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 A wolf found dead in the canton of Fribourg was likely poisoned and may be the latest victim of a serial animal killer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170613/dead-wolf-in-fribourg-may-be-victim-of-serial-animal-killer Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:58:17 +0200 dead-wolf-in-fribourg-may-be-victim-of-serial-animal-killer A Swiss man has been found guilty of poisoning a bird of prey with a so-called ‘kamikaze pigeon’, the first time someone has been convicted of such a crime in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160705/man-convicted-in-swiss-kamikaze-pigeon-case Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:03:08 +0200 man-convicted-in-swiss-kamikaze-pigeon-case A woman who tried to kill her lover’s wife by poisoning her drink with hydrochloric acid has been convicted of attempted murder and jailed for five years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160330/woman-jailed-for-spiking-love-rivals-whisky-with-acid Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:11:22 +0200 woman-jailed-for-spiking-love-rivals-whisky-with-acid The results of a probe into claims Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned by polonium will not be known until the end of May at the earliest, the Swiss lab carrying out the tests says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130307/no-arafat-poison-probe-results-before-may Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:16:00 +0100 no-arafat-poison-probe-results-before-may A Swiss laboratory team has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah to prepare for the exhumation of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, Palestinian sources said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121105/swiss-team-gets-ready-to-exhume-arafat Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:46:05 +0100 swiss-team-gets-ready-to-exhume-arafat A Swiss radiology lab said Friday it has received the go-ahead from the widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to test his remains for poisoning by polonium, a highly radioactive element. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120824/lab-to-analyze-arafat-remains-for-poisoning Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:01:00 +0200 lab-to-analyze-arafat-remains-for-poisoning Police are hunting a dog-hater in Solothurn, who has been sticking nails into pieces of sausage and leaving them for animals to find. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120809/dog-hater-on-the-prowl Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:38:00 +0200 dog-hater-on-the-prowl