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 Swiss woman stands trial for attempting to join Islamic State A 31-year-old woman from Winterthur who tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State (IS) is standing trial under Swiss anti-terror laws. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171215/swiss-woman-stands-trial-for-attempting-to-join-islamic-state Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:35:14 +0100 swiss-woman-stands-trial-for-attempting-to-join-islamic-state Leaders of Swiss Islamic organization face criminal charges Swiss federal prosecutors have brought charges against leading members of the country’s largest Islamic organization in a criminal probe into jihadist propaganda. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170921/leaders-of-swiss-islamic-organization-face-criminal-charges Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:01:15 +0200 leaders-of-swiss-islamic-organization-face-criminal-charges Suspected jihadists hauled up before court Four Iraqi nationals accused of trying to plant an Islamic State (IS) cell in Switzerland go on trial at the criminal court in Bellinzona on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160229/suspected-swiss-jihadists-hauled-up-before-court Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:05:38 +0100 suspected-swiss-jihadists-hauled-up-before-court Swiss banker pleads guilty in US tax case The owner of a Swiss trust company pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with Credit Suisse bankers to enable US customers to avoid taxes by hiding assets in secret Swiss bank accounts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140501/swiss-banker-pleads-guilty-in-us-tax-evasion-case Thu, 01 May 2014 13:29:00 +0200 swiss-banker-pleads-guilty-in-us-tax-evasion-case Fake police ring nabbed in western Switzerland Swiss police have arrested a gang of fake officers who stole tens of thousands of dollars from tourists in the Lake Geneva area this summer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130817/fake-police-ring-nabbed-in-switzerland Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:02:00 +0200 fake-police-ring-nabbed-in-switzerland India jails six men in Swiss gang-rape case Six men accused in the gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss woman cyclist holidaying in India were sentenced to life terms Saturday by a fast-track Indian court. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130721/india-jails-six-men-in-swiss-gang-rape-case Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:53:00 +0200 india-jails-six-men-in-swiss-gang-rape-case Indian trial begins over rape of Swiss cyclist The trial of six men accused in the shocking gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss cyclist holidaying in India began on Saturday, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130331/trial-begins-in-india-gang-rape-of-swiss-cyclist Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:45:00 +0200 trial-begins-in-india-gang-rape-of-swiss-cyclist