Switzerland News

APRIL 3, 2009: At the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, Jiverly Antares Wong shoots and kills fourteen people and then himself.

A Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 file photo of British singer Elton John performing on stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland.

Sweden became the second country to grant final approval for Gazprom's Nord Stream natural- gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, ending almost two years of Swedish opposition and wrangling over the energy project.

Swiss government clarifications about the minaret initiative have put the Organisation of Islamic Conference at ease, its Geneva ambassador tells swissinfo.ch. Babacar Ba, the OIC representative to the United Nations in Geneva, also outlines a possible offer of mediation in the ongoing Swiss-Libyan hostage crisis.

Switzerland has been taking on an increasing number of laws from the European Union over the past two decades even though it is not a member of the 27-nation bloc.

Not only can people who have lost a limb continue to sense its presence, they can also move their phantom limb in ways that would be anatomically impossible with the real limb.

Assessment of breast cancer opportunistic screening by clinical-pathological indicators: a population-based study 1Ticino Cancer Registry, Institute of Pathology, Via in Selva 24, Locarno CH-6600, Switzerland 2Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology/NICER, ISPM Zurich, University of Zrich, Sumatrastrasse 30, Zurich CH-8006, Switzerland ...

Since 1942, Switzerland has been the only place in the world where non residents can go and legally find help to end their life.

Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter to Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley in support of Roman Polanski 's extradition.

Libya was ready to release two Swiss detainees on Sept. 6, a Swiss newspaper revealed on Wednesday.

BERN, Switzerland - Swiss officials say Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey has summoned Italy's ambassador to explain why Italian authorities carried out dozens of inspections of Swiss banks.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss government has proposed restricting or even banning organized assisted suicide in a bid to cut down on 'suicide tourism.' Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says the cabinet wants groups that help people ...

The two went missing last month after they left the Swiss embassy to undergo a medical check-up at the request of Libyan authorities, and Tripoli said they were being held in a 'safe location.' Switzerland 'has not received any proof of life after the two Swiss were kidnapped by Libyan authorities and hidden in an unknown location, in flagrant ...

Property and casualty insurer ACE Limited posted a larger third-quarter profit Tuesday on stronger underwriting income and fewer payouts related to catastrophes.

BERN, Switzerland - UBS AG manager Mark Branson, who last year apologized for the bank's assistance to U.S. tax evaders, has been appointed to the board of Switzerland's financial services authority, the body said Tuesday.

Switzerland's Muslim community is witnessing a xenophobic campaign by the political right-wing ahead of a vote next month on the banning of Islamic minarets.

Himalaya - Changing Landscapes photo exhibition on show in Berne, Switzerland /EIN Presswire/ Berne, 26 October 2009 - The large outdoor exhibition by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and sponsored by Swiss Development Corporation is currently on show at the Waisenhausplatz in Berne, Switzerland.

FIFA President Josef Blatter is pictured prior to the European play-off draw for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday Oct.

Unbeaten heavyweight title contender Kevin Johnson has promised his daughter he'll beat Vitali Klitschko and become world champion.

Placido Domingo walks onstage before conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in August.