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Korean peninsula’s ‘only impartial body’ watches and waits

Three blue barracks - known as Conference Row - connect North Korea (visible across the street) and the South.

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 The Swiss military contingent on the tense border between North and South Korea is part of a neutral force in a conflict that is far from over.

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A tour of the DMZ with a Swiss guard

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 A look at key patrol points and locations, accompanied by the so-called "noise war" between North Korean propaganda and attempts to drown it out.

The entrance area of the library and documentation centre at the United Nations in Geneva

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A rewarding visit to a quiet corner of the UN

This content was published on Dec 18, 2017 A visit to the little-known United Nations Library in the historic Palais des Nations building in Geneva.

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Former Swiss minister on mission to troubled Burundi

This content was published on Dec 13, 2017 This “information and contact” mission is expected to meet with senior government officials, heads of institutions, civil society representatives and international partners, according to the OIF. Couchepin, 75, has previously led two similar missions to Burundi in June and September 2015 to try and help find a way out of the country’s crisis. As OIF…

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‘It’ll take ages for Bosnia to be mine free’

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 More than 20 years have passed since the end of the war in Bosnia, but the country is still contaminated with landmines and cluster bombs.

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‘We are here to get a feel for the place’

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 Calm, but not stable: insights into the lives of the Swiss Army's European Union Force observation team on the ground in Mostar.

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Switzerland denies asylum to Pakistan’s most wanted man

This content was published on Nov 23, 2017 The decision was communicated to Bugti by his lawyer Carlo Sommaruga on Wednesday. “The decision mentioned allegations that my party had links to guerrilla fighters waging armed struggle against Pakistan. These allegations were made by Pakistan and another country which is most likely to be China,” Bugti told swissinfo.ch. He added that he will ask…

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The ultimate take-down rifle?

This content was published on Nov 21, 2017 A hunter can spend days in the pursuit of big game covering all kinds of terrain. A Swiss invention makes carrying a rifle on a hunt less painful.

bare delle 36 vittime svizzere di Luxor in un hangar dell aeroporto di zurigo

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Terrorism 20 years after the Luxor tragedy

This content was published on Nov 17, 2017 On November 17, 1997, Islamic extremists killed 36 Swiss tourists in Egypt. It was the deadliest terrorist attack ever involving Swiss citizens.

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Swiss embassy in Zimbabwe closed

This content was published on Nov 16, 2017 The Swiss embassy in Harare is closed following the takeover of the Zimbabwean capital by the army and the confinement of President Robert Mugabe. Swiss citizens there should stay where they are and remain in a safe place.

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