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Swiss investigate Uzbek president's daughter over money laundering

 

Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's president, being investigated by Switzerland on suspicion of money laundering

12 Mar 2014

Why Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot might have wanted out

 

Repression, rigged elections and bans on leaving the country mean it's no surprise that a co-pilot wanted out, writes David Blair

17 Feb 2014

Ethiopian hijacker was 'seeking asylum'

 

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane has been arrested for hijacking his aircraft and diverting it to Geneva. Swiss airport officials say the man has demanded asylum in Switzerland

17 Feb 2014

Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian Airlines plane to seek asylum in Switzerland

 

Ethiopian co-pilot lands Addis Ababa to Rome flight at Swiss airport and climbs out of plane through window

17 Feb 2014

Follow the Swiss and vote against EU migration, Britain told

 

Swiss billionaire who bankrolled referendum campaign to block European freedom of movement says Britain could do the same

16 Feb 2014

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Q&A: The Swiss billionaire behind the referendum

A Q & A with Christoph Blocher, the Swiss billionaire who financed last week’s referendum that led to the country voting to end free immigration from the rest of Europe

15 Feb 2014

Eurozone crisis is just getting started

The project to impose political union is bringing economic ruin, making the legitimacy of the EU project ever more vulnerable, argues Jeremy Warner

14 Feb 2014

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Barroso: Switzerland has most to lose from EU immigration curb

President of European Commission says it's more important for Switzerland to have access to world's biggest market than for the EU to have access to Switzerland

12 Feb 2014

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Fear and anger as Swiss voters choose to end EU immigration

Switzerland's decision to impose curbs on immigrants from the European Union has caused consternation across the EU

10 Feb 2014

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Switzerland vote: Have they gone cuckoo?

How can a country so dependent on the EU vote turn away its workers, asks Swiss-watcher Diccon Bewes

10 Feb 2014

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Watching the Swiss

Telegraph View: Switzerland is likely to be browbeaten into reversing its decision to curb immigration

10 Feb 2014

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EU partners 'to review relations' with Switzerland after immigration vote

Swiss voters' narrow endorsement of a referendum proposal to curb EU immigration has drawn anger across the 28-member union

10 Feb 2014

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Deep division in Switzerland over on EU immigration vote

Swiss papers warn the close referendum vote demonstrates deep divisions over the country's relationship with Europe and could harm the economy

10 Feb 2014

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Switzerland votes to re-introduce curbs on immigration

Euro-sceptic parties hail a blow for 'people power' as Swiss vote to scrap deal allowing EU workers in

09 Feb 2014

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Tatiana Santo Domingo weds in Valentino couture

Heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo married Andrea Casiraghi in the Swiss Alps wearing Valentino Haute Couture

03 Feb 2014

US supplies arms to Syrian opposition as Geneva peace talks falter

Syrian regime breaks off participation in talks with opposition, accusing Washington of supporting 'terrorist groups' and lacking interest in peace process

28 Jan 2014

Syria peace talks: deal for women and children

Negotiators strike first deal of peace talks in Geneva, an agreement to allow women and children safe passage from Homs

26 Jan 2014

Syrian adversaries sit down for direct talks - but don't talk directly

Diplomats hail breakthrough as regime and opposition representatives sit down at same table in Geneva, though they speak only through United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi

25 Jan 2014

Watch live: Davos 2014

Watch live coverage from Davos as U2 frontman Bono joins David Cameron for a debate on inspiring the next generation at 12:15pm

24 Jan 2014

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'Missing' Swiss mother kills baby after being detained by police in Spain

Katharina Katit-Staheli, who had disappeared from Zurich with her baby Dylan on Christmas Eve, slit her infant’s throat and tried to kill herself in a hospital in Spain

23 Jan 2014

Israel and Iran enjoy plane get-together

Journalists and staff from Israeli and Iranian planes take photos of each other as jets parked side-by-side in Switzerland ahead of World Economic Forum

22 Jan 2014

Syrian regime and opposition to meet as peace talks begin

As the two sides of Syria's civil war prepare to meet for the first time at long-awaited peace talks in Switzerland, Richard Spencer examines the aims of negotiations

22 Jan 2014

Syria talks: front line rebels sit down with Assad regime for first time

The first Syria peace talks to include representatives both of the armed rebels and the Assad regime begin on Wednesday

21 Jan 2014

Skiers warned not to go off-piste as Alps resorts put on high avalanche risk

Authorities frustrated that many ignore warnings despite a string of recent deaths

28 Dec 2013

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To control our borders, Britain must go Swiss

23 Dec 2013

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