Nato fuel tankers blasted in Pakistan
GenevaLunch News A man died after gunmen, allegedly Taliban, torched several tankers carrying fuel to Nato troops in Afghanistan. Earlier, armed men had opened fire on a Nato convoy also going through...
View ArticleFirst court conviction of a Guantanamo Bay jail detainee
GenevaLunch News Jurors in New York City, USA, convicted Ahmed Ghailani of conspiracy to blow up US government buildings. The charges were related to the Al Qaeda attacks of two US embassies in 1998....
View ArticleGermany says strong evidence of planned terrorist attacks
GenevaLunch News Germany says it has strong evidence of alleged Islamist militants were planning attacks in the next two weeks. Authorities ordered security at potential targets such as train stations...
View ArticleEurope in shock, worried, over Oslo’s 87 deaths (update)
GenevaLunch News Norwegian media point to lone gunman, naming him and publishing photos Update 9:20 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The death toll had risen to 87 by Saturday morning in Oslo, Norway, from a...
View ArticlePakistan, 21 killed in US air strike
GenevaLunch News PAKISTAN – A US drone strike in Pakistan killed up to 21 Afghan Al Qaeda fighters, say press agencies in the region. The group has been blamed for some of the deadliest anti-American...
View ArticleLithuania sentences Irishman on arms deal to Real IRA
GenevaLunch News LITHUANIA – A court in Lithuania has sentenced Michael Campbell of Ireland to 12 years in prison for attempting to smuggle arms from that country to the Real IRA, a paramilitary group...
View ArticleOver 20 dead in suicide bombings in Afghanistan
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two suicide attacks outside NATO’s base in southern Afghanistan has killed over 20 Afghans and left at least 50 wounded. The number of fatal victims could be as...
View ArticleSwiss spy saga revived
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Remember the story about the wannabe Swiss spy, a technician who stole data from the national spy agency, FIS (SRS in French and SND in German) which surfaced at...
View ArticleSwitzerland, US sign visa waiver agreement
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss visitors to the United States will continue to benefit from the American visa waiver programme, officially known as Esta. The two countries signed agreements...
View ArticleBoston starts opening again, Canada bans details of terrorism trial
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Boston shops began opening again and life in the city that has been shut down for a week by bombs at the Boston Marathon started to get back to normal. Details...
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