros) fund to support new eastern and southern members of the European Union would be a bad sign for Europe.
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Pakistani U.N. peacekeepers charged with disarming Congolese militia instead engaged in gold and weapons trafficking with militia members, the BBC reported
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The international community must pay to clean up Ivory Coast sites polluted by toxic waste, the UN says.
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The World Bank and member countries are moving to help poor nations tackle corruption, after months of discussions.
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Hundreds of people, including several who are household names, are under investigation on suspicion that they evaded taxes by steering money to Liechtenstein.
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Brazil, Germany, India and Japan launched a united bid for permanent UN Security Council seats, arguing that expanded membership was crucial to addressing new global threats.