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Police capture fugitive murder suspect

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:52:00 +0200

German police arrested a fugitive on Sunday suspected of killing a therapist while on day release from prison.

Swiss schoolboys jailed over Munich assaults

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:17:00 +0100

Three Swiss schoolboys who went on a violent rampage while on a class trip in Munich last year, indiscriminately beating five passers-by and leaving two with life-threatening injuries, were sentenced to lengthy jail terms on Monday.

Swiss MP threatens fire with fire over bank data

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:50:00 +0100

A Swiss member of parliament alleged Saturday that top German public officials had secret bank accounts in Switzerland and threatened to out them if Germany bought stolen data on tax dodgers.

Swiss data to be bought this weekend: report

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:01:00