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U.N. prosecutor Del Ponte vows to follow up war crimes work

This content was published on Sep 16, 1999 Carla Del Ponte of Switzerland, the United Nation’s new war crimes prosecutor, pledged on Thursday to carry on the work of her predecessor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Swiss Federal Prosecutor Del Ponte took over from Louise Arbour of Canada on Wednesday. Among her open cases are indictments against Yugoslav President…

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Swiss investigator recommends charges against Mossad agent

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 (AP) — Swiss Federal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has filed charges against an Israeli agent caught in a bungled spying operation, her office said Wednesday. The man was one of five people who were caught trying to install bugging equipment in an apartment building near the capital, Berne, in February 1998. Swiss authorities have refused…

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Swiss police go online to fight crime

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 Switzerland’s police forces went online Wednesday as part of a coordinated effort to improve crime fighting and the search for missing people. While various cantonal police forces already maintain their own sites, the new “swisspolice.ch” website marks the first nationally coordinated Internet presence. The new police site is updated by the Federal Police Office, which…

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Del Ponte takes over as chief war crimes prosecutor

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 Swiss Federal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte Wednesday took up her new post as head of the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Top of her agenda will be the prosecution of those who committed war crimes in the Balkans. The U.N. Security Council unanimously appointed Del Ponte in August as the new head…

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“SILVESTER” will go up in flames

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999

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Lawyers ask for punitive damages for Swissair victims

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999 (AP) — Lawyers for Swissair asked a federal judge Monday to decide whether families of the 229 people killed in last year’s crash off the coast of Nova Scotia are entitled to punitive damages as the parties seek to negotiate a settlement. The families are requesting that U.S. District Judge James T. Giles reject a…

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TAKTLOS-BERN 99 mixes art and electronic music

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 Contemporary music ranging from improvisation to performances and new electronic music blend at the TAKTLOS-BERN 99 festival at the Dampfzentrale venue in the Swiss capital Berne next weekend. “TAKTLOS BERN, which is staged for the 16th time, will be presenting contemporary sounds and images from innovative fringe areas in media art and music,” organisers say…

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Swiss jailbreak legend Stürm found dead in cell, police say

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 (AP) — Walter Stürm, who achieved near cult status in Switzerland as the “jailbreak king,” was found dead in his cell Monday, police said. Stürm, 57, who escaped from prison ten times over the years, had apparently suffocated with a garbage bag, officials said. The Medical Forensic Institute of St. Gallen was examining the body…

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The main news stories in Switzerland this week

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Swiss investigator recommends charges against Mossad agent

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Del Ponte takes over as chief war crimes prosecutor

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“SILVESTER” will go up in flames

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Lawyers ask for punitive damages for Swissair victims

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Swiss jailbreak legend Stürm found dead in cell, police say

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