Swiss army battles snow at Davos economic forum

Half a dozen demonstrators made a brief appearance outside the security perimeter.

And now the Occupy movement has come to the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of 2,600 decision-makers from nearly 100 countries that starts Wednesday.

The eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park in November left protesters without the physical birthplace of the movement around which to rally, and put something of a chill on the endeavor. In Switzerland, protesters of the World Economic Forum have made the movement even chillier.

An igloo protest camp sprouting up amid $500-a-night hotels and security cordons at the Swiss resort of Davos seems to serve a warning to the world's rich and powerful gathering here: Beware, or you might be sleeping in the snow next year, too.

Over 100 Indian business leaders will be heading for the Swiss resort of Davos for the World Economic Forum

As per a 'Call for Action' report published by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, next week, "The world faces significant and urgent challenges that weigh heavily on prospects for future growth and on the cohesion of our societies." Among the major challenges for 2012, the report listed out issues like deceleratin...

Spurred by the popularity of Mahatma Gandhi at the recent World Economic Forum, whichdisplayed statues of the Indian leader at various venues, the Davos City Council has approved setting up a permanent Gandhi monument there."Indian artists Ram Sutar and Anil Sutar are working with The Itinerant Museum of Art to create a Gandhi monument for Davos to...

A former member of the group that created WikiLeaks has launched a rival website with the aim of giving whistleblowers more control over the secrets they spill.           Daniel Domscheit-Berg says the new platform called OpenLeaks will allow sources to choose specifically who they want to submit do...

A small blast shattered two windows but caused no injuries at a hotel near where top business and political leaders are attending the World Economic Forum, Swiss police said Thursday.The explosion happened in a storage room of the Posthotel Morosani shortly after 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) Thursday, regional police spokesman Thomas Hobi told the ...

A day after he won two Academy award nominations, Indian musician A R Rahman was honoured with the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum.

At Davos, Sunil Mittal tells NDTV that despite the concern over scams at home, investors are not disenchanted with India."People are celebrating India. We in India are trying to talk more about our problems, but the world is seeing India as a great place to do business, great place to come and invest. I think that's what we need to celebrate. Let u...

What's the price tag to be a Davos Man?Chief executives, government leaders and academics around the world are headed to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting this week -- a heady power gathering that mixes business, politics and Champagne in the Swiss Alps. It is an event that draws a wide range of decision makers, from...

Sixteen months after Lehman Brothers collapsed, there is still uncertainty on the pace and nature of the recovery.

Speaking to NDTV from the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said that he is unfortunate that the Pakistani players were not pic

Speaking to NDTV from the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said that he is unfortunate that the Pakistani players were not picked.

A regional official says the police commander in charge of security for the World Economic Forum has died in an apparent suicide.

As the World Economic Forum begins today in Davos, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji tells NDTV the global focus is on India.

Bankers are trickling back to Davos, but they will not be strutting quite the way they used to. With an economic recovery under way, the financial elite will not be in hiding as they were last year, when only a comparative handful showed up in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum.

Leaders from over 90 countries representing business, government and civil society have arrived to debate issues that face the global economy.