Swiss come into US sights again over Iran
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch The United States authorities have long been at odds with some Swiss banks, but could soon be turning their sights on Swiss-based commodity traders. At issue […]
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch The United States authorities have long been at odds with some Swiss banks, but could soon be turning their sights on Swiss-based commodity traders. At issue […]
The Daily Telegraph: Which of us hasn’t groaned when the Rev Giles Fraser, former canon of St Paul’s, pops up with his Thought for the Day on Radio 4? Dr […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch An initiative to create a democratically elected body representing Switzerland’s 400,000 Muslims, a so-called “Swiss umma”, is steadily gaining ground. The organisers say the parliament could […]
The Daily Telegraph: Christians must choose between their religion and obeying the law, according to Trevor Phillips, the human rights watchdog. He declared that Christians who want to be exempt […]
Credit:TOI on Line: LONDON: Dogs are a woman’s best friend too, particularly if she is expecting . A new study by the University of Liverpool, University of Bristol and Waltham Centre has found that dogs are an unlikely ally for pregnant women – in fact, canines can keep expecting mothers, […]
The cabinet has earmarked SFr11.35 billion ($12.4 billion) for international cooperation and development aid for the next four years. At a joint presentation with the foreign ministry on Wednesday, Economics […]
A Greek default and traumatic ejection from the euro moved a step closer last night after eurozone finance ministers cancelled a crucial meeting, accusing Athens of failing to flesh out […]
The internet has become a powerful catalyst for international violent jihad, according to a new report from the Dutch security service AIVD. The organisation says it expects online jihadism to become a ‘crucial factor’ in the threat to the Netherlands and to other Western countries over the next few years. In particular, […]
Press TV Germany’s Defense Minister has warned Tel Aviv against any military adventurism in Iran amid the escalating anti-Iran war rhetoric by the US and the Israeli regime. Thomas de Maiziere insisted in a Saturday interview with Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung that the success of such an effort against the Islamic […]
British society is under threat from the rising tide of “militant secularisation” reminiscent of “totalitarian regimes”, a Cabinet Minister warns. In an historic visit to the Vatican, Baroness Warsi will […]
Credit: Newyorktimes: THE British government will be held in contempt of court later this week if it does not physically produce a prisoner of war whom its special forces captured in 2004 and then handed over to American soldiers. The current legal drama began in February 2004, when two Pakistani […]
Credit: Newyorktimes: MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top general said on Tuesday that he expects Iran’s enemies to decide in the next few months how to deal with a nuclear programme that the United States and Israel have said they might attack. In remarks that come as Russia has been voicing […]
Source: Huffington Post By: Robert Orlando The Apostle Paul was, for much of his life, an abject failure who never knew the success of his Christianizing mission. From his letters, […]
Leaders to meet at Anglo-French summit over possible military advice to Free Syrian Army as well as separate defence deals. David Cameron and the French president Nicolas Sarkozyare to meet […]
Source: SOEREN KERN, Right Side News. The southern Italian island of Sicily is about to become the proud new owner of a multi-million euro mega-mosque. The mosque, to be built in the medieval town of Salemi in southwestern Sicily, is being paid for by the oil-rich Persian Gulf Emirate of […]
The trial of a woman burnt at the stake 400 years ago for witchcraft resumed in Germany on Monday in an effort to clear the woman’s name. Katharina Henot suffered […]
Abu Qatada is to be returned to the streets of Britain under some of the most draconian bail conditions ever imposed. The extremist preacher will be banned from holding lengthy […]
(Reuters) – Greeks swept rocks and broken glass from the streets of Athens on Monday after a night of violence that gave lawmakers a taste of the challenge they face […]
by Isabelle Eichenberger, swissinfo.ch The number of Serbian asylum seekers, generally Roma, has peaked in Switzerland in recent months. This “winter tourism” can be explained by the worsening quality of […]