Switzerland News Archives

Assessment of breast cancer opportunistic screening by clinical-pathological indicators: a population-based study 1Ticino Cancer Registry, Institute of Pathology, Via in Selva 24, Locarno CH-6600, Switzerland 2Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology/NICER, ISPM Zurich, University of Zrich, Sumatrastrasse 30, Zurich CH-8006, Switzerland ...

Since 1942, Switzerland has been the only place in the world where non residents can go and legally find help to end their life.

Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter to Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley in support of Roman Polanski 's extradition.

Libya was ready to release two Swiss detainees on Sept. 6, a Swiss newspaper revealed on Wednesday.

BERN, Switzerland - Swiss officials say Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey has summoned Italy's ambassador to explain why Italian authorities carried out dozens of inspections of Swiss banks.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss government has proposed restricting or even banning organized assisted suicide in a bid to cut down on 'suicide tourism.' Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says the cabinet wants groups that help people ...

The two went missing last month after they left the Swiss embassy to undergo a medical check-up at the request of Libyan authorities, and Tripoli said they were being held in a 'safe location.' Switzerland 'has not received any proof of life after the two Swiss were kidnapped by Libyan authorities and hidden in an unknown location, in flagrant ...

Property and casualty insurer ACE Limited posted a larger third-quarter profit Tuesday on stronger underwriting income and fewer payouts related to catastrophes.

BERN, Switzerland - UBS AG manager Mark Branson, who last year apologized for the bank's assistance to U.S. tax evaders, has been appointed to the board of Switzerland's financial services authority, the body said Tuesday.

Switzerland's Muslim community is witnessing a xenophobic campaign by the political right-wing ahead of a vote next month on the banning of Islamic minarets.

Himalaya - Changing Landscapes photo exhibition on show in Berne, Switzerland /EIN Presswire/ Berne, 26 October 2009 - The large outdoor exhibition by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and sponsored by Swiss Development Corporation is currently on show at the Waisenhausplatz in Berne, Switzerland.

FIFA President Josef Blatter is pictured prior to the European play-off draw for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday Oct.

Unbeaten heavyweight title contender Kevin Johnson has promised his daughter he'll beat Vitali Klitschko and become world champion.

Placido Domingo walks onstage before conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in August.

This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski in Montrouge, France.

VIJAYAWADA: Sr. Paula Graf, a zealous missionary who served in the city-based St.

Roman Polanski has swapped his prison cell for a hospital bed to undergo medical tests.

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

18. Click to enlarge: Meeting of President Ilham Aliyev and President of the Swiss Confederation Hans-Rudolf Merz in an expanded format.

Caption: A poster promoting the campaign to ban minarets has been banned in some Swiss cities.

According to a press release On December 12th WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will fight undefeated American Kevin Johnson at the Post-Finance Arena in Bern, Switzerland.

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An international aid group says rebel attacks on civilians in northern Congo are spreading.

Azerbaijan started heated discussions on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols signed in Zurich, Switzerland.

Swiss authorities are expected to decide in a few days if they will release on bail film director Roman Polanski, who was arrested in September on a US warrant, a French envoy said Friday.

Local FM stations in Switzerland could be transmitting HD Radio signals by next September.

Good day readers, UFO enthusiasts and welcome new comers to another segment of "Rate this Video". Here we are once again for a quick look and a rating opportunity of a UFO captured on video.

It is hard to believe that we are less than three months away from the First Night events that will usher in New Bern's 300th celebration.

Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon.

Director Roman Polanski attends Che Tempo Che Fa TV Show held at RAI Studios on November 23, 2008 in MIlan, Italy.

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Switzerland will assist Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to raise effectiveness of water distribution and use, 24.kg reported citing the head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey. The foreign official says the water problem in Central Asia is obvious and Switzerland would like to contribute to its solution.

Geneva? Zurich? Perhaps even Zug, Switzerland? Between deciding whether to be long or short of the dollar, or pondering whether we are in the middle of a bear rally or a new bull market, Londona s hedge funds also need to decide which Swiss canton they want to move to.

