The Local Switzerland

Switzerland stun Belgium 5-2 to reach Nations League semis

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:56:26 +0100

Haris Seferovic starred with a hat-trick as Switzerland staged a sensational comeback to thrash Belgium 5-2 in Lucerne on Sunday and qualify for the Nations League finals in dramatic fashion.

Swiss football boss fans flames of dual nationality debate

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:59:13 +0200

Switzerland’s footballing World Cup may be over, but the controversy certainly isn't.

Kosovo and Albania collect money for fined Swiss players

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:19:43 +0200

Kosovo and Albania are collecting money to pay the Fifa fines of Switzerland players Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichtsteiner for celebrating goals with a pro-Kosovo double eagle gesture in their World Cup win over Serbia.

Swiss players avoid World Cup ban for 'double eagle' celebrations

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:48:18 +0200

Switzerland players Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichtsteiner escaped bans on Monday for celebrating goals with a pro-Kosovo double eagle gesture in their World Cup win over Serbia.

Serbian press slams 'provocative' Swiss celebrations

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 09:41:14 +0200

Serbian papers slammed what they labelled "shameful provocation" by two Switzerland players of Kosovo origin who used political gestures to celebrate their goals in the 2-1 World Cup victory.

Last gasp Shaqiri seals Swiss win over Serbia

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 23:50:56 +0200

A last-minute Xherdan Shaqiri breakaway goal handed Switzerland victory Friday as they came from behind to defeat Serbia 2-1 in Kaliningrad.

World Cup: Why Kosovo will be cheering on Switzerland against Serbia

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:07:35 +0200

Kosovo's team is taking no part in the World Cup but emotions are running high ahead of Serbia's match between Switzerland, whose squad includes three players from Kosovo.

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.

Zurich falcons killed with ‘kamikaze pigeons’

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:35:20 +0200

A pigeon fancier in Zurich has admitted to poisoning a falcon to death with a ‘kamikaze pigeon’, the latest in a spate of similar incidents.

Bern extraditing war crimes suspect to Bosnia

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:31:29 +0200

Switzerland on Thursday authorized the extradition of former Bosnian Muslim commander Naser Oric to Bosnia rather than Serbia, which had issued the war crimes warrant for his arrest.

Swiss butcher killed on holiday by Serbian cop

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:54:00 +0200

A 28-year-old Swiss butcher from Ecublens in the canton of Vaud was murdered along with a friend by a policeman while holidaying in Serbia, his country of origin, Swiss media reported on Thursday.

Stolen Zurich Cezanne painting found in Serbia

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:57:00 +0200

Serbian police have uncovered a painting by French Post-Impressionist Paul Cezanne stolen from Switzerland in 2008 and arrested three suspects, local media said Thursday.

Switzerland-based businessman jailed for smuggling

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:37:00 +0200

A Belgrade court Friday convicted controversial Serb businessman Stanko Subotic in absentia and sentenced him to six years in prison for smuggling cigarettes in the 1990s, the Beta news agency reported.

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.