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Swiss appeal for stability in Kyrgyzstan

This content was published on Mar 26, 2005 The foreign ministry said it had no plans to repatriate Swiss nationals, but added that it was monitoring the situation closely. A second night of unrest in the capital Bishkek saw at least three people killed. But correspondents said there was no repeat of the widespread looting on Thursday night after the opposition seized power.…

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SDC deplores humanitarian crisis in East Africa

This content was published on Mar 24, 2005 Hansjürg Ambühl, head of the SDC’s Africa humanitarian aid division, has just returned from a trip to the region to assess its needs and decide how Switzerland can help. Ambühl spent a week in the provinces of Kitgum and Gulu in northern Uganda, before travelling on to Bunia in the Ituri district of the Democratic…

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Lugano synagogue attack was not anti-Jewish

This content was published on Mar 24, 2005 Police say the Italian arrested on March 20 and who set fire to the house of worship as well as a Jewish-owned fabric shop, was mentally disturbed. The man quickly confessed to the attacks shortly after being taken into custody. But the prosecutor investigating the case had some doubts about his confession, and ordered extra…

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Rolling Church spreads message of hope

This content was published on Mar 24, 2005 A former pimp, Scharwächter understands that if people won’t come to church, the church has to go to the people. Convinced of his calling, he set up a mobile church to take the Good News into the country’s red light districts and drug scenes. “Hallelujah Jo” as he is known, says Switzerland’s smallest church is…

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Blocher to discuss terrorism with the US

This content was published on Mar 24, 2005 The two-day trip, which starts on Tuesday, includes meetings with his US counterpart, Alberto Gonzales, as well as the head of the FBI, Robert Mueller. “The main topics of the discussions are Swiss-American cooperation in the fight against terrorism, cooperation between prosecution authorities and mutual assistance in criminal matters,” justice ministry spokeswoman Claudia Imhasly told…

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Rolling church

This content was published on Mar 24, 2005 In his former life Jo Scharwächter was a pimp and a criminal. Then he found God and became a pastor. Today Jo takes his Rolling Church – a church in a caravan – into unconventional places, such as red light and drug districts. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

Open Season: Hot And Fire

This content was published on Mar 23, 2005

Switzerland cuts back aid projects in Nepal

This content was published on Mar 23, 2005 The cutbacks come at a time when the United Nations and other bilateral donors are warning that Nepal is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. On February 1 King Gyanendra imposed emergency rule, seizing absolute power and drastically reducing press freedom. “We are working in an environment which is partially unreal, as what we…

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Changes at swissinfo

This content was published on Mar 23, 2005 The dismantling of swissinfo raises many questions and has provoked sharp reactions, some of which are reproduced here.

Beslan victims find peace in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 23, 2005 The group’s members were among 1,200 children, parents and teachers taken hostage by armed militants at their school in North Ossetia last September. The insurgents, mainly from neighbouring Chechnya, detained the hostages in a gymnastics hall booby-trapped with bombs, where they were forced to spend three days. Explosives were suspended from the beams and basketball…

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