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The Script, Kings of Leon, Sting wow crowds Paleo Festival

Irish pop rock band The Script wowed the crowd at the 40th Paleo Festival in the Swiss city of Nyon. The gig was part of the band’s ‘No Sound

24/07/2015

Sport

Non-European for taskforce chair - UN special adviser on sport

The United Nations’ special adviser on sport Wilfried Lemke says a European should not be considered for Chairperson of Fifa’s new reform task force

22/07/2015

Sport

Judge requests new investigation into Jan Ullrich's drink driving case

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich appeared in a Swiss court on Tuesday to face drink driving charges after he caused an accident last year

21/07/2015

Switzerland

FIFA chief Blatter showered in fake bank-notes by prankster

Sepp Blatter’s press conference to announce FIFA reforms got off to an embarrassing start when he was showered in fake bank notes by British

20/07/2015

Culture news

Big names party hard at Montreux Jazz

After three decades in the business Lionel Richie shows no sign of slowing up as his sold-out concert at the “Montreux Jazz Festival”

16/07/2015

Switzerland

Swiss test postal drones for future deliveries

The Swiss postal service has begun testing parcel deliveries by unmanned drones. Eventually for areas which are difficult to access such as

07/07/2015

Culture news

Fancy a bop? Get down to Montreux Jazz

Sinead O’Connor hit the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The prestigious event is celebrating its 49th year. O’ Conner delivered an eclectic set

07/07/2015

Sport

Sailing: Bourgnon completes remarkable round-the-world challenge

He started his grueling journey in October 2013, he capsized in the Atlantic, crashed his boat on rocks in Sri Lanka and experienced a terrifying

23/06/2015

Switzerland

Mandela prize: the UN awards it for the first time

The first United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize will be given to Namibian ophthalmologist Dr. Helena Ndume and former Portuguese president Jorge

23/06/2015

Switzerland

Fights and insults end UN quest for peace in Yemen

UN brokered peace moves on Yemen have collapsed with exiled government negotiators set to return to Saudi Arabia. Earlier the talks descended into

19/06/2015

Switzerland

Fifagate: Swiss investigators look into 53 cases of possible money laundering

Swiss authorities announce they are investigating 53 cases of possible money laundering linked to the Fifagate scandal.

17/06/2015

Switzerland

Despite "ticking bomb" situation, little hope for peace in Yemen talks

Delegates from both sides of the Yemen peace talks express little hope for a resolution to the conflict in the country.

16/06/2015

Switzerland

Interpol suspends 20 million euro partnership with Fifa

Interpol, has suspended a joint programme on fighting corruption with Fifa. The international police agency is freezing the 20 million euros donated

12/06/2015

Sport

Fencing: Italy and Germany win team gold on final day of European championships

It was a team effort on the last day of the European fencing championships in Montreux, Switzerland. Spearheaded by Olympic and individual European

11/06/2015

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Tibetan activists disrupt Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics

11/06/2015

Sport

France take team gold in Switzerland

France produced a stunning performance to down Russia in the final of the European Fencing Championships in Montreux, Switzerland on Tuesday. Jérémy

09/06/2015

Sport

European fencing championships: Di Francisca and Szilagyi strike gold

Italian Elisa Di Francisca celebrated her third consecutive European title in the foil dicsipline at the European championships in Montreux

08/06/2015

Switzerland

HSBC to pay 38 million euros to settle Swiss money-laundering probe

HSBC has agreed to pay Geneva authorities some 38 million euros to settle a money laundering investigation at its Swiss private bank, Geneva’s

04/06/2015

Switzerland

FIFA's week of rolling heads

Sepp Blatter went quietly. The head of FIFA withdrew with his chin up, saying he felt he didn’t have the football world’s unanimous support. He put

03/06/2015

Switzerland

Large Hadron Collider smashes energy record

Smashing particles and records: the Large Hadron Collider has reached the unprecedented energy of 13 TeV.

03/06/2015

Switzerland

Large Hadron Collider opens "new chapter in physics"

03/06/2015

Sport

FIFA presidency: Who's next?

With Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter announcing he will resign as the president of FIFA after 17 years in the role, attention will now turn to who will

02/06/2015

Switzerland

US report claims FBI opens corruption inquiry into FIFA president Sepp Blatter

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has said that he is to step down just four days after being re-elected to a fifth term.

02/06/2015

Switzerland

Fifagate: Further pressure on Blatter as allegations of 10m dollar bribe emerge

The UK Press Association (PA) says it has obtained evidence proving FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke was aware of a 10-million-dollar payment to

02/06/2015

Switzerland

FIFA corruption probe: more arrests and suspensions

US prosecutors investigating FIFA corruption believe Sepp Blatter’s top lieutenant made 10 million dollars in bank transactions central to the

02/06/2015

Switzerland

US and Iran seek common ground as nuclear deal deadline nears

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a bid to overcome obstacles to a final nuclear agreement, a

31/05/2015