The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Burundi princess wins Swiss court battle over late king's remains A Swiss court has ruled that the remains of Burundi's deposed king Mwambutsa IV, who died 40 years ago, must stay in Switzerland, ending a drawn out legal battle, local media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170503/burundi-princess-wins-swiss-court-battle-over-late-kings-remains Wed, 03 May 2017 11:06:20 +0200 burundi-princess-wins-swiss-court-battle-over-late-kings-remains Blatter biography: Fifa boss was ‘Swiss secret agent’ Ex-Fifa president Sepp Blatter was engaged by the Swiss government in a secret mission to try to oust the president of Burundi last year, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160421/blatter-biography-fifa-boss-was-swiss-secret-agent Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:59:36 +0200 blatter-biography-fifa-boss-was-swiss-secret-agent Geneva tries woman who 'dug up king's remains' A woman went on trial in Geneva on Thursday for having authorized the exhumation of the remains of Burundian king Mwambutsa IV, who died and was buried in Switzerland in 1977, media reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150108/geneva-tries-woman-for-exhuming-kings-remains Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:21:35 +0100 geneva-tries-woman-for-exhuming-kings-remains