http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Wed, 22 May 2013 23:29:42 GMT Copyright2013, swissinfo. 60 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Amnesty_International_flags_asylum_law.html?rss=true&cid=35915292 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:01 GMT 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. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Amnesty_International_flags_asylum_law.html?cid=35915292&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Cabinet_drafts_unique_law_on_dictators_assets_.html?rss=true&cid=35908606 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT 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. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Cabinet_drafts_unique_law_on_dictators_assets_.html?cid=35908606&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Court_ruling_on_holiday_homes_sparks_controversy.html?rss=true&cid=35910134 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:00 GMT Switzerland’s highest court has decided that the limits on new holiday homes adopted by Swiss voters last year would apply to building permits issued as of March 2012. Builders will be forced to immediately halt construction on affected homes. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Court_ruling_on_holiday_homes_sparks_controversy.html?cid=35910134&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Refugees_struggle_to_survive_in_new_Lebanese_homes.html?rss=true&cid=35828734 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:18 GMT Traumatised by the horrors of war, waves of Syrians continue to pour into Lebanon despite difficult living conditions in the tiny Mediterranean country – a quarter of the size of Switzerland with a population of four million. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Refugees_struggle_to_survive_in_new_Lebanese_homes.html?cid=35828734&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Resettling_the_vulnerable_who_cannot_go_home.html?rss=true&cid=35828070 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:18 GMT Resettlement in the West for the most vulnerable of the more than 1.5 million people who have fled Syria is as good as winning the lottery. For its part, Switzerland has only taken a handful and there are obstacles to opening the door wider. (Photo: UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Resettling_the_vulnerable_who_cannot_go_home.html?cid=35828070&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Life_in_Jordans_desert_city.html?rss=true&cid=35839354 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:00 GMT Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp is home to 170,000 people from Syria who have fled the fighting. While camps are the more visible part of the refugee crisis, the majority of refugees in Jordan live in towns and cities where they face different problems. Rents have tripled over the past six months as landlords cash in on the new demand for housing. (Photo: Olivier Vogelsang) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Life_in_Jordans_desert_city.html?cid=35839354&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Driver_error_likely_cause_of_fatal_bus_crash.html?rss=true&cid=35897472 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:00 GMT A fatal bus crash that claimed the lives of 28 people, including 22 schoolchildren, last year was almost certainly caused by illness to the driver or by his inattention, according to a report by Swiss investigators. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Driver_error_likely_cause_of_fatal_bus_crash.html?cid=35897472&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Alcohol_abuse_linked_to_domestic_violence.html?rss=true&cid=35887680 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:00 GMT Alcohol plays a role in many cases of domestic violence in Switzerland. Almost every second woman who is subject to abuse says that alcohol consumption is a problem in her relationship, according to a study. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Alcohol_abuse_linked_to_domestic_violence.html?cid=35887680&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Labour_agreement_faces_social_test.html?rss=true&cid=35872666 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:23:00 GMT As support for the free movement of workers accord with the European Union is waning, Swiss employers and unions are agreed on combating labour market abuses and tightening controls. But they are at loggerheads over the issue of minimum wages. (Photo: RDB) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Labour_agreement_faces_social_test.html?cid=35872666&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Relocation_tempts_international_organisations_.html?rss=true&cid=35834902 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:03 GMT A number of countries are ready to pay a high price to entice international organisations to move away from Geneva. Hosting a branch of the United Nations or other major organisations offers prestige and generates a lot of money. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Relocation_tempts_international_organisations_.html?cid=35834902&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Battle_begins_against_drones_and_killer_robots.html?rss=true&cid=35864360 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:03 GMT The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches Geneva next week when a coalition of NGOs will call for a halt to the race to build technology for autonomous killing robots. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Battle_begins_against_drones_and_killer_robots.html?cid=35864360&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Switzerland_take_silver_at_world_championships.html?rss=true&cid=35875552 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:23:00 GMT 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. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Switzerland_take_silver_at_world_championships.html?cid=35875552&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_diplomat_defends_European_Court_solution.html?rss=true&cid=35873440 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:58:31 GMT The European Court of Justice could settle differences between Switzerland and the European Union over their future bilateral relationship, a top Swiss diplomat has told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. (Photo: G. Fessy @CJUE) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_diplomat_defends_European_Court_solution.html?cid=35873440&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/It_s_a_great_feeling_to_fly,_to_twist,_to_rotate.html?rss=true&cid=35758298 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:18 GMT Although his profession is teaching business, Reto Marthaler’s passion is gymnastics. He spends hundreds of hours per year organising local and regional boys’ programmes. The sport is on his mind “every day, every hour, every second”. (Photo: Filipa Cordeiro, swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/It_s_a_great_feeling_to_fly,_to_twist,_to_rotate.html?cid=35758298&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Minister_says_end_to_US_tax_dispute_in_sight.html?rss=true&cid=35870280 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:00 GMT 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. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Minister_says_end_to_US_tax_dispute_in_sight.html?cid=35870280&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cord_blood_sound_investment_or_pricey_frill.html?rss=true&cid=35833140 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:09 GMT Umbilical cord blood holds precious stem cells. At some Swiss hospitals, mothers can donate their baby's supply to research. But some labs have privatised the practice, and not everyone is sure it’s worth the cost. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cord_blood_sound_investment_or_pricey_frill.html?cid=35833140&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Modern_Swiss_music_draws_on_the_past.html?rss=true&cid=35864398 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:04 GMT Where can you find yodelling courses for CEO's, a tragic musical performed on the shores of a lake, and a guitarist who sings that laughing is good for you? In Switzerland, of course, where all the world's a stage! (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Modern_Swiss_music_draws_on_the_past.html?cid=35864398&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Keeping_a_printing_tradition_alive.html?rss=true&cid=35817222 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:09 GMT More and more train tickets are printed by computers; the traditional card ticket is today rarely used. The Aeschbacher company in Worb near Bern still cuts these and prints them with lead type. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Keeping_a_printing_tradition_alive.html?cid=35817222&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_set_to_tackle_divisive_fiscal_reform.html?rss=true&cid=35866306 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:00 GMT Under pressure from the European Union the Swiss government has outlined plans to scrap controversial tax privileges for international firms. But the reform risks undermining the complex federal fiscal system and leading to a major drop in revenue. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_set_to_tackle_divisive_fiscal_reform.html?cid=35866306&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Instrument_unites_traditional_and_techno.html?rss=true&cid=35767120 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:18 GMT The hammered dulcimer, the Hackbrett, is the heart and soul of Appenzell folk music. Traditionally it's played in a string ensemble. But it's not limited to folk. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Instrument_unites_traditional_and_techno.html?cid=35767120&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Surprise_shake-up_marks_Glencore_Xstrata_meeting.html?rss=true&cid=35847064 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT There have been surprise personnel changes at the top of the newly merged Glencore Xstrata commodities giant during its first annual general meeting in Zug on Thursday. (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Surprise_shake-up_marks_Glencore_Xstrata_meeting.html?cid=35847064&rss=true