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Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is skipping the Madrid Masters tournament to be at the side of his wife, who on Tuesday night delivered twin boys, the star said on his Facebook page....

Switzerland was among 47 countries that signed up on Tuesday to automatically share bank account data, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said, in what has been touted as a major step towards cracking down on global tax evasion....

The European Union agreed Tuesday to resume talks with Switzerland on setting an overall framework for their relationship, frozen since a controversial Swiss vote calling for curbs on immigration....

Swiss motorists traveled further and suffered through more traffic jams in 2013 than in the previous year, according to federal government figures....

Authorities in Bern have frozen around 170 million francs in assets held in Swiss banks by members of the ousted former Ukrainian regime, latest figures show....

Credit Suisse, facing potential criminal charges for helping Americans dodge taxes, has created a "bad bank" unit for US clients, Swiss media reported on Tuesday....

Moves in Switzerland to improve the lot of general practitioners may be coming too late to stem a critical shortage, especially in rural areas. In the experiences of one country – Britain – finding the right prescription is not easy, especially when it comes to funding questions. (Photo: Keystone) ...

Law enforcement officials in Thailand have detained a computer hacker suspected of stealing four to five million francs from Swiss online bank accounts....

Switzerland's largest bank UBS on Tuesday posted a net profit of 1.05 billion francs ($1.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2014, up seven percent from the first three months a year earlier....

The Geneva-based World Health Organization warned on Monday that polio has reemerged as a public health emergency, after new cases of the crippling disease began surfacing and spreading across borders from countries like Syria and Pakistan....

Credit Suisse is expected to face criminal charges, according to an American official, as US Attorney General Eric Holder warned on Monday that no financial institution should consider itself "above the law"....

The public campaign for or against the purchase of Swedish fighter jets has been marked by series of verbal dogfights and media revelations. But it has been low key in comparison to the campaign to buy F/A 18s 20 years ago. (Photo: Keystone) ...

Rules set out to cut down on poor work conditions and low salaries, have been paying off according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). They were introduced in 2004 after the European Union free movement of people principle was taken up by Switzerland. (Photo: Keystone) ...

Tour de France cycling champion Chris Froome said he was bang on track to defend his Grand Boucle crown after retaining his Tour de Romandie title by winning Sunday's final stage time-trial....

The head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Swiss President Didier Burkhalter, will visit Moscow on Wednesday for talks on the crisis in Ukraine, the Kremlin said....

A 90-year-old Geneva man has been ordered evicted from the apartment he has been renting for more than 50 years for allegedly feeding pigeons on his balcony, according to a news media report....

Life is pleasant but unrewarding for many trailing spouses in Switzerland. Partners who want to work need patience and a network. In a country dependent on well-qualified foreign labour, help is increasingly available, if you’re able to pay. (Photo: swissinfo) ...

Almost ten years after a lower drink-drive limit was set, the number of serious road accidents involving alcohol has fallen. The legal limit on Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was changed from 0.8 to 0.5 in 2005. (Photo: Keystone) ...

Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) said on Monday that it is concerned about illegal intelligence operating within Swiss borders and the threat from violent extremists who kidnap Swiss citizens or may carry out terrorist attacks. (Photo: Keystone) ...

Swiss citizens will likely go the polls in two years to decide on Switzerland’s future ties with the European Union, the country’s president Didier Burkhalter says....