Switzerland

Swiss Muslim girls must swim with boys, says European Court

European Court of Human Rights upholds fines on Swiss Muslim parents who refused mixed swimming less...

Jan 10, 2017 01:19 PM EST

School Fines Parents Lump Sum For Practicing Freedom Of Religion

Among countless stories of denying its residents their religious rights and freedom, Switzerland is ...

Jan 10, 2017 12:01 PM EST

Swiss Suspended Immigration Process of a Syrian Family Over Refusal to Shake Hands

Swiss officials are reviewing information and legal framework to determine the immigration status of...

Apr 20, 2016 04:46 AM EDT

Blatter, Platini lose appeals against provisional FIFA bans

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter and European soccer chief Michel Platini have lost their appea...

Nov 18, 2015 09:51 AM EST

Brazil speaker faces ethics investigation on Swiss accounts

A Brazilian congressional ethics committee decided on Monday to investigate whether lower house spea...

Nov 17, 2015 06:40 AM EST

Manipulating accounts not enough to impeach Brazil president, speaker says

The speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress said on Thursday that manipulating government ac...

Oct 26, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Swiss expect to decide on FIFA extraditions in September

Swiss authorities expect to decide in September whether to extradite six soccer officials to face co...

Aug 26, 2015 01:17 AM EDT

United States asks Swiss to extradite seven in FIFA inquiry

The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested in an investigati...

Jul 02, 2015 06:28 PM EDT

Putin's confrontation with West 'artificial': dissident Khodorkovsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin's confrontation with the West is "artificial" and aimed at protecti...

Jun 18, 2015 06:57 AM EDT

Top two FIFA officials hire lawyers as Swiss probe bank transactions

FIFA's embattled president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command have hired high-powered lawyers ...

Jun 18, 2015 06:43 AM EDT

Swiss charge ex-Bank of America employee in Parmalat probe

Switzerland's attorney general has seized more than 30 million Swiss francs ($32 million) in a crimi...

May 28, 2015 07:43 AM EDT

Questions arise about banks' role in FIFA bribery case

A raft of banks could face tough questions in the sweeping U.S. crackdown on alleged corruption in g...

May 28, 2015 06:11 AM EDT

HSBC whistleblower Falciani says his work is not done: El Mundo

Herve Falciani, a former HSBC (HSBA.L) employee who leaked information on the bank's clients and tax...

May 03, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

German regulator to finish own probe into Deutsche by June

Germany's financial watchdog is expected to finish its own investigation into the activities of Deut...

Apr 24, 2015 06:44 AM EDT

Timing of sanctions relief a crucial issue as Iran talks resume

The timing and scope of sanctions relief are among crucial sticking points as Iran and the six major...

Apr 22, 2015 05:43 AM EDT

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