A former member of a Belarusian security services unit on trial for the disappearance of three prominent opponents of President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko in 1999
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Swiss Museum Cashier Pockets Over $1 Million in Yearslong Scam
For this museum heist, every little bit counted. A court in Switzerland convicted a museum cashier on Friday of stealing almost a million swiss francs
Swiss Women Sue Government Over Climate Change Protections
The women live scattered around Switzerland, speak a mix of the country’s languages — German, French and Italian — and have worked in varying professions.
Residents of Swiss Village Must Evacuate as Rockslide Poses Threat
The threat of the mountain above the tiny Swiss village of Brienz has loomed for centuries. But state geologists and engineers warned on Tuesday that
Elisabeth Kopp, Swiss Politician Who Made History, Dies at 86
Elisabeth Kopp, who in 1984 overcame accusations involving her husband to become the first woman elected to Switzerland’s governing Federal Council — but who could
War in Ukraine Puts Centuries of Swiss Neutrality to the Test
In Eastern Europe, Ukrainians are in the trenches. Farther west, European capitals are grappling with a new order in which war is no longer theoretical.
Why Toblerone Is Dropping a Famous Swiss Mountain From Its Packaging
Toblerone chocolate will no longer feature the distinctive Matterhorn mountain peak on its packaging in order to avoid violating a Swiss law that protects national
In Swiss Alps, Some Wonder What a Future Without Snow May Mean
Sports events have suffered, too. In Germany’s Alps, the Alpine skiing World Cup canceled some events because unseasonable winter rain had ruined prepared ski runs.