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Swiss army marches forward but not sure where

This content was published on Apr 16, 2010 The 78-page report attempts to tackle a controversial question: Should the Swiss army cooperate more closely with international peacekeeping efforts abroad or should it retreat to being a purely defensive force with a focus on infantry? The answer in the report – which strives to find common ground between opposing forces – has met with…

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Security programme takes middle path

This content was published on Apr 15, 2010 The report, presented to the media on Thursday, takes a middle road between those who want to maintain Switzerland’s traditional strict neutrality, and those who believe it should be more open and cooperate militarily with other countries. The threat to Switzerland has not fundamentally changed since the last report issued in 1999, ministers agreed. “Switzerland’s…

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Leuthard satisfied with nuclear summit outcome

This content was published on Apr 14, 2010 Before flying home she said her initial scepticism based on early and vague draft statements had disappeared after precise and analytical talks. World leaders endorsed President Barack Obama’s call for more security in the storage of nuclear material, tougher punishment for nuclear smugglers and less use of highly enriched uranium in the campaign against nuclear…

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Nigerian asylum seekers come under pressure

This content was published on Apr 14, 2010 But refugee organisations, which are insisting on due legal process, point out the complexity of the problem and warn against shortened interviews. “They’re not coming here to seek asylum but to do illegal business,” Alard du Bois-Reymond, new director of the Federal Migration Office, told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, referring to applicants from Nigeria.…

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Setbacks loom for Haiti as hurricanes approach

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 One of the most urgent priorities is better shelter for the 1.5 million homeless people at risk from the imminent rains and hurricane season, say Swiss aid officials. Life is slowly returning to the capital Port-au-Prince after the 7.0-magnitude quake on January 12 that killed 230,000 people, injured 300,000 others and wrecked large swaths of…

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Red Cross calls for Congo hostages’ release

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 The Swiss-run organisation confirmed on Tuesday that seven Congolese and one Swiss national had been seized by armed members of the Mai Mai Yakutumba group in the South Kivu town of Fizi on Friday afternoon. The aid workers were returning from a trip assessing needs of displaced people in the area. A humanitarian aid source…

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Swiss say nuclear powers need more control

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 Leuthard, who is attending an international summit in Washington, said the current regulations gave the major nuclear powers an unfair advantage over smaller states which use nuclear technology for civilian purposes. “They are subject to regular controls about the use of tiny amounts of nuclear materials in hospitals for instance,“ she told public radio. Leuthard…

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Philippines kidnap reveals risk for foreigners

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 The police suspect Abu Sayyaf, the most prominent Islamist group, of being behind the kidnapping of a 72-year-old Swiss-Philippine dual national, who was taken by people posing as policemen and army officials. Last year the group kidnapped three workers with the Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross, including the Swiss Andreas Notter, from the…

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Hannibal mugshots in newspaper ruled illegal

This content was published on Apr 12, 2010 But the Geneva court rejected a claim for compensation by Hannibal Gaddafi, in a ruling made public on Monday. The Tribune de Genève newspaper printed the photos of Hannibal Gaddafi in September 2009, 14 months after he was detained with his wife Aline for allegedly abusing their staff in a Geneva hotel. Hannibal Gaddafi then…

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Senator from Colombia on peace mission in Bern

This content was published on Apr 12, 2010 Córdoba suggested the exchange of political prisoners as a solution. The 55-year-old made a name for herself by negotiating the release of hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). “It is important that the international community be aware of the grave consequences of the armed conflict in Colombia,” Córdoba told the Swiss…

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