'Father of LSD' takes final trip 30/04/2008
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the now-banned hallucinogenic drug LSD that was an icon of the Hippy movement, has died at the age of 102.
China deports 15 refugees 08/04/2008
UN refugee agency thinks forced return is a security sweep ahead of the Olympics... read more
Islamic countries want to limit free speech at UN 01/04/2008
The US, Canada and some European countries said Tuesday that Islamic nations are trying to limit freedom of speech at the U.N.... read more
Galloping inflation jeopardises UN food programmes 01/04/2008
UN may have problems feeding 73 million people in 2008; resulting in major problems for the world’s poorest countries.... read more
Eurosceptics up in arms over ”Jurassic lark” 01/04/2008
Eurosceptic MP David Heathcoat-Amory reacted angrily after the EU officially sanctioned a proposed project to recreate the egg of the Dodo, extinct 300 years before the union was formed.... read more
China steps up attacks against Dalai Lama 31/03/2008
Authorities apprehended four suspects in arson and murder cases stemming from anti-government riots in Lhasa... read more
Demonstrators take Tibet protest to Swiss Olympic museum 31/03/2008
150 carry banners in support of Tibet... read more
UN Human Rights Council acts on Israel, Darfur but not Tibet 28/03/2008
No action by the council on human rights violations in Tibet as it ends its 4-week session on Friday... read more
Austrian singing monks go global with YouTube, record deal 25/03/2008
Monks from Austria's Heligenkreuz abbey have landed a deal thousands of aspiring pop stars can only dream of: Record label Universal Music, home to stars like Amy Winehouse or rapper Snoop Dogg, is set to produce a CD of the monks' Gregorian Chants.... read more
Pope Benedict XVI presides over Good Friday Via Crucis 22/03/2008
Pope Benedict XVI presided over Rome's traditional Good Friday Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) kneeling under a gazebo as the procession, which commemorates Jesus' path to crucifixion, wound round the Coliseum on a cold, wet evening.... read more
Easter festivities begin in Rome 21/03/2008
Easter festivities began in Rome Thursday as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, held a mass to consecrate the holy oils used in baptisms and confirmations.... read more
Birds take "power naps" to keep their senses alert all day 19/03/2008
German researchers show for the first time that birds compensate for sleep loss in a manner similar to humans.... read more
Hoax, Wiki-style: Internet encyclopedia spoofs mock reality 19/03/2008
The German website Kamelopedia.org, for example, has gathered around 10,000 joke articles explaining the world's doings from the point of view of camels.... read more
Foreigners banned from Tibet, mass arrests reported in Lhasa 17/03/2008
China has suspended permits for foreigners to travel to its Tibet Autonomous Region, an official said on Monday, as a Tibetan exile group reported mass arrests ahead of a deadline for protesters to surrender to police in the regional capital.... read more
Beers, cigars and SMSs: Peculiar tales from EU summits 15/03/2008
Sometimes, Europe’s most powerful can be downright silly.... read more
Short men and women are more jealous, study shows 14/03/2008
Short men and short and tall women are the most jealous in their sexual relationships, a study carried out in Spain and the Netherlands was Friday quoted as saying.... read more
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- WWF says lack of ice causing mass death of Baltic seal pups: The animals are dying of cold and starvation....
- BBC sells Nazi-bashing comedy to German TV channel: 'Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once...'. German audiences will be able to watch "'Allo 'Allo" for the first time....
- French village bans death: Mayor of French village has issued a decree banning residents from dying in his territory unless they own a spot in the overcrowded cemetery....
- Old Soviet holiday makes official comeback: Some associate it with 50 years of Soviet occupation....
- El Dorado in making as Champagne-growing area extended: France's wine-making czars are to issue an historic ruling to extend the champagne-growing area....
- Swiss family tread lightly round the world: Dario and Sabine Schworer are in Australia, the mid-way point in their journey and a stop that signals their holiday is half over - but the adventurous Swiss couple won't be thinking about a homecoming for another seven years....
- Swiss chocolate king Rudolph Spruengli dies: Rudolph R. Spruengli, heir to a Swiss chocolate empire and head of the world-renowned Lindt & Spruengli business for more than two decades, has died at the age of 88....
- World pays final respects to dance legend Bejart: Private ceremony for legendary choreographer Maurice Bejart in Lausanne...
- Choreographer Maurice Bejart dies in Switzerland: French contemporary choreographer Maurice Béjart dies at 80....
- Top club FC Thun's players face sex charges: Swiss football club FC Thun faces charges of having sex with a minor....
- German woman and her ex-boyfriend found dead in flat in Lausanne: 20-year old was shot dead by her ex-boyfriend in Lausanne...
- Final curtain falls on the life of ballet genius Bejart: Final farewell to ballet genius, Maurice Bejart...
- Fireman killed as flames destroy historic guildhall in Zurich: A fireman was killed and five others injured overnight...
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- Army recruit uses military weapon to kill teenage girl: A 21-year-old Swiss army recruit admitted shooting dead a teenage girl at a bus stop in Zurich...
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