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Del Ponte believes Mladic will be arrested

This content was published on Aug 31, 2008 Del Ponte, the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, told the Swiss newspaper Südostschweiz am Sonntag that the Serbs had shown a “clear desire” to move in this direction. It was Del Ponte’s first Swiss interview since the arrest in July of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic after…

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Drinking session revellers taken to hospital

This content was published on Aug 30, 2008 Around 2,000 people turned up for the so-called botellón – a practice that originated in Spain and is spreading through Switzerland – next to the lake on Friday. Zurich authorities said 52 people needed some sort of first-aid assistance – double the norm for a weekend. Ten people who were either injured, drunk or under…

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Fair-mindedness comes with age

This content was published on Aug 29, 2008 The results, published in the renowned scientific journal Nature, could help explain why humans are able to cooperate – a trait that has helped in building society. Swiss and German scientists, led by Ernst Fehr, head of the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics at Zurich University, asked 229 Swiss children of various ages to…

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Army tradition loses more ground

This content was published on Aug 29, 2008 An overwhelming majority of Swiss feel secure and trust the army, police and justice authorities, according to the 2008 Security Study of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Thirty-four per cent of respondents said they were in favour of maintaining the tradition of keeping the standard issue military weapon at home. Support for the…

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Pitbulls named most dangerous dogs

This content was published on Aug 28, 2008 However, the head of the Federal Veterinary Office wondered whether the problem and burden of responsibility did not lie more with dog owners. Last year 4,291 dog attacks were reported, of which 2,678 were on humans. There were also 309 cases of dogs being reported for nuisance behaviour. In more than 1,000 cases cantonal vets…

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Call for dialogue stirs trouble for Calmy-Rey

This content was published on Aug 27, 2008 Despite a speedy clarification from her ministry press office, the question of what the minister said and what she meant by it – the theme of the speech was dialogue – has provoked intense debate. The lengthy speech in French to the annual conference of Swiss ambassadors on Monday addressed the issue of holding discussions…

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OSCE to boost South Ossetia presence

This content was published on Aug 27, 2008 The OSCE would increase its presence in the buffer zone between the former Soviet republic and its breakaway region of South Ossetia by 20 to 100 personnel, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. “The security situation in and around South Ossetia is calm but tense and unstable, so armed incidents may continue to occur,” the…

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Setting a course for children’s success

This content was published on Aug 26, 2008 The “Childhood and Youth in Switzerland” study is part of a national research programme looking at intergenerational relationships in a changing society. The aim is to provide decision-makers with facts and recommendations for the framing of policy. The study has been issued at a time when debate is raging in Switzerland about how children should…

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Swiss Solidarity hails Myanmar aid success

This content was published on Aug 26, 2008 Half of the money has been spent on emergency aid while the remainder is earmarked for restructuring projects to be delivered by partner aid agencies. Although official obstruction by the military regime in Myanmar hindered the distribution of aid, Swiss Solidarity said the overall results were positive, largely because the population knew how to help…

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Swiss drop charges against Bhutto’s widower

This content was published on Aug 25, 2008 The move by the Geneva prosecutor-general, Daniel Zappelli, ends an 11-year investigation in Switzerland over suspected corruption by Zardari and his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated last December. Zappelli said the Geneva inquiry had produced too little for him to continue and there were no indications to prove initial corruption charges. He said…

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