The Local Switzerland

Switzerland annual emergency siren test to be repeated today

Wed, 23 May 2018 11:01:52 +0200

Switzerland’s network of around 7,200 sirens will be tested again this afternoon after a test in February was only a partial success.

Man arrested for calling Swiss police 59 times

Thu, 12 May 2016 13:21:45 +0200

A Swiss man has cried wolf one too many times. The 33-year-old was arrested in Geneva on Wednesday for calling the police emergency number 59 times since the beginning of the year.

Tough asylum laws 'contrary to tradition'

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:57:00 +0200

Switzerland's left-wing parties and refugee support groups have reacted angrily to a raft of measures approved by the lower house on Wednesday that will place much tougher restrictions on asylum seekers.