Swiss

Harmony key for Swiss World Cup squad

Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic today said his World Cup squad might not be the best individuals, but who complemented each other best as he unveiled his final 23.

Jun 05, 2018, 09:32 AM IST

Swiss great Martina Hingis quits for third and 'final' time

The 37-year-old "Swiss Miss" has retired twice before -- once after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine -- but she said the ongoing WTA Finals in Singapore will be her last tournament.

Oct 26, 2017, 22:20 PM IST

Stan Wawrinka's coach Magnus Norman steps down for personal reasons

The Swiss was ranked third in the world in July, but has slipped to ninth following his injury layoff.

Oct 26, 2017, 00:10 AM IST

Swiss prosecutors interview Nasser Al-Khelaifi over World Cup deals

Al-Khelaifi is also president of French club Paris Saint Germain. Valcke, who was in charge of the day-to-day running of Swiss-based global soccer body FIFA, is also under investigation.

Oct 25, 2017, 19:45 PM IST

Miffed with anti-Pak protests in Geneva, Islamabad accuses Switzerland of supporting terrorism

In a Bizarre Development here at the 72nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Pakistan Government has accused the Swiss Government of supporting terrorism.

Sep 19, 2017, 21:02 PM IST

Swiss glacier collapses, after hundreds evacuated

Geologists had recently noticed significant movement along the "tongue" of the Trift glacier, up to 130 centimetres in a single day, local authorities said.

Sep 10, 2017, 16:11 PM IST

President invites Swiss firms to join India initiatives

Citing Switzerland as one of the oldest democracies and India as the largest democracy in the world, Kovind recalled signing of a treaty of friendship between the two nations in New Delhi in August 1948.

Sep 01, 2017, 16:39 PM IST

Search for 8 missing in Alps called off: Swiss police

About 120 emergency workers equipped with infrared cameras and mobile phone detectors, helicopters and rescue dogs had been scouring a five-square-kilometre area of the disaster.

Aug 26, 2017, 23:27 PM IST

Eight missing after avalanche in Swiss Alps town

The avalanche occurred on Wednesday in the alpine village of Bondo whose 100 residents were promptly evacuated, after which the main road was closed off, reports Efe news.

Aug 24, 2017, 17:22 PM IST

Ex-Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko kept in Swiss jail as torture investigation extended

Former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko has been in pre-trial custody since January after the Geneva-based legal group Trial International filed a criminal complaint accusing him of having personally taken part in torture.

Aug 03, 2017, 13:51 PM IST

Swiss government says threat of extremist attacks "remains at heightened level"

The risk of extremist attacks in Switzerland remains elevated, the Swiss spy agency said on Tuesday.

May 02, 2017, 14:06 PM IST

Turkish minister visits Switzerland as Europe row simmers

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his Swiss counterpart Thursday after having to call off a campaign appearance amongst diaspora voters, in a bitter row between Ankara and Europe.

Mar 24, 2017, 14:20 PM IST

Swiss agree to extradite ETA activist to Spain

Switzerland has agreed to extradite to Spain a woman convicted there of supporting the Basque separatist group ETA, rejecting her claim that she was tortured into confessing while in Spanish custody.

Mar 23, 2017, 16:08 PM IST

Swiss won't help Turks prosecute Tayyip Erdogan critic

Switzerland has rejected a Turkish request for legal assistance in prosecuting a suspect accused of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, ruling that the comments in question were protected by Swiss free speech provisions.

Mar 17, 2017, 14:14 PM IST

`Transparency row` drove Joseph Steglitz to quit Panama Papers committee

The so-called Panama Papers scandal erupted in April, when media outlets around the world published details of murky offshore financial dealings gleaned from 11.5 million leaked documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

Aug 07, 2016, 01:20 AM IST

Swiss shocker: After Roger Federer, injured Stan Wawrinka now joins 2016 Rio Olympics exodus

Belinda Bencic was another Swiss tennis star to have pulled out of the Olympics.

Aug 02, 2016, 22:30 PM IST

Swiss say 'no thanks' to basic income for all

Final results in the referendum showed 76.9 percent of voters opposed the initiative to provide an unconditional, basic income (UBI) to each Swiss national, along with foreigners who have been legal residents for at least five years.

Jun 05, 2016, 21:40 PM IST