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EU court finds Swiss assisted suicide laws vague

Alda Gross, a Swiss woman in her early 80s, appealed to the Strasbourg, France-based court after she couldn't find a doctor to prescribe her a lethal dosage because she had no clinical illness.

Swiss say terror financing reports jumped in 2012

Swiss authorities investigated several reports of terrorist financing among a high number of suspected money-laundering cases connected to banks last year, federal police said Tuesday.

With Chevy power, Swiss IndyCar driver looks nothing like she used to

The 24-year-old Swiss, who remembers an average start of 23.7 and an average finish of 21.9 last year, said, "Most of the drivers had more confidence in me than I did at the end of the year.

6 Indians accused of raping Swiss appear in court

Indian Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi met the Swiss ambassador to assure him that the victim would receive justice, a statement from his office said.

Swiss police storm home of fugitive in HIV trial

Swiss police have arrested a self-styled acupuncturist who holed up in his home after refusing to attend a trial at which he is accused of intentionally infecting 16 people with HIV.

Exit polls: Swiss OK tough limits on bosses' pay

The head of polling group gfs.bern, Claude Longchamp, told Swiss public television station SRF that 68 percent of voters backed the measure and 32 percent voted.

Tina Turner on her way to Swiss citizenship

Tina Turner is on her way to becoming a Swiss citizen.

Swiss block export of gun parts destined for Saudi

Last year, the government temporarily stopped the sale of weapons to the United Arab Emirates after Swiss-made grenades sent to the Gulf state were found with rebels in Syria.

Worldwide companies aren't thrilled about growth prospects

As high-powered CEOs flock to the snowy Swiss resort of Davos, they are loaded down with baggage -- not just skis and iPads but concerns about the global economy, public mistrust, disappearing...

Pressure on Spanish PM to explain Swiss bank money

His lawyer, Alfonso Trallero, has denied the Swiss account money was illegally obtained or linked to the Popular Party.

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