Oct 13th, 2008 · Tourists on a tight budget in Switzerland may soon have the option of sleeping in the world's first "zero-star hotel" — a converted nuclear bunker. If the local town approves, for a less than $13-a-night, guests will have the chance to hunker down in the bunker. It's windowless, but it does have real hotel duvets. And, in case of emergency, the hotel can be converted back to a nuclear bunker within 24 hours.
Sep 25th, 2008 · The phenomenal Bireli Lagrene can play anything, but his music extends a vital French tradition. The French guitarist has celebrated the hot club jazz of Django Reinhardt ever since the release of his first CD at age 13. Here, Lagrene performs with the Lausanne Big Band at a concert recorded in Switzerland.
Sep 10th, 2008 · For some American scientists, the official start-up of the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland is a bittersweet moment. A supercollider in Texas would have been more powerful than the European one, but Congress killed the project in 1993.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Physicists are throwing the switch on what is arguably the most powerful and most complex science experiment ever conducted. A look at what they're hoping to find inside the subatomic smashup soon to start in Switzerland.
Aug 2nd, 2008 · It's wrong to tease animals, and a recent reporting trip to Switzerland proves it can be wrong to tease inanimate objects, too. Especially that rented GPS you're counting on to get you to your destination in a strange country.
Jul 31st, 2008 · In Switzerland, disabled children can receive quality care even after their parents pass away. In the United States, people with disabilities can face a future that is much more precarious.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Hear Handel at the height of his powers, as he sets the conflicts among love, war, and backstabbing politics to gorgeous music. It's a production of Julius Caesar from the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jul 16th, 2008 · A high-ranking U.S. diplomat will attend talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator this weekend in Switzerland. There won't be a private meeting between the two, nor will there be any negotiations on the nuclear issue.