Business aviation still waiting recovery to find its wings
Manufacturers of business jets can look forward to climbing sales in the years to come thanks to emerging markets as they gather in Switzerland for an annual air show, having survived the turbulence of the global financial crisis.
Hope guides visitors through revamped Red Cross Museum
Hope and human resilience are the guiding themes of the new permanent exhibit at Geneva's International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, which will finally re-open its doors this week after a nearly two-year makeover.
Lollobrigida's pearl earrings set new auction record
A pair of pearl earrings belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for an auction record of $2.39 million at Sotheby's Geneva Tuesday as the veteran Italian star auctioned off some dazzling jewellery.
Kazakhstan Prosecutor General visiting Switzerland
Kazakhstan Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev is visiting Switzerland this week.
Swiss watchmakers keep wary eye on China
The world's biggest watch fair is set to open this week in Basel amid growing uncertainty over whether the industry can keep up its momentum and rake in another year of record sales in China.
Late 20th century was warmest in 1,400 years
Earth was cooling until the end of the 19th century and a hundred years later, the planet's surface was on average warmer than at any time in the previous 1,400 years.
Inventions, practical and oddball, showcased at Geneva fair
The impeccably-dressed South Korean flipped a tyre sideways, and with a deft sweep snapped a curious, pastel-shaded device onto the hub.
Swiss banks eager to root out undeclared funds: experts
Amid a massive scandal involving France's former budget minister and an undeclared Swiss bank account, Swiss banks are more eager than ever to kick out tax cheats and clear their names.
'Bazooka' attacks slowing Internet: security experts
A "bazooka" cyber attack described as the most powerful ever seen has slowed traffic on the Internet, security experts said Wednesday, raising fresh concerns over online security.
International lending shows smallest growth in 13 years: BIS
Cross-border lending saw its smallest growth in 13 years in the third quarter of 2012, according to a report published Sunday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
New data 'strongly indicates' particle is Higgs boson
New data unveiled on Thursday strengthens the belief that a subatomic particle discovered last year is the elusive Higgs boson.
New drug said to reduce heart damage during surgery
A single dose of an experimental anti-inflammatory treatment reduces heart muscle damage during an angioplasty operation to open blocked arteries.
Franz Liszt letters to go under hammer in Geneva
A collection of 14 letters written by 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt go under the hammer in Switzerland next week, shedding light on his ties with his musical peers and his ire at cultural ignorance.
In Geneva, end of tunnel nowhere in sight for carmakers
The Geneva International Motor Show opens its doors Tuesday under a dark cloud, with no sign of a speedy rebound in sight for the troubled European market.
Swiss overwhelmingly vote for golden parachute ban
A large majority of Swiss voted Sunday to rein in executive pay and force business leaders to give up golden parachutes, according to final results of the popular vote.
Europe horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia
The fallout from Europe's horsemeat scandal has spread far outside the continent, with an imported lasagne brand pulled from shelves in Hong Kong and a new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas.
World's biggest food firms embroiled in Europe horsemeat scandal
The world's biggest food company, Swiss-based Nestle, and the world's top beef producer, JBS of Brazil, were Tuesday the latest in a long list of firms to be caught up in Europe's spiralling horsemeat scandal.
Skiing: Kazakhstan’s Poltoranin wins sprint in Davos
Kazakhstan's skier showed the best time of 3 minutes and 25.6 seconds and was 5.4 seconds faster than Swiitzerland's Dario Cologna.
Nestle finds horsemeat in pasta dishes in Italy, Spain
Swiss food giant Nestle has become the latest retailer hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination.
Ablyazov hiding in Switzerland: media
Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov sentenced to 22 months in jail for contempt of court by the High Court is most probably in Switzerland.