Latest Switzerland News
Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access
GENEVA (AP) — Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland's most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week. Teams from Air Zermatt rescue and helicopter service led the operation...
What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through an extreme proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — around 7,000 judges — stand for election. While some countries like Switzerland...
Prosecutors probe allegations of fake voter rolls in Switzerland's vaunted direct democracy
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors said Tuesday they have ordered house searches and interrogations as part of an investigation into possible electoral fraud after an advocacy group unearthed thousands of fake signatures on voter rolls. The allegation that malfeasance that...
South Korean shooter completes medal set after gold at Paralympics
PARIS (AP) — South Korean shooter Jinho Park completed a full set of Paralympic medals after winning the men’s 10-meter air rifle standing SH1 final on Saturday. Park scored 249.4 points, only 1.2 shy of his own world record. The SH1 category is for athletes with missing legs or...
Swiss city of Basel is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss city of Basel will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17, organizers announced Friday. The mostly German-speaking city on the Rhine River bordering both France and Germany was selected over Geneva in a faceoff that generated buzz and...
Guess: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BIOGGIO, Switzerland (AP) — BIOGGIO, Switzerland (AP) — Guess Inc. (GES) on Wednesday reported a loss of $10.6 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bioggio, Switzerland-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...
Swiss court convicts 2 top PetroSaudi executives in fallout from 1MDB Malaysian fund scandal
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's federal criminal court on Wednesday convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company on charges including fraud and money laundering in a vast scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund. PetroSaudi executive...
America's Cup sets sail in Barcelona with New Zealand defending the Auld Mug
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The world's oldest international sports trophy, best yachtsmen and cutting-edge design and technology will come together in Barcelona when the 37th edition of the America’s Cup starts on Thursday. Five boats – from Italy, the United States, Britain,...
Pennsylvania museum to sell painting in settlement with heirs of Jewish family that fled the Nazis
A Pennsylvania museum has agreed to sell a 16th century portrait that once belonged to a Jewish family that was forced to part with it while fleeing Nazi Germany before World War II. The Allentown Art Museum will auction “Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony," settling a...
French citizen accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia on trial next week
MOSCOW (AP) — The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues has been scheduled to begin next week, court officials said Monday. The first hearing in the trial of Laurent Vinatier has been scheduled for Sept. 3,...
