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A decision by Switzerland’s supreme court that giving a Nazi salute may not always be a criminal act is being met with concern inside and outside the country’s borders....

A Swiss assisted suicide group has expanded its services to help elderly patients who are sick but not terminally ill end their lives, it said on Thursday....

Cabinet has recommended that tobacco advertising and cigarette sales to those younger than 18 be banned in Switzerland. The question will be put before parliament, with many aspects – including loopholes for sponsorship – bringing fierce criticism from both sides of the debate. (Photo: Keystone) ...

James Bond may be able to get away with it unscathed, but a a retired Fribourg man discovered that driving a motor boat out of the water can be a painful experience....

He is either adored or hated. At this year's Cannes Film Festival, French-Swiss film legend Jean-Luc Godard had critics scratching their heads over his latest "exasperating and mad" 3D extravaganza....

Switzerland's federal tribunal argues that gesture made in public is a crime only if it is being used to spread racist ideology A Nazi salute is not illegal racial discrimination provided that it is intended as a personal statement, Switzerland's top court ruled . The federal tribunal's ruling, entitled Hitler salute in public not always punishable, said on Wednesday that the gesture was a crime only...

Credit Suisse has settled a bitter and long-running US tax dispute with a guilty plea and an astronomical fine, in a sign of what other Swiss banks may have in store for them....

The Guinness Book of Records may not have yet taken note of the fact, but Geneva claims to be home to the largest wine cellar in the world — housing a collection of three million bottles....

The European Union said Wednesday that it had launched a fresh challenge to Russia at the Geneva-based World Trade Organization, seeking to strike down Moscow's import duties on vans from Germany and Italy....

Former cycling star Jan Ullrich has admitted to drink driving after he crashed into two other vehicles, injuring two people, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, where he lives....

Women moved from brothel to brothel “like cattle”, controlled by threats and violence. The Bolenberg case now before the courts has highlighted the sinister link between prostitution and trafficking – a growing concern. (Photo: Keystone) ...

Switzerland’s supreme court has ruled that making a Nazi salute in public does not violate the country’s anti-racism law, provided the person “is only expressing their own Nazi convictions”. The defendant was a member of a rightwing extremist group. (Photo: RDB) ...

The government has presented plans for negotiations with other countries on the introduction of an automatic exchange of information in tax matters, based on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) global standard. (Photo: Keystone) ...

It's not difficult to look tough on a Swiss bank. Call me when Eric Holder starts yelling about JP Morgan's corruption or says Bank of America isn't too big to jail Getting a bank on tax evasion is like getting Al Capone on tax evasion. It's a punchline that suggests with absolute certainty that bigger crimes are going to go unpunished. Consider Credit Suisse, a giant international bank that on Tuesday...

Most of the nearly three million newborn babies who die each year could easily be saved with a few simple steps such as breastfeeding or skin contact after birth, Melinda Gates said during a visit to the UN in Geneva on Tuesday....

Officials in the canton of Bern regard littering as a serious offence, but just how serious a motorist discovered to his cost last week after throwing a cigarette butt from his car window....

Carl Levin and John McCain, who were on committee that led investigation, call charges 'appropriate' but express concerns The two top US senators who led the investigation into Credit Suisses decades-long tax evasion schemes expressed concerns on Tuesday about the Justice Departments criminal indictment of the bank. Senators Carl Levin and John McCain welcomed the $2.6bn fine of the bank announced...

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is appealing a Geneva court decision to award half his assets — more than four million francs ($4.48 billion) — to his ex-wife in a divorce settlement....

Brady Dougan, American expat CEO of Credit Suisse, is brushing aside calls to step down after Switzerland’s second-largest bank paid a whopping $2.6-billion fine to US authorities and pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of aiding tax evasion....

A Swiss court has ordered a Russian billionaire to pay CHF4,020,555,987.80 ($4.5 billion) to his ex-wife in what could become the biggest divorce settlement in history. (Photo: Keystone) ...