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 Over the past three months, up to 40 percent of migrants who told the authorities they wanted to claim asylum in Switzerland subsequently disappeared from Swiss reception centres. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160905/disappearing-migrants-on-the-rise-in-switzerland Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:28:33 +0200 disappearing-migrants-on-the-rise-in-switzerland A politician in the canton of Ticino is under investigation by police after it is alleged she helped four refugee children enter Switzerland illegally. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160902/swiss-politician-arrested-over-illegal-entry-of-migrants Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:08:40 +0200 swiss-politician-arrested-over-illegal-entry-of-migrants The number of refugees trying to enter Germany through Switzerland has risen significantly in 2016, with the government reacting by increasing its border presence, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160822/germany-bolsters-swiss-border-against-refugees Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:59:23 +0200 germany-bolsters-swiss-border-against-refugees A Swiss aid organization has criticized the situation at the Swiss-Italian border, saying many refugees are left in “confusion and uncertainty”. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160819/refugee-aid-group-decries-confusion-at-swiss-italian-border Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:40:36 +0200 refugee-aid-group-decries-confusion-at-swiss-italian-border Amnesty International has asked the Swiss federal government to investigate reports that child migrants arriving at the Swiss-Italian border are being prevented from joining family in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160811/amnesty-concerned-over-child-migrants-at-swiss-italian-border Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:08:44 +0200 amnesty-concerned-over-child-migrants-at-swiss-italian-border More than 1,300 illegal immigrants attempted to get into Switzerland via a border with Italy in the first week of July, a new record. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160712/ticino-tackles-record-number-of-illegal-immigrants Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:55:24 +0200 ticino-tackles-record-number-of-illegal-immigrants Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old Portuguese man who was shot in Chiasso last week, Ticino cantonal police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151013/six-people-arrested-after-man-shot-in-ticino Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:08:26 +0200 six-people-arrested-after-man-shot-in-ticino An Italian man was stopped by police on a Swiss train after a bulge in his trousers turned out to be €40,000 in banknotes stuffed into his underwear. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140320/smuggler-undone-by-bulging-underpants Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:46:00 +0100 smuggler-undone-by-bulging-underpants A 45-year-old Briton remains in detention after being caught in the Swiss canton of Ticino at the Italian border with 5.1 kilograms of cocaine and €1,000 in cash, Italian authorities said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140311/brit-caught-at-ticino-border-after-dog-sniffs-coke Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:40:00 +0100 brit-caught-at-ticino-border-after-dog-sniffs-coke A man died of a heart attack while in the embrace of a prostitute at a brothel in Ticino, a newspaper from the Italian-speaking canton reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140213/man-dies-after-fatal-embrace-in-ticino-brothel Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:52:00 +0100 man-dies-after-fatal-embrace-in-ticino-brothel