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Swiss may extradite Kosovan war crimes suspects: report

Tue, 03 May 2016 11:05:08 +0200

Swiss authorities have arrested two Kosovans wanted by Serbia for suspected war crimes, but the question of where to extradite them to is stirring up diplomatic tensions, Swiss media report.

Kosovar knife man gets 7 years for wrestler attack

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0200

A Kosovar man was sentenced on Friday to seven years in jail for the attempted murder last summer of an Alpine wrestler who had his throat slit during an altercation at an Interlaken restaurant.

Swiss mag in racism row over Roma child shooter

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:44:53 +0200

Swiss news magazine Weltwoche is facing angry accusations of racism in the German-speaking world after publishing a front page picture of a gun-toting child with a headline that warns of a looming Roma crime wave.

'Asylum centre in Schmidrüti: No thanks!'

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:00 +0100

Residents of a quiet hamlet in northern Switzerland are up in arms over the government’s plans to convert a disused missile base into an asylum centre.

Kosovo leader won't sue Swiss politician over organ trading report

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:14:00 +0100

Hashim Thaci will not file a legal claim against Swiss politician Dick Marty who wrote a Council of Europe report linking the Kosovo prime minister to organ trafficking in the 1990s, media reported on Thursday.

SVP under fire for anti-Kosovar campaign

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:08:00 +0200

Switzerland's largest political party, the far-right SVP, has sparked fresh debate with a series of newspaper ads highlighting recent attacks committed by members of the country's extensive Kosovar community.

Kosovo war crimes suspect arrested

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:47:00 +0200

A former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army accused of war crimes has been arrested in Switzerland on a Serbian extradition request, the Swiss justice ministry said Wednesday.