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Iran faces consequences over nuclear program: Obama
Jan 28, 2010 00:29 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said his focus on nuclear disarmament had strengthened U.S. diplomacy in dealing with North Korea and Iran, and he warned Tehran faced "growing consequences" over its nuclear program.
U.S., Russia close to new nuclear deal: White House
Jan 27, 2010 17:56 EST
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks on a landmark treaty to cut Cold War nuclear arsenals are nearly complete, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday.
Arms treaty with U.S. could be ready in weeks: Russia
Jan 27, 2010 06:41 EST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and U.S. negotiators are likely to agree on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty within weeks, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
Russia: Arms deal with US possible within weeks
Jan 27, 2010 06:36 EST
Russian Foreign Ministry: New nuclear arms deal with US could be finalized within weeks. Russian and U.S. negotiators could hammer out a new nuclear arms reduction deal within weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
UN: 27 million people became unemployed in 2009
Jan 26, 2010 19:46 EST
UN labor agency says 27 million people became unemployed in 2009, urges nations to create jobs. Twenty-seven million people around the world lost their jobs in 2009, the U.N. labor agency said Wednesday, warning of a jobless recovery in a report released on the opening day of the World Economic Forum.
US sees 'finish line' in Russia nuclear treaty
Jan 26, 2010 15:28 EST
The United States said Tuesday it was approaching "the finish line" in talks with Russia on a new nuclear weapons disarmament treaty as negotiators prepared to resume talks.
U.N. arms forum seen stuck on bomb-making material
Jan 26, 2010 13:44 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Pakistan's insistence on keeping open the option to produce more atomic bomb-making material to keep pace with other nuclear powers has dimmed prospects for launching global talks on the issue, diplomats said on Tuesday.
US asks Pakistan to stop blocking nuclear talks
Jan 26, 2010 13:32 EST
US calls on Pakistan to stop blocking talks to end production of nuclear weapons material. Pakistan is delaying international talks on a ban on the production of new nuclear bomb material, insisting that any deal must also require its archrival India to reduce its existing stockpile.
Arabs push for Arabic to be official WTO language
Jan 26, 2010 13:05 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Arab members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are pushing for Arabic to be made a fourth official language of the global trade body, diplomats and officials said Tuesday.
U.S. says arms talks with Russia to resume next week
Jan 25, 2010 14:41 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks on a landmark treaty between the United States and Russia to cut Cold War nuclear arsenals will resume in Geneva next week after a break for the holiday period, the U.S. mission said on Monday.
Group: Cambodia should shut drug detention centers
Jan 25, 2010 04:53 EST
Rights group calls on Cambodia to close drug detention centers, alleges torture and rape. An international human rights group called on the Cambodian government Monday to shut down its drug detention centers alleging abuses such as torture and rape, as well as the lockup of children and the mentally ill.
Group: Cambodia should shut drug detention centers
Jan 25, 2010 04:53 EST
An international human rights group called on the Cambodian government Monday to shut down its drug detention centers alleging abuses such as torture and rape, as well as the lockup of children and the mentally ill.
150,000 Haiti quake victims buried, gov't says
Jan 24, 2010 18:32 EST
More than 150,000 Haiti quake victims buried; food reaches survivors, but 'we need more'. The truckers filling Haiti's mass graves with bodies reported ever higher numbers: More than 150,000 quake victims have been buried by the government, an official said Sunday.
150,000 Haiti quake victims buried, gov't says
Jan 24, 2010 18:32 EST
The truckers filling Haiti's mass graves with bodies reported ever higher numbers: More than 150,000 quake victims have been buried by the government, an official said Sunday.
150,000 Haiti quake victims buried, gov't says
Jan 24, 2010 18:32 EST
The truckers filling Haiti's mass graves with bodies reported ever higher numbers: More than 150,000 quake victims have been buried by the government, an official said Sunday.
U.S.-Russia nuclear deal "95 percent" agreed upon
Jan 24, 2010 13:18 EST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that a deal with the United States on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty was "95 percent" agreed, news agencies reported Sunday.
U.S.-Russia nuclear deal "95 percent" agreed upon
Jan 24, 2010 13:18 EST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that a deal with the United States on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty was "95 percent" agreed, news agencies reported Sunday.
US marines in Haiti move full speed ahead
Jan 24, 2010 12:25 EST
Surrounded by a sugar cane plantation and herds of emaciated cows, about a hundred US marines secure the perimeter of a new heliport set up just in the middle of a Haitian plain.
Medvedev: Russia, US arms treaty near completion
Jan 24, 2010 12:02 EST
Medvedev: Russia, US nuclear arms reduction treaty '95 percent ready'. A new nuclear arms reduction treaty is "95 percent ready," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday in the clearest indication to date that an end to wrangling over the seminal agreement may be close.
Libyan court delays verdict on Swiss businessman
Jan 24, 2010 10:40 EST
A Libyan appeals court on Sunday postponed its verdict in the case of Swiss businessman Rashid Hamdani who had been sentenced to 16 months in jail for overstaying his visa, his lawyer said.
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| Geneva | ||||||||||
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| Population | 185,726 (2007[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 11,710 /km2 (30,330 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 15.86 km2 (6.12 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 1200 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 6621 | |||||||||
| Mayor (list) | Rémy Pagani (as of 2009) À gauche toute! | |||||||||
| Demonym | Genevois | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) | Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier | |||||||||
| Website | ville-ge.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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