Heritage Party founder Raffi Hovannisian issued an open letter today with regard to the Armenian-Turkish Protocols signed in Zurich on October 10.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she thinks President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because of "his attitude toward America's role in the world." "His willingness to really kind of challenge everyone ... restores a kind of image and appreciation of our country," Clinton said in an NBC "Today" show interview broadcast ...

Director Roman Polanski attends Che Tempo Che Fa TV Show held at RAI Studios on November 23, 2008 in MIlan, Italy.

Armenia foreign minister, Edouard Nalbandian and Turkey foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu , shake hands while Swiss FM Micheline Calmy-Rey, French FM Bernard Kouchner, and US Secretary of State Clinton applaud.

Armenia's ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour and his delegation arrive Saturday before the signing ceremony of a Turkey and Armenia peace deal in Zurich, Switzerland.

The Chinatown filmmaker has been behind bars in Zurich, Switzerland since 26 September , when he was arrested in connection to a 1977 child sex crime.

The ceremony will take place in presence of Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Armenia's Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour and Turkey's Ambassador to Switzerland Oguz ...

A recent study maps the pathway that leads from infection with Hepatitis B and C virus to chronic hepatitis and liver cancer and proposes a new therapeutic strategy for treating liver diseases with chronic inflammation.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Friday on a six-day trip to Europe and Russia that comes at a crucial time in the Obama administration's decision-making on a strategy for Afghanistan.

It has been reported that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko 38 -2A will fight Kevin Johnson 22 -0 in Berne, Switzerland on December 12th, 2009.

The Federal Commission against Racism says posters for the rightwing Swiss People's Party's anti-minaret campaign "incite hatred". On Wednesday Lausanne followed Basel in outlawing the posters in publicly-owned spaces while Geneva rejected the ban on free-speech grounds.

Older folks looking to find relief from painful arthritis should steer clear of codeine, OxyContin and other powerful prescription "opioid" painkillers, even if their pain is severe, doctors advise in a report published this week.

Oil prices rose for the third straight day on Wednesday, edging above $71 a barrel after an industry report showed a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, boosting the view demand was recovering.

Swiss Justice Ministry says it has denied Roman Polanski's request to be released from prison.

In this Nov. 14 2008 file photo, Polish-born filmmaker Roman Polanski arrives for the opening ceremony at the 8th Marrakech Film Festival in Marrakech.

BERN, SWITZERLAND Filipinos in Switzerland offered last Sunday a Tagalog mass here for the victims of Tropical Storm "Ondoy", as Filipino groups here continued to respond to the Philippine Embassy's appeals for help for their unfortunate countrymen.

Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has claimed that Switzerland would have arrested Polanski earlier if authorities were aware of the previous visits by the film director, who owns a chalet in the Swiss resort of Gstaad.

Important news for seniors: A daily dose of vitamin D cuts your risk of falling substantially, researchers reported today.

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A man with a sticker reading "Free Polanski" speaks to the media at the film festival in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday Sept.

A daily high-dose vitamin D supplement can reduce the risk of falls in seniors, say researchers who reviewed the findings of eight fall prevention studies involving participants aged 65 and older.

So much more fun than next week's boring Swedish version, the winners of the Ig Nobel prizes were announced last night.

ROMAN POLANSKI should not receive special treatment because of his status as a movie director, according to ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.

In this Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 file photo Polish director Roman Polanski is seen in Oberhausen, western Germany.

The Rosemary's Baby director is currently behind bars in Zurich, Switzerland after he was arrested on Saturday on an international warrant.

Can't get milk from a cow? Try calling her Bessie or Buttercup. A pair of British researchers who found that dairy cows with names yield more milk than unnamed cows are among this year's winners of the Ig Nobel awards, the annual tribute to scientific research that on the surface seems goofy but is often surprisingly practical.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Media members wait outside the prison in Zurich, Switzerland, where a local newspaper says director Roman Polanski has been held since Saturday, awaiting possible extradition to the United States.

Samantha Geimer a ' known as Samantha Gailey when the film director plied her with champagne and sedatives before assaulting her when she was just 13 a ' says the filmmaker knew what he did was "wrong". The 45-year-old former model said in an interview in 2005: "What he did to me was wrong and he knows it was wrong, I'm still living with it today.