Switzerland Travel News

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Switzerland has 12 doctoral degree-granting research universities offering a wide range of educational opportunities to international students.

Swiss authorities rejected a new higher offer of bail from imprisoned director Roman Polanski, saying Friday they still think the risk is too high that he would flee the country.

When Switzerland entered the " Schengen Area ," that is, the group of twenty five continental European countries who allow passport-free movement of people among themselves, it was after decades of strong Euro-skepticism. After referenda strongly rejected the accession of the country to the European Economic Area and subsequent ballot initiatives ...

Bergier said in 2005 that it was a pity that some of the deficiencies pointed out by the commission were not taken into consideration.

This is a pilot program to distribute food vouchers to Iraqi refugees in Syria using mobile phone technology Tuesday, October 27, 2009 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The UN has launched a pilot program to distribute food vouchers to Iraqi refugees in Syria using mobile phone technology, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

The Swiss government proposed Wednesday to restrict or even ban assisted suicide groups such as Dignitas in a bid to cut down on 'suicide tourism.' Scores of foreigners travel to Switzerland every year to end their lives with the help of such groups, taking advantage of the Alpine nation's comparatively liberal laws on assisted suicide.

Swiss diplomats were allowed on Tuesday to visit three American hikers detained in Iran, a Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

The Associated Press 29 comments Roman Polanski's three decades as a fugitive are coming back to haunt him.

Philippe Gautret, Patricia Schlagenhauf, Jean Gaudart, Francesco Castelli, Philippe Brouqui, Frank von Sonnenburg, Louis Loutan, and Philippe Parola, for the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network 1 , 2 Author affiliations: Assitance PubliqueHpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France ; Zurich University Centre for Travel Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland ; ...

While Tony Naylor struggled with long-distance rail travel , The Man in Seat 61 counters that train journeys can be preferable for you and your wallet, as well as the planet.

During tough times, the world's travellers behave in similar ways, whether they live in Zurich or Shanghai and fortunately for the world's travel markets, that means they are seeking better value for money, but will continue to book airfares and hotel rooms.

According to a report, Swiss authorities told U.S. authorities that Roman Polanski was going to be visiting Switzerland.

A bit of Falmouth is bound for Bern, Switzerland, destined to represent Virginia in some swanky circles.

The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush leaned back in his chair and soaked in the round of applause.

One of Turkey's most important winter tourism centers, Bursa's Uludag, is finally set to benefit from significant building work and construction.

Under the St Gotthard massif, they are beavering away to construct what, at 57 kilometres, will be the world's longest railway tunnel.

From : Sevak Khodaverdian Date : Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:34:05 PDT http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/2009/130410.htm Department of State On-the-Record Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Upcoming Travel to Europe Philip H. Gordon Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, DC October 8, 2009 MR.

GENEVA a " The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush has arrived in Switzerland to recuperate from his time in prison and launch a foundation to help civilian war victims in Iraq.A Swiss lawyer for Muntadhar al-Zeidi says the TV reporter arrived Tuesday in Geneva on a three-month tourist visa.Al-Zeidi shot to fame ...

HOLIDAYMAKERS will be able to board international flights from Oxford for the first time this winter when the city's airport begins weekly flights to Geneva.