Geneva

A group of demonstrators protesting against the World Trade Organization smashed shop windows and set fire to several cars in central Geneva on Saturday, witnesses said. Police in riot gear had to intervene and tried to head off the vandalizing protesters in the city's main shopping street, leading to clashes, they said. An estimated 3,000 people took part in the march, which meant to protest against a WTO ministerial conference starting on Monday. The conference aims to review all the activities of the world trade body, including the long-running Doha Round of global trade negotiations. Anti-WTO activists have accused the body of adopting trade policies in favor of multinational companies while neglecting the interests of the poor. Similar protests have happened during previous WTO ministerial meetings.

Q9: Why did an estimated 3000 march in central Geneva’s main shopping street?

United Nations

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced his heartfelt condolences over the tragic loss of lives in the wake of derailment of an express train running from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, a UN statement issued here. The statement, issued by his spokesperson, said: "At this moment of grief, his thoughts go out to the victims and their families. He wishes the many injured a swift recovery, and hopes that investigations currently being conducted will shed more light on the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident." A homemade chemical bomb planted on the tracks in an apparent act of terrorism derailed a high-speed train in Russia carrying hundreds of people Friday night, killing at least 26 and injuring scores more.

Q10: What casualties did the derailment of an express train cause in Russia?

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