http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:37 GMT Copyright2010, swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Swiss_banking_secrecy_under_fire/News/Can_an_image_campaign_save_Switzerland.html?cid=8444318&rss=true Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT As Switzerland’s cherished bank secrecy comes increasingly under pressure, the Swiss government has to decide whether now is the time to bring in PR professionals. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Swiss_weigh_in_on_Human_Rights_Council_debate.html?cid=8422614&rss=true Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:26:00 GMT Amid attacks and praise for the Human Rights Council, Switzerland has called for a special meeting to step up debate on the United Nations body. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Hannibal_mugshot_enquiry_could_close_Libya_row.html?cid=8420310&rss=true Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:36:00 GMT As the diplomatic row with Libya continues, attention is being focused on the Geneva investigation into the leak of police mugshots of Hannibal Gaddafi. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Gay_asylum_seekers_receive_legal_knock-back.html?cid=8403758&rss=true Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:43:00 GMT A motion to give legal recognition to people who are persecuted because of their sexual orientation has been roundly rejected by the House of Representatives. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Gaddafi_s_jihad_call_is_a_question_of_honour_.html?cid=8373794&rss=true Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:26:00 GMT Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s call for holy war against Switzerland is an attempt to raise his standing in the Muslim world, an expert tells swissinfo.ch. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/EU_backing_fails_to_tip_the_balance_with_Libya.html?cid=8358436&rss=true Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:13:00 GMT There is no doubting the European Union’s economic strength but its foreign policy role may not be forceful enough to help Switzerland prevail in its row with Libya. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Stakes_raised_in_Libyan_dispute_as_EU_roped_in_.html?cid=8312910&rss=true Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:48:00 GMT With Schengen zone nationals being turned away at Tripoli, a dispute between Switzerland and Libya has progressed from a bilateral problem to a Europe-wide headache. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Swiss_banking_secrecy_under_fire/News/Papers_say_data_theft_highlights_Swiss_weakness.html?cid=8231948&rss=true Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:25:00 GMT The government’s conciliatory tone toward Germany’s plan to use stolen Swiss bank data to find tax cheats shows just how problematic Swiss banking has become, newspapers say. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Switzerland_to_take_in_two_Guantanamo_inmates.html?cid=8227752&rss=true Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:14:00 GMT The cabinet says it will admit two Guantanamo prisoners on humanitarian grounds. The Uighurs from the Chinese province of Xinjiang have not been charged with any crime. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Baby_Doc_assets_saga_takes_another_twist.html?cid=8229664&rss=true Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMT Switzerland says it will continue to freeze the assets of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in a bid to keep them out of the hands of his family. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Haitians_face_shelter_crisis.html?cid=8222588&rss=true Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:47:00 GMT More than three weeks after the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, the government and aid agencies are ramping up relief operations as needs become clearer.