Thieves steal $5 mn from Lufthansa plane in Brazil
A group of thieves stole $5 million in cash, which had been due to travel from Brazil to Switzerland aboard a Lufthansa jet, at a large freight airport near Sao Paulo, police said Monday....
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#MustSee: World’s longest rail tunnel set for grand opening
The world’s longest train tunnel will officially open on Wednesday, nearly seven decades after the initial design was conceived. Switzerland’s 57-kilometre (35-mile) Gotthard Base Tunnel runs under the Alps from Erstfeld in the central...
Dog’s dinner: Bid to stop the Swiss eating their pets
Hundreds of thousands of Swiss eat cats and dogs, according to an animal rights group that has demanded the government make it illegal for man to bite dog. The activists handed members of Swiss...
#TRAVEL: ‘Suicide tourism’ doubles in Switzerland
A total of 172 “suicide tourists” travelled to Switzerland in 2012, double the 2009 number, to die with medical assistance — a practice prohibited in many countries, a study said Thursday. German and UK...
In Pictures: Just A Band performs in Switzerland’s Paléo Festival
Kenyan electrodisco and housefunk group, Just A Band, is fresh off performing at The Paléo Festival de Nyon – an annual rock festival held in Nyon, Switzerland. Here are some memorable moments (photos courtesy...
73-year-old Tina Turner ties knot in Switzerland
Tina Turner, the US-born superstar famed for hits such as “Private Dancer”, has married her longtime German partner and will reportedly celebrate the union in a Buddhist ceremony in Switzerland Sunday. The 73-year-old retired...
Watch makers gear up for world’s biggest fair
The world’s biggest watch event opens in Basel, Switzerland, this week on the back of a bumper year thanks to Asian demand for luxury timepieces. Whether this hunger will extend to the expected star...
