Switzerland

Switzerland

Anti-immigration party SVP makes record gains in Swiss parliamentary poll

Switzerland has taken a slide to the right according to political pundits after projections showed the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is

19/10/2015

Sport

Thai FA chief Makudi suspended by FIFA ethics committee

The FIFA saga took another turn on Tuesday after former executive committee member Worawi Makudi was suspended for 90 days for an alleged breach of

13/10/2015

Sport

Fifa suspends Blatter, Platini and Valcke

Fifa president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president and Uefa chief Michel Platini have all been suspended for 90 days by

08/10/2015

Sport

FIFA chief Blatter 'facing 90-day suspension'

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing a 90-day suspension from football’s governing body if the body’s ethics committee implements a provisional

07/10/2015

Switzerland

MSF holds US command in Afghanistan to account over hospital bombing

The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières is demanding a full independent international investigation into sustained airstrikes on its hospital

07/10/2015

Sport

Former FIFA vice-president threatens to sue Sepp Blatter

South Korean Chung Mong-joon says he plans to sue FIFA President Sepp Blatter for damages and compensation of more that a hundred million dollars on

07/10/2015

Cinema

Golden Eye Award to Liam Hemsworth at Zurich Film Festival

Transforming teenage screams into critical acclaim, Australian heartthrob and actor Liam Hemsworth has been awarded the coveted Golden Eye Award at

30/09/2015

Switzerland

WHO: All people with HIV should get anti-retroviral drugs

30/09/2015

Business Series

Glencore shares rally but fears remain for mining giant

Shares in the mining firm Glencore recovered slightly on Tuesday, but remained well down after losing around a third of their value the previous day

29/09/2015

Switzerland

Platini's role into Fifa investigation 'between witness and accused person'

29/09/2015

Switzerland

Switzerland bans sale of many VW diesel vehicles

The sale of some Volkswagen diesel models has been banned in Switzerland. The temporary move comes amid a deepening scandal over VW’s rigging of

26/09/2015

Sport

Sepp Blatter under criminal investigation

The Swiss attorney general has opened criminal proceedings against Sepp Blatter on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of

25/09/2015

Switzerland

Sepp Blatter quizzed by Swiss prosecutors

FIFA chief suspected over deals with Jack Warner and Michel Platini.

25/09/2015

Economy

Swiss watch exports fall as Apple dents demand

Swiss watch exports fell in August, amid signs that competition from Apple’s smartwatches may be denting demand. Shipments declined by 1.6 percent to

22/09/2015

Economy

Zurich tops world's most expensive cities

Zurich tops a new list of the world’s most expensive cities. According to a report by Swiss bank UBS, monthly living costs for a family of three go

18/09/2015

Sport

Fifa's Valcke suspended over alleged World Cup ticket scam

The number two man at Fifa Jérôme Valcke has been suspended as general secretary pending investigations related to a 2014 World Cup ticket scam. The

18/09/2015

Switzerland

IOC will conduct own research to make sure each Olympic bid for 2024 Games is popular

16/09/2015

Switzerland

U.S. anticipates further criminal charges in soccer corruption probe

14/09/2015

Sport

Blatter accused of selling World Cup TV rights at cut price to Warner

Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter reportedly sold off television rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups to former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner at a

12/09/2015

Economy

Swiss franc hits eight-month low

The Swiss franc has fallen sharply against the euro, hitting its lowest level since mid-January when the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stunned global

11/09/2015

Economy

Swiss inflation hits 56-year-low

Inflation in Switzerland has slumped to its lowest level since 1959. Consumer prices posted their biggest monthly fall in 56 years in August, the

04/09/2015

Sport

FIFA reform task force meet for first time

Football’s scandal-hit world governing body FIFA convened the first meeting of a new reform committee on Wednesday in Berne. UEFA General Secretary

02/09/2015

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Mountain runner sets new record for five-peak challenge

21/08/2015

Sport

Steindl breaks his own record in the Alps

Switzerland’s Andreas Steindl held his nerve to break his own Speed Mountain Running record in the Swiss Alps. The 26-year-old, who ran up five

20/08/2015

Switzerland

UN envoy calls for Libyan unity government by August

The UN’s special envoy to Libya has called on the country’s two rival governments to conclude a peace deal by the end of August. Bernardino Leon told

12/08/2015

Switzerland

Record ivory seizure at Zurich airport

Customs officials at Zurich airport in Switzerland say they have made their largest ever seizure of ivory. A 262 kilogram haul of ivory, with a

04/08/2015