John Heilprin

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Solar Impulse's CEO and pilot Andre Borschberg, right, and Solar Impulse's founder, chairman and pilot Bertrand Piccard, left, shake hands in front of the new experimental aircraft "Solar Impulse 2", during the official presentation at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The aircraft is the second solar plane of the Solar Impulse project. The Swiss team is planning to complete the first round-the-world solar flight next year with this plane, which they say could remain in the air indefinitely. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

Swiss unveil new solar plane for global flight

John Heilprin · April 9, 2014 7:30 pm

Liechtenstein manhunt seeks shooter at bank

Liechtenstein manhunt seeks shooter at bank

John Heilprin · April 7, 2014 9:05 pm

Bruno Lafont, future chairman of LafargeHolcim speaks at a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, April 7, 2014. Swiss-based Holcim and its French counterpart, Lafarge, two of the world's largest suppliers of building materials announced plans for a "merger of equals" Monday that would create an industry giant with a combined 32 billion euros (US dollar 44 billion) in annual revenues. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)

Cement makers Holcim, Lafarge create Swiss merger

John Heilprin · April 7, 2014 4:13 pm

Swiss bolster EU sanctions over Ukraine

Swiss bolster EU sanctions over Ukraine

John Heilprin · April 2, 2014 3:48 pm

Swiss name 8 banks in forex manipulation probe

Swiss name 8 banks in forex manipulation probe

John Heilprin · March 31, 2014 12:30 pm

In this photo taken Thursday, March 27, 2014, Syrian government soldiers take position during clashes with rebels in Misherfeh town in the province of Latakia, Syria. Syrian forces on Thursday bombarded rebel positions with artillery and warplanes in the Mediterranean coastal province of Latakia, trying to push back opposition fighters who over the past week made rare territorial gains in President Bashar Assad's ancestral heartland. (AP Photo)

UN renews war crimes investigation in Syria

John Heilprin · March 28, 2014 1:44 pm

UN prolongs North Korea human rights investigation

John Heilprin · March 28, 2014 11:35 am

National Security

UN raps US civil rights record on secret programs

John Heilprin · March 27, 2014 4:59 pm

UN approves inquiry into Sri Lanka war abuses

John Heilprin · March 27, 2014 1:40 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Baiyunebo mining district of Baotou in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China's government has tightened controls on rare earths production in a move that might inflame trade tensions with Washington and Europe. Regulations issued this week say mines and smelting companies must meet minimum output levels to continue operating. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

WTO rules China violates ‘rare earth’ trade rules

John Heilprin · March 26, 2014 3:24 pm

Sri Lanka fights against UN civil war inquiry

John Heilprin · March 26, 2014 2:41 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013 file photo, rice fields are flooded following Typhoon Haiyan, in Hernani, eastern Samar, central Philippines. The aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has added urgency to finding a solution to a longstanding problem: less than 10 percent of farmers have crop insurance, and while its advantages are widely understood, few can afford it. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Disasters led to $45B in insurance losses in 2013

John Heilprin · March 26, 2014 11:48 am