Avalanche warnings aired after heavy snowfall in Switzerland

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland have warned of high avalanche risk in mountainous regions of the Alpine nation after heavy snowfall in recent days. Zurich's public transport company halted all tram and bus services in Switzerland's biggest city Friday, saying snow had brought down trees and...

FIFA files criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over finances of soccer museum project in Zurich

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA files criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over finances of soccer museum project in Zurich.

MetLife sells home and auto biz to Zurich's Farmers for $4B

NEW YORK (AP) — MetLife is selling its home and auto insurance business to Farmers Group for $3.94 billion, the insurers said Friday. The deal is part of a 10-year strategic partnership in which Farmers, which is owned by Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group, will get access to MetLife’s...

Dutch court calls for criminal probe into former ING CEO

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into the former CEO of ING bank, Ralph Hamers, for his role in a money laundering scandal that led to a huge settlement in 2018. ING paid 775 million euros to settle the case, with the...

Europe to revive international night train links

BERLIN (AP) — Four European rail companies announced Tuesday they plan to boost the continent's network of night train connections by reviving routes that were dropped several years ago for cost reasons. German rail company Deutsche Bahn and the main national train operators in France, Switzerland and...