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Illegal money
Cabinet drafts unique law on dictators’ assets
Cabinet has presented a draft bill setting the rules for the freezing and restoring assets obtained illegally by foreign dictators and deposited in Switzerland. If approved by parliament, it will be the first law of its kind in the world. [...]
Construction halted
Court ruling on holiday homes sparks controversy
Crash report
Driver error likely cause of fatal bus crash
Human rights report
Amnesty International flags asylum law
In its annual report, the human rights organisation Amnesty International cited Switzerland’s stricter asylum laws and ongoing discrimination against minorities as concerns while noting progress in the treatment of deported asylum seekers. [...]
Syrian refugee crisis
Refugees struggle to survive in new Lebanese homes
Swiss banking woes
Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes. [...]
Changes at the top
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting
Formula for success
Chinese parents drive baby milk powder boom
Ice hockey
Switzerland take silver at world championships
Switzerland won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in 60 years, capturing the silver medal after losing to hosts Sweden 5-1 in the final in Stockholm on Sunday. [...]
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
Aerial mapping
Successful takeoff for Swiss commercial drones
Switzerland’s flying robots used for 3D aerial mapping have been a global commercial success. But security and privacy concerns could curb the enthusiasm of a sector which is in full swing.
[...]Cancer discovery
New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels
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In depth
From Ireland to Switzerland
Following in the footsteps of Gallus
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To mark the 1,400th anniversary of St Gallen, four Swiss men have been retracing the footsteps of the city's patron saint, Gallus, from Ireland to Switzerland. swissinfo.ch met some of the team ahead of the journey.
Featured music: "Dilecte Deo Galle", Saint Gallen's abbey monks; "The Hermit's Wish", sung by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin and with harp music by Helen Davies.
The story of St Gallen
World Heritage city celebrates its patron saint
Legend has it that the monk Gallus built a hermitage 1,400 years ago in a spot that would later became the World Heritage city of St Gallen. The city’s anniversary is now being marked, but questions still linger over Gallus’ origins. [...]
City foundation
Books, scriptures and architecture
St Gallen Abbey houses the oldest library in Switzerland. It is considered one of the most beautiful cloister librairies in the world and, along with whole abbey area, became a World Heritage site in 1983. [...]
