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Del Ponte says Belgrade deceived her

This content was published on May 3, 2006 The Swiss prosecutor’s comments followed the decision by the European Union to break off talks on closer ties with Belgrade because Mladic remained a fugitive. Del Ponte, who was told two months ago that Mladic’s arrest was close, said on Wednesday that the former army commander was in the Belgrade region and changing apartments daily.…

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Why is Switzerland prone to family killings?

This content was published on May 3, 2006 According to a recent study of four cantons, family murders account for more than half of all homicides – a rate three times higher than in the United States. Rey-Bellet’s husband was suspected of carrying out the double murder.Police reported on Wednesday evening that the body of the private banker had been found. He had…

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Tomas Sauter, Daniel Schläppi: Indian Summer

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Family killings in Switzerland – chronology

This content was published on May 3, 2006 2006: 30 April: Corinne Rey-Bellet, her unborn child and her brother shot dead in canton Valais. Police have issued an arrest warrant for her husband. April 18: 43-year-old man shoots his wife before turning the gun on himself in canton Solothurn. February 26: 40-year-old man shoots his wife and then commits suicide in canton Schwyz.…

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The villa on the glacier (slideshow)

This content was published on May 3, 2006 It appears curiously out of place on the Riederfurka ridge, more than 2,000 metres above sea level. Built in 1902 for the wealthy British banker, Sir Ernest Cassel, it now houses an information centre of a leading Swiss environmental group. On doctor’s orders, Cassel travelled to Switzerland and the Aletsch region for the healthy mountain…

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Islamabad embassy target of organised crime

This content was published on May 3, 2006 The authorities in Bern said on Monday they did not yet know the extent of the corruption. The announcement comes only three days before an official visit to Pakistan by Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. “The local mafia in Pakistan has attempted to influence the Swiss embassy’s visa department,” said Martin Dahinden, a senior foreign ministry…

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Mark Koch Trio: Red, Blue & Green

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Fusion Square Garden: Dä Wo’s Het

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Bärner Tanzmusig: Alpen Feuer.

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Copper heists driven by rising prices

This content was published on May 2, 2006 In the latest incidents more than a metric ton of copper disappeared in separate raids in canton Valais. Businesses have been warned to store the metal inside premises and set up video surveillance and alarm systems. It is thought that the stolen copper is being shipped abroad or sold to recycling yards where it fetches…

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