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 The federal prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into charges that US agents spied on on consulates, missions and UN agencies in Geneva, a Swiss newspaper says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131202/swiss-prosecutor-probes-us-spying-allegations Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:26:40 +0100 swiss-prosecutor-probes-us-spying-allegations American spies used high-performance antennas hidden behind a false facade on the roof of the US Mission to the United Nations in Geneva to intercept mobile phone calls and internet messages from foreign diplomats, according to a report published on Tuesday by German magazine Der Spiegel. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131029/us-accused-of-spying-from-geneva-mission Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:55:00 +0100 us-accused-of-spying-from-geneva-mission Swiss President Ueli Maurer said in comments broadcast on Saturday that he was outraged at revelations of sweeping US surveillance on allies, insisting the snooping would weaken rather than strengthen Washington. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131026/swiss-president-raps-us-for-spying-on-friends Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:49:00 +0200 swiss-president-raps-us-for-spying-on-friends Edward Snowden, the American fugitive accused by US authorities of violating espionage laws, has sought asylum in Switzerland, among other countries, but his chances of being admitted are slim. And what he has reportedly said about the Alpine country may not exactly boost his chances. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130705/snowdens-top-10-comments-about-switzerland Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:10:00 +0200 snowdens-top-10-comments-about-switzerland The Swiss federal migration office said on Tuesday that it had not received an application for asylum from American fugitive Edward Snowden, accused by US authorities of violating espionage laws. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130702/swiss-deny-receiving-aslyum-request-from-snowden Tue, 02 Jul 2013 23:45:00 +0200 swiss-deny-receiving-aslyum-request-from-snowden United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged nations to protect the integrity of diplomatic missions on their soil amid allegations that Washington spied on the European Union and other allies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130701/un-chief-calls-on-missions-to-protect-data Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:59:00 +0200 un-chief-calls-on-missions-to-protect-data Edward Snowden, the former CIA agent who leaked top secret American intelligence documents, slammed the Swiss for being racist, rich and class-conscious on an internet chat site while stationed in Geneva, a US website is reporting. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130627/snowden-trashes-racist-swiss-on-chat-site Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:07:00 +0200 snowden-trashes-racist-swiss-on-chat-site The Swiss government on Tuesday revealed that it has asked the United States to explain an alleged CIA blackmail operation to spy on Switzerland's banks, exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130611/bern-seeks-us-response-over-alleged-spying Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:58:00 +0200 bern-seeks-us-response-over-alleged-spying