Swiss lawyer Denis Oswald to run for IOC president
9 hours, 38 minutes ago
Oswald told members he will present his "vision and philosophy" in the coming weeks, and he scheduled a news conference for June 3 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
China, Switzerland to seal free trade deal
10 hours, 30 minutes ago
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to sign a free trade pact with the Alpine nation - the first comprehensive agreement the country has reached with a major western economy.
Federer to skip Switzerland's Davis Cup playoff
10 hours, 49 minutes ago
Federer says he spoke with Swiss federation president Rene Stammbach at the Madrid Masters this month and again by telephone before making his decision.
Top Swiss negotiator in tax disputes steps down
11 hours, 59 minutes ago
The move comes at a crucial time for Switzerland, which is trying to reach a deal with the U.S. to save Swiss banks and their employees from prosecution for aiding U.S. tax cheats.
Swiss to crack down on business, sports bribery
9 days ago
The move follows criticism from anti-graft advocates who claim Switzerland doesn't do enough to prevent bribery by businesses and international sports organizations based in the Alpine country.
EU court finds Swiss assisted suicide laws vague
10 days ago
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.
Canada falls to Switzerland in shootout
19 days ago
Switzerland took down Canada in a shootout Sunday at the 2013 World Hockey Championship.
Swiss vote on bosses' pay could hit offshore firms
83 days ago
The Swiss proposal comes on the heels of a European Union decision this week to cap bankers' bonuses at one year's base salary except in the case of overwhelming shareholder approval.
Swiss wrestler was victim in workplace shooting
85 days ago
A Swiss athlete was one of the victims of a shooting at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland, police said Thursday, as it emerged that the assailant was originally from Kosovo.
Swiss Guards in central role in papal retirement
85 days ago
There, at 8 p.m. sharp, the doors of the palazzo close and the Swiss Guards walk off duty, their job protecting the leader of the Catholic Church over - at least until the election of a new pope.
