Swiss police detain 7 people during riots in Lausanne
Bern: Swiss police have detained seven people, including six minors, during nightly riots in the city of Lausanne after over 100 rioters attacked shops and police officers, the 20 Minutes newspaper reported on Sunday, citing police.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Oliphant, is on a two-day visit to Lugano in Switzerland and London in the United Kingdom, to discuss Ukraine's recovery.
Switzerland referendum: Voters seem to back same-sex marriage
Bern: People in Switzerland have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum, media reports said on Sunday.
Switzerland ready to negotiate with all sides in Afghanistan, including Taliban : Official
Geneva/UNI/SPUTNIK: Switzerland is ready to hold negotiations with all the sides, including the Taliban, to contribute to achieving peace in Afghanistan, but recognizes only nations, not governments, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Pierre-Alain Eltschinger told Sputnik on Monday.
Switzerland closes two hotels in St. Moritz resort due to spread of mutated COVID-19
Zurich/Sputnik: Graubünden, a canton in the south-east of Switzerland, on Monday shut down the St. Moritz ski resort and put guests and staff on quarantine, after health authorities registered a surge in the spread of the mutated strain of coronavirus.
Switzerland raises concerns on treatment of Tibetans in China during political dialogue
Geneva: Switzerland’s State Secretary Krystyna Marty in a political dialogue via videoconference with China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang recently expressed concern over the human rights violations in China and the treatment meted out to Tibetans.
Geneva: The Swiss Foreign Policy Commission has recommended the country's government to submit a detailed report to the Parliament on the implementation of human rights dialogue with Beijing and also on the situation of Tibetans in Switzerland, a move seen at a time when rising human rights abuse in Tibet by Beijing is being reported regularly.
Terrorist threat in Switzerland high, no data about possible attacks: Intelligence Service
Geneva/Sputnik: The terrorist threat in Switzerland remains high, but there is no information about impending attacks, Isabelle Graber, spokeswoman for the country's Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), told Sputnik.
Switzerland: Draft anti-terrorism law sets ‘dangerous precedent’, rights experts warn
New York: A proposed new anti-terrorism law in Switzerland could set a dangerous precedent for the suppression of political dissent worldwide, a group of five independent UN human rights experts warned on Friday.
Switzerland ranked as most innovative country in new UN report
New York, July 25 (IBNS): The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, named Switzerland as the world’s most innovative country on Wednesday, during the launch of its latest Global Innovation Index, (GII) in the Indian capital New Delhi.
Canada PM Trudeau meets Switzerland President Alain Berset in Armenia
Yerevan, Oct 12 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday met Switzerland President Alain Berset in Armenia on the sidelines of the la Francophonie Summit.
New York, July 4 (IBNS): The relentless conflict in Yemen has pushed a nation already on the brink “deep into the abyss,” said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief on Tuesday, after returning from a four-day visit to the war-torn country.
Switzerland needs to do more to keep ‘dirty money’ at bay, urges UN expert
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the problems posed by illicit financial flows globally, including undermining rule of law and human rights, a United Nations human rights expert has called on Switzerland to ensure that so called dirty money – which stems from tax evasion and corruption – does not enter its financial market.
Switzerland: train derails at Andermatt rail station, 27 injured
Bern, Sept 11 (IBNS): A train derailed in Switzerland's canton of Uri left 27 people injured on Monday, media reports said.
Switzerland: Five injured in chainsaw attack
Geneva, July 24 (IBNS): At least five people were injured in a chainsaw attack at Schaffhausen town of Switzerland on Monday, media reports said.