Sources: The Washington Post
A court in Geneva, Switzerland, sentences Indian-born billionaire Prakash Hinduja and three of his family members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Cologny. 2024-06-21
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is sentenced by a Geneva court to five years in prison for corruption in obtaining mining rights to an iron ore deposit in Guinea, and is ordered to pay a fine of CHF 50 million (US$56 million) to the canton of Geneva. 2021-01-22
Starting tomorrow, Geneva will impose a partial lockdown until November 29, after it reported more than 1,000 new cases in the past several days. According to new rules, restaurants, bars, and non-essential shops will be closed at 7:00 p.m. local time. In addition, cinemas, museums, concert halls, gyms, swimming pools and ice rinks will also be closed. However, schools will remain open. 2020-11-1
Police surround the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva, Switzerland, after dozens of prisoners refuse to return to their cells because of new coronavirus measures. 2020-04-3
Both of Libya's rival governments, the Government of National Accord and Tobruk-based House of Representatives, pull out of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva. 2020-02-24
Japan and South Korea hold the first round of talks in Geneva to address a South Korea complaint with World Trade Organization over Japanese export controls. 2019-10-11
The delegation of the government of Syria rules out starting any direct talks with the opposition delegation as U.N. sponsored peace talks enter a third day in Geneva. 2016-03-16
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 between Addis Ababa and Rome is diverted to land at Geneva in an attempted hijacking by the co-pilot who claims to be seeking political asylum. 2014-02-17
Iran meets with six world powers in Geneva for talks concerning its nuclear program. 2010-12-6