Trillions Needed to ‘Green’ the Global Economy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 24, 2013 An alliance led by former Mexican President Felipe Calderon made a business case for the curbing of global warming to leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, saying an unprecedented $14 trillion overhaul would be needed to ensure long-term growth that didn’t wreck the environment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Where are Phil and Wendy Gramm hiding now that UBS, like Enron before it, has been nailed by the G-men? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former CERN Physicist Jailed in Terrorist Plot

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2012 Adlene Hicheur, a 35-year-old Algerian-born nuclear physicist who worked in Switzerland’s CERN laboratory, was sentenced to five years in prison by a French court for "criminal association with a view to plotting terrorist attacks" on a French barracks with al-Qaida’s North African affiliate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Claims It Captured U.S. Drone

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2011 Well, this is awkward. Iran's state-run Press TV reported Thursday that a special Revolutionary Guard "electronic warfare unit" had gained remote control of a U.S. drone and landed it after it had flown more than 100 miles into Iranian airspace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UBS Trader Charged With Fraud

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2011 The trader arrested on suspicion of costing Swiss banking giant UBS more than $2 billion in unauthorized trades was charged Friday with fraud and two counts of false accounting dating as far back as 2008. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Freezes Mubarak Family Assets

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2011 Now that Hosni Mubarak has exited his post as Egypt's president, his reportedly extensive wealth is no longer protected by his position, and authorities in his homeland have moved to freeze his assets, as well as those of his family members, in the midst of a fraud investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Cancels Trip Over Fear of Arrest

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2011 Former President George W. Bush canceled a planned trip to Switzerland over fear of legal action there as pressure mounted on the Swiss government to arrest him and open a criminal probe into allegations of torture if he visits the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your Ticket to Davos

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2011 The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, where big shots go to talk turkey and soak up a bit of Switzerland, is being streamed live across the Internet tubes. They're waiting for you after the jump, prime minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Banker Fined by Swiss Court

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2011 A Swiss judge fined the former banker who gave confidential files to WikiLeaks roughly $6,250, but spared the whistle-blower a prison sentence. Rudolf Elmer was found guilty of violating Switzerland's confidential banking laws, which have protected such people as tax-dodging Americans and the Nazis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swiss Banker to Give Bank Data to WikiLeaks

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2011 A former Swiss banker is set to hand over even more financial data to WikiLeaks. Rudolf Elmer, a former Julius Baer employee, claims he has data on how the mega-rich have used offshore accounts and institutional loopholes to avoid tax payments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Parcel Bombs Rattle Rome

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 Package bombs detonated at two embassies in Rome on Thursday, injuring one person at each post, in attacks similar to a spate of attempted bombings in Greece last month A Swiss Embassy employee suffered injuries to both hands . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And Now, a Giggly Swiss Minister’s Take on Cured Meats (Update: Explained)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2010 Here we see the now-viral footage of Swiss finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz, 67, who is on the brink of retirement and quite able to appreciate the lighter side of some of his bureaucratic duties, such as discussing the apparently amusing matter of cured meat imports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )