http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Evidence of atrocities in Syria reinforces the notion that the situation should be referred to international courts, a U.N. rights official said...High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said a video depiction of a Syrian rebel leader desecrating the body... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14615453-pillay-appalled-by-syrian-atrocities travel-news Wed, 15 May 2013 09:33:35 -0700 Don't mistake these colorful gentlemen for anything less than trained killers. New recruits in the Pope's personal guard recently swore in last week an annual ritual and added a batch of 35 warriors to their ranks. As Swiss troops, trained... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14607725-the-popes-personal-army-comes-from-a-long-line-of-global-mercenaries travel-news Tue, 14 May 2013 08:51:33 -0700 More than 270,000 pedestrians die each year on the world's roads -- accounting for 22 percent of the 1.3 million traffic deaths, officials in Switzerland says. World Health Organization officials in Geneva are calling on governments to take concrete actions... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14604842-who-270000-pedestrians-die-each-year-on-the-worlds-roads travel-news Mon, 13 May 2013 23:15:53 -0700 A joint cantonal and governmental report conducted in the wake of the 2009 minaret ban finds that most Muslims in Switzerland are well-integrated and don't generally experience problems related to their religious faith in everyday life.   [...] Caught Marrying... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14583548-negotiating-the-crowded-field-of-mediation travel-news Fri, 10 May 2013 03:08:18 -0700 Font Resize Washington Post Q I'm celebrating a big birthday in July and would like to take my two adult daughters to Switzerland for a week to celebrate. Ideally, you could suggest a charming city and hotel as our base,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14579947-travel-qa-best-bets-for-switzerland-charm travel-news Thu, 09 May 2013 14:24:55 -0700 President Shimon Peres and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. Photo: Mark Neiman/GPO President Shimon Peres on Sunday denounced the reports of the Geneva headquartered United Nations Council on Human Rights which invariably depict Israel as the evil doer rather than... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14547838-peres-slams-un-hr-group-that-depicts-israel-as-evil travel-news Sun, 05 May 2013 02:39:48 -0700 The Nigerian government is called on to make sure national security efforts conform with human rights laws, a U.N. human rights representative said...High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville said there was a deep sense of concern following an... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14539247-nigerian-massacre-horrifies-united-nations travel-news Fri, 03 May 2013 10:16:09 -0700 Nations have concluded a round of global nuclear talks, expressing alarm that many nuclear weapons are kept on a high-alert level and are modernized, despite promises to get rid of them. Two weeks of talks on the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14538232-nations-wrap-up-nuke-talks-alarmed-at-alert-level travel-news Fri, 03 May 2013 07:35:59 -0700 New Israeli submarines can't be solely for defensive purposes' The delivery of a fifth Dolphin-class submarine to Israel from Germany is a worrying ratcheting up of tensions in the Middle East, according to two leading anti-nuclear campaigners. The deployment of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14527197-new-israeli-submarines-cant-be-solely-for-defensive-purposes travel-news Wed, 01 May 2013 21:26:44 -0700 April 30, 2013 A jury comprised of 10 of the world's leading human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, has nominated an Egyptian activist for a premier human rights prize, even though she Tweets for terror, said... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14517093-top-rights-prize-nominee-tweets-for-terror travel-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:05:06 -0700 American official says US "regrets" Egypt's withdrawal from the UN's nuclear conference, doesn't affect US commitment to ME talks. The United States said on Tuesday it regretted Egypt's decision to walk out of UN talks on non-proliferation and still hoped... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14514347-us-regrets-egypt-walkout-at-nuclear-talks travel-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:28:43 -0700 Egypt has walked out of a round of global nuclear talks, saying other nations are not acting quickly enough to establish the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear weapons. A statement from Egypt's foreign ministry says the nation... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14506821-egypt-walks-out-of-nuclear-talks-in-geneva travel-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:16:05 -0700 Religious persecution, famine, population booms and jobs throughout history Swiss citizens have started new lives abroad for a wide range of reasons. G20 More money The salaries of Swiss workers have risen 0.8 per cent over the past year, according... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14504113-salaries-increase-despite-global-economic-slowdown travel-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:29:42 -0700 No thanks Naturalisation is a Swiss political hot potato, with moves afoot to make the process harder in the face of rising immigration. But not every foreign resident who is eligible feels the need to embark on the long road... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14503429-why-some-residents-choose-not-to-become-swiss travel-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:50:25 -0700 April 20 near Loveland Pass. "It seemed hauntingly familiar to what happened to us," she said. Michelson was atop the Tunnel Creek drainage just outside Washington's Stevens Pass ski area in February 2012 with a group of 15 other ski... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14498336-pack-mentality-complex-social-interactions-can-trump-experience-and-safety-in-the-face-of-danger travel-news Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:22:52 -0700