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Over the last century, Switzerland is known all over the world as the nation of neutrality. This country was the only country in Europe that did not fight in World War I and World War II. Their neutral stand has...

Switzerland risked a Muslim backlash on Sunday after its citizens voted overwhelmingly to ban minarets on mosques The legally-binding referendum result had not been widely expected and was a huge embarrassment for the neutral government in Switzerland . In the...

In Switzerland, there seems to be a general concern in the media that the vote (57.5 per cent in favour of the ban) could lead to reprisals from Muslims. The Fribourg newspaper La Liberté says Switzerland might have to pay...

They have grown rich through trade and banking the world's money. They give shelter to wealthy migrants seeking to escape taxes at home. Their country even houses the offices of many international organisations, including large parts of the UN. But...

Stavudine, also known as d4T, is marketed as Zerit by U.S. drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The WHO recommended "that countries progressively phase out the use of Stavudine as a preferred first-line therapy option and move to less toxic alternatives such...

It seems that more and more our desire for freedom and democracy it actually limits our choices, our actual freedom and all those things we wished and fought for. I am amazed by the direction ourr need for protection has...

However, it considers a ban is not the right way to prevent extremist tendencies. In an apparent effort to downplay the impact of the result, cabinet ministers maintained religious freedom for Muslims was not at risk and said inter-religious dialogue...

Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis claimed the season-opening World Cup super-G on Sunday but victory celebrations were muted by an injury to team mate and Olympic medal hope John Kucera. Osborne-Paradis, runner-up in the Lake Louise downhill in 2006, clocked a time...

A novelty of the new set-up, which merges the current post of EU foreign policy representative and commissioner for external relations, means she will also become vice-president of the European Commission. Unlike other commissioner nominees designated last week, she will...

Scientists say the world's largest atom smasher has broken the record for proton acceleration, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts. A statement by the European Organization for Nuclear Research says the Large Hadron Collider eclipses the...