Swiss army oversteps mark with midnight foray into Liechtenstein
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Switzerland's army is hardly known for its aggressive stance but this did not stop 170 armed soldiers crossing the border into Liechtenstein at the dead of night, red-faced Swiss military officials said Friday.
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Swiss officials confirmed on Wednesday that the suspect had been arrested for violating Switzerlandâs immigration laws. âThe Prosecutorâs Office was not aware of his presence in Switzerland before it
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After being humbled by St. Moritz, Switzerland in the past, German veteran Hilde Gerg was determined to conquer her old foe.
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Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker takes the helm of the 12-nation eurogroup this week aiming to tighten management of Europe's single currency, but the task is clouded by its record exchange market surge.
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Hundreds of people, including several who are household names, are under investigation on suspicion that they evaded taxes by steering money to Liechtenstein.
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ZURICH (SwissInfo) - Switzerland's military justice system is investigating a Swiss citizen who worked for the controversial U.S. security firm Blackwater in Iraq. Authorities are looking into whether the man broke a law that bars the Swiss from working for foreign military services, an official said on Tuesday. Switzerland started its probe in May, said Frank Zellweger, spokesman for the Swiss military justice system. If the judiciary rules that employment for Blackwater constitutes military service, the man - referred to by Swiss television only as "Mike" - could receive a prison term of up to three years or a fine. He declined to identify the Swiss national, citing the country's strict privacy rules.  Switzerland, which was famous in the Middle Ages for sending mercenaries throughout Europe, strictly prohibits service in a foreign military.
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Pop star Michael Jackson could soon have a bolt hole in Liechtenstein, the 160 sq km (60 sq mile) Alpine principality nestled between Switzerland and Austria, a musician and family friend says.
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OBERSCHUETZEN, Austria - It was a bizarre case of "take the money and run." Thieves broke into a Bank Austria-Creditanstalt branch in the eastern Austrian province of Burgenland and made off with an entire cash machine, police said Friday.
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Liechtenstein Crown Prince Alois has taken over the day to day running of the tiny principality's affairs from his father, Prince Hans-Adam II.
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KUESSNACHT AM RIGI, Switzerland - It's a cold winter's day in the normally staid Swiss Alpine town of Kuessnacht, and bands of wild-eyed young men are roaming the streets brandishing whips. Only on closer inspection is it clear that it's not a riot - just men looking for their next drink.
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Comment on the German mainstream parties' latest electoral setback in two eastern states provides one of the main topics in today's European dailies. In France, President Jacques Chirac and three new-found allies earn brownie points.
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MAROUN A-RAS, Lebanon -- UN troops sent tanks and armor yesterday to a tense area along the frontier with Israel to try to determine whether an Israeli bulldozer crossed into Lebanon, sparking the first shootout since last summer's Hezbollah-Israel war.
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A delegation of Swiss parliamentarians, academics and writers is embarking on a week-long visit to the occupied territories on Saturday.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday attacked Liechtenstein's traditional banking secrecy and demanded a US-style deal giving Berlin insight into German investments in the Alpine tax haven.
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In the hours just before dawn on Dec. 16, 1944 -- 60 years ago today -- Art Schreckengost was trying to get some sleep. It was difficult in combat fatigues and the cold.
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Swiss pacifists are demanding an end to arms exports and today released a flight of doves outside parliament in the capital, Berne, to draw attention to a call for a ban on arms exports. The action coincided with the handing-in of signatures for a people's initiative which will give the Swiss voters the final say on the issue.  The backers of the initiative chose World Peace Day to hand in 109,000 signatures they collected, and celebrated with a flag-waving rally on Parliament Square. "Swiss weapons kill - worldwide" the authors of the initiative say. They want to outlaw the export and transfer of all military material, including technology that can be used for the development, production and use of weapons.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel struck a blow for ski racing's senior citizens on Saturday, becoming the oldest downhill winner in World Cup history.