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Swiss police: man attacked by bear in park

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fire on the animal to defend the intruder.

Swiss police: man attacked by bear in park

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fire on the animal to defend the intruder.

Swiss police: man attacked by bear in park

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

BERN, Switzerland -- A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fire on the animal to defend the intruder.

Switzerland: Lausanne to Bern

Miss604's Canuck Life :: A Vancouve (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/switzerland-lausanne-to-bern.html.Waking up this morning in Lausanne, Switzerland my group headed over to the International Olympic Committee headquarters for a tour. We saw the top secret meeting rooms, the VIP meeting rooms, the grounds, the buildings, and even some protesters outside. However, I’ll...

Swiss probe into al Qaeda links

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

BERN - Switzerland has opened its own investigation into the case of a nuclear physicist France suspected of al Qaeda links.The French suspect, who worked at the world's largest atom smasher on the Swiss-French border and at a...

• Swiss open probe of al-Qaida nuke physicist case - Boston Globe
• Swiss open probe of al-Qaida nuke physicist case - Sify
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Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam awarded prize for freedom and human rights

Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Photo: Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, adjusts an earphone as she attends a ceremony prior to being awarded the prize for freedom and human rights in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone,...

Swisscom hit with 220-million-franc fine for anti-competitiveness

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Bern - Swiss telecoms company Swisscom has been hit with a 220-million-franc (216.2-million-dollar) fine for violating competition laws, according to the Swiss Competitiveness Commission on Thursday. The company, which has announced plans to appeal t...

Switzerland honours 60 years of the Geneva Conventions

Swisster (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

The Swiss government says it sees the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year as "an opportunity for strengthening humanitarian law, ensuring greater respect for its principles and better protection for the victims of armed conflicts". In cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (ICRC), Bern has organised a conference of government...

Swiss summon Italian ambassador

Ansa (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Bern 'concerned' over raids on Swiss bank branches

Goldstone Goldstoned by UN

My Right Word (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

Even Goldstone himself, who was in Bern for a conference Thursday, criticised the UN Council resolution for targeting only Israel and failing to include Hamas. The UN resolution is peppered with references to “recent Israeli violations of human rights in occupied east Jerusalem” but failed to mention Hamas even once. “This draft resolution saddens me as it includes only allegations...

Swiss to launch national kidnapping alarm in 2010

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

BERN, Switzerland - Switzerland will begin nationwide kidnapping alerts next year by spreading messages over television, radio, highway signs and cell phones if a child is...

Bottle smashing earns Swiss team Ig Nobel prize

Swisster (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

Smashing a full beer bottle over someone's head during a pub brawl causes less damage to the skull than using an empty one, according to researchers at the University of Bern. Their experiments, earn them a "Peace" prize for the "Ig Nobel" awards, whose accolades are bestowed on those involved in improbable research. While the scientists enjoyed carrying out the tests, their results...

2009 Ig Nobel Prize Winners include Gas-Mask Bra, Tequila Diamonds and Trash reduction via Panda Poop

Mizozo (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that first make people laugh , and then make them think . The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology. The awards are organized by the organization called Improbable Research . The organization claims to collect (and sometimes conduct) improbable research. They also...

Bustin' Heads With the Swiss!

Blog Town, PDX (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

Why don’t the Swiss recognize that increasing your ability to win a bar fight is worthy of a Nobel Prize? I guess “neutrality” is just another way of saying “we’re big wimps.” Thank goodness then that the people behind Harvard’s Annals of Improbable Research are there to pick up the slack by awarding a team of… Wait a second… Swiss researchers?...

Ig® Noble Winners

Coxsoft Art News (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

The 2009 Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony took place yesterday evening and the 10 winners were announced. The Peace Prize was won by a team from Bern, Switzerland, for determining whether it is better to be smashed over the head with a full bottle of beer or an empty bottle. The Physics Prize went to researchers who determined why pregnant women don't tip over. And the Public Health Prize was won by a...

Russia vs Canada Live Streaming Free Final IIHF World Championships 2009

fanus09 | 05/10/2009

Russia vs Canada Russia vs Canada Live Streaming IIHF World Championships 2009 Russia vs Canada Live Streaming Switzerland The 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships will be held in Switzerland. From the 24th April untill the 10thMay 209 the best icehockey nations will competete against eachother. The games will be played both in Bern and Kloten. The PostFinance Arena in Bern was renovated and accommodates...

IIHF Canada v Russia Live Ice Hockey World Championship 09 online

musa | 05/10/2009

Canada v Russia - World Championship - Live Online Sun 10 May, 20:30, (GMT 18:30) Location: Bern, Switzerland World Championship Ice Hockey Link Here

Canada vs Sweden Live Ice Hockey IIHF-2009 || IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship-2009 Online Streaming

ariandu | 05/08/2009

Upcoming Canada vs Sweden Live Streaming Link of Ice Hockey, IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship-2009 on Your PC. Watch Live Canada vs Sweden Hockey Match at Venue Bern, Switzerland. Enjoy Canada vs Sweden Live Streaming on Online For Free.Live Streaming LinkIce Hockey>> IIHF World Championship 2008/2009Venue>> Bern, SwitzerlandDate>> Friday 08 May,2009Time>> 20:15 - 23:15