Switzerland
Putin Reappears After 10-Day Absence, Laughs Off 'Gossip'
The 62-year-old Russian president met the president of Kyrgystan in St Petersburg.
Dramatic Increase in Assisted Suicides in Switzerland
Membership figures for right-to-die organisations in Switzerland have reached the tens of thousands.
The Swiss-Chinese Ski School for a New Set of Tourists
Alpine beauty, luxury shopping and now Mandarin-speaking instructors are attracting big spenders in droves.
HSBC Chairman 'Knew Perfectly Well' About Tax Evasion, Says Whistleblower
Herve Falciani claims Stephen Green and HSBC management knew of schemes as international condemnation grows.
Italy's Sex Workers Take Refuge in Switzerland
In Ticino, a haven for the Swiss sex industry, a prostitute can pay taxes and claim expenses.
Private Jets Descend on Davos For World Economic Forum
Many of the businessmen and heads of state who attend the annual event prefer to travel in style.
Markets in Shock After Swiss Decide to Remove Currency Cap
Currency speculators are staring massive losses in the face after the Swiss National Bank removed a three-year-old cap on the currency.
Switzerland Dismantles Cold War Explosive Network
The staunchly neutral nation feared a Soviet invasion.
Legal Swiss Cheese
What a case about whisky and John Wayne tells us about some of America's biggest law firms' Swiss problem.
Swiss Stop Radical Immigration Curbs, but Confrontation With EU Still Looms
The government is still trying to implement the proposals while avoiding sanctions from Brussels.
Not Just for Christmas: Swiss Urged to Stop Eating Cats and Dogs
Hundreds of thousands of people in Switzerland eat cat and dog meat, say activists - even for Christmas dinner
UBS Tax Evasion Case Sheds Light on Swiss Secrets
For the first time, U.S. prosecutors named top UBS executives—but a not-guilty verdict makes it hard to go after them.
Riot Police Called In After Smoke Bomb Protest at Sepp Blatter Lecture
Students attempted to storm the building as the Fifa president gave a lecture on 'Football as a School of Life' in Zurich
Switzerland May Take Edward Snowden in Return for Testimony on Spying
The NSA leaker would probably not be extradited to the United States, but it was also unlikely that he would be granted political asylum, a document says
Five Seriously Injured as Swiss Train Crashes Into Ravine
The train crashed into a ravine after derailing due to a mudslide, 50km west of St. Moritz
Swiss Soccer's Multi-Colored Strip
Switzerland may appear bland, but its World Cup team is anything but
Switzerland's Sudden Fear of Immigrants
In the land of Heidi and cuckoo clocks, a row over immigration is tearing the country apart