by Frédéric Burnand, Geneva, swissinfo.ch European states are subcontracting an increasing number of tasks to private military companies to cut their armies’ sizes and budgets. These mainly US firms cost them dearly, however, says military expert Alexandre Vautravers. Since the 1990s, the United States Armed Forces and particularly also the […]
A Swiss laboratory discovered traces of pork in seven out of twenty tests carried out on kebabs sold in several of the country’s cities, say shocked local Muslim authorities “Sample […]
If you’re about to apply for a job, there’s no doubt that a good CV is more important than ever. Every country, though, has a slightly different approach to the perfect resume. Rebekka Affolter, who writes the blog for leading Swiss recruitment website swissjobs.ch, tells The Local how to polish […]
Eight masked gunmen have snatched some CHF46 million ($50 million) worth of diamonds from the hold of a Zurich-bound Helvetic Airways plane at Brussels airport without firing a shot, the […]
by Chantal Britt, swissinfo.ch Feb 19, 2013 – 10:59 Outgoing Novartis chairman Daniel Vasella has chosen to forego a CHF72 million ($78 million) payout to prevent him from working for […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) should take on the cases of “very high officials” who have perpetrated human rights violations in Syria, according to Carla del Ponte, a member of a special United Nations Commission of Inquiry (CoI). Del Ponte, a former Swiss federal prosecutor who also served as prosecutor […]
The world’s oldest aid organisation, the International Committee of the Red Cross, is marking its 150th anniversary today. Since its inception, the ICRC has brought relief to the victims of […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Almost four years after Sri Lankan government forces crushed Tamil rebels, Switzerland is backing a South African post-Apartheid reconciliation initiative to bring parties to the negotiating […]
Scott Schmith is a patriot and a US military veteran but he is no longer a US citizen. Sick of complex tax rules making his life in Switzerland miserable he […]
The number of non-Swiss living in Switzerland rose slightly in 2012 to 1.825 million, a three per cent increase over 2011, the Federal Migration Office reported on Friday. Foreigners continue to make up roughly 20 per cent of the population. The increase was primarily attributed to migration by citizens of […]
by Olivier Grivat, swissinfo.ch Feb 11, 2013 – 16:00 Nearly 70 years after being interned in a Swiss disciplinary camp and, for many, punished for trying to escape, a group […]
by Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch Renowned French Nazi hunter and historian Serge Klarsfeld has claimed that far fewer Jewish refugees were turned away at Swiss borders than previously thought. Klarsfeld puts […]
Swiss chocolate makers were left with a bittersweet taste in their mouths last year as a strong Swiss franc melted away the appetite for their products, the top industry body […]
Swissinfo.ch: An emergency shelter especially for European migrants is being reopened this weekend to accommodate people who would otherwise be forced to sleep rough. EU citizens from states in crisis […]
February 07, 2013 Coursera is currently the most advanced platform for the latest studying trend, MOOCs – or Massive Open Online Courses. It was created to unite the world’s most […]
Swiss foreign trade registered a new record surplus of SFr24.4 billion ($26.8 billion) for 2012 despite the gloomy global economy and strong franc, relying largely just on the watchmaking, chemical […]
The head of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross called on all sides of the Syrian conflict to help his organization access more of the war-ravaged country with […]
Switzerland’s fast and efficient rail service may be the envy of the world but while the trains still run to time they are no longer as safe as they once […]
Russian TV: Switzerland will now assist international tax authorities in disclosing information on bank accounts held by foreigners who avoid taxation at home. Joint efforts by the EU, the US […]
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Jan 30, 2013 – 19:39 An analysis of naturalisation decisions taken in more than 1,400 Swiss communes between 1990 and 2010 has found a dramatic increase […]