Swiss

Swiss firm acquires Mars One private project

THE HAGUE: A British-Dutch project aiming to send an unmanned mission to Mars by 2018… Read More

Swiss lawmakers approve step towards burqa ban

GENEVA: Switzerland's lower house on Tuesday narrowly approved a draft bill on a nationwide burqa ban,… Read More

Swiss set to back new surveillance law

GENEVA: Swiss voters looked set to approve a new surveillance law on Sunday, in a… Read More

Wawrinka eyes another Djokovic Grand Slam hammer blow

NEW YORK: Stan Wawrinka will summon the spirit of his epic Grand Slam battles with… Read More

Man sets Swiss train on fire and attacks passengers with knife

GENEVA: A man set a train carriage in Switzerland on fire using a flammable liquid… Read More

Djokovic continues Monfils mastery, Nishikori wins

TORONTO: Novak Djokovic maintained his unbeaten record against Frenchman Gael Monfils with a 6-3 6-2… Read More

Muslim students are no more exempted from shaking hands with female teachers

GENEVA: Religious belief is no excuse for refusing to shake a teacher's hand, Swiss regional… Read More

Raonic beats Federer to clinch Brisbane International

BRISBANE: Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic stunned an out-of-sorts Roger Federer to win the Brisbane International… Read More

Swiss makers quietly gear up with smartwatches of their own

LONDON/FRANKFURT: To observers of the secretive Swiss watch industry, its quiet, seemingly passive response to Apple… Read More

Swiss leaks: Pakistan saved $859m in Swiss banks

ZURICH: Pakistani nationals kept approximately $859.7 million in Swiss Banks from 1970 to 2006, revealed… Read More

Swiss central bank defends franc move despite turbulence

GENEVA: Switzerland's central bank on Saturday defended its shock decision to let the franc soar,… Read More

Swiss central bank swells foreign currency reserves to record high

ZURICH: Switzerland's central bank dramatically increased its foreign currency reserves last month as it moves… Read More

Swiss on verge of Davis Cup glory

LILLIE: Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka gave Switzerland a 2-1 lead over France in the… Read More

Swiss Davis Cup dreams clouded by injury and row reports

LONDON: Switzerland's potential Davis Cup fairytale this weekend has become clouded by uncertainty over the… Read More

‘Govt upbeat to bring back looted $200bn from Swiss banks to Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning & Development Ahsan Iqbal said government will initiate formal contact… Read More