Cricket and money man Allen Stanford arrested in US
GenevaLunch News Texas billionnaire and Antigua cricket team backer Allen Stanford was arrested in Virginia, USA, on a charge related to investigations by the US Securities and Exchange Commission that...
View ArticleEuropean cocaine: Latin drugs gangs make Africa new home
GenevaLunch News Europe’s rising demand for cocaine and other illegal drugs has opened up new territories on Africa’s west coast to Latin American drugs cartels, which see higher margins in Europe and...
View ArticleVirginia in US cited for failing to mail overseas voting ballots on time
GenevaLunch News A US federal court has ruled that Virginia failed to mail overseas ballots on time for voters to be able to participate in the 4 November 2008 general election. States are responsible...
View ArticleRepublicans resurgent in US local elections
GenevaLunch News Republican challengers in New Jersey and Virginia have bested their Democrat opponents in elections for governor, while in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent, narrowly...
View ArticleRepublicans regain some power in US city, state elections
GenevaLunch News Republicans made some gains in US weekend elections, with wins in two important states, New Jersey and Virginia. Bob McDonnell won the governor’s seat comfortably in Virginia and in a...
View ArticleUK bank now implicated in US tax fraud case
GenevaLunch News Alexandria, Virginia, USA (GenevaLunch) - A doctor based in Virginia in the US pleaded guilty Tuesday 16 February to conspiracy to evade taxes. This is reportedly the first IRS (US tax...
View ArticleDeath toll reaches 300 from storms in six US states (update)
GenevaLunch News Storms that have ravaged Alabama and other parts of the southeastern United States have now killed nearly 300 people, reports CNN, with the governor of Alabama saying that 131 deaths...
View ArticlePeru has 6.2 quake; US quake damages Washington monument
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Northern Peru was hit by a 7.0 earthquake Wednesday 24 August, centred in a remote and under-populated Amazon area. The quake was felt in the capital 600 km away...
View ArticleUS House of Reps reaffirms US trust in God
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The US lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives, voted overwhelmingly Wednesday 2 November in favour of a resolution reconfirming the country’s...
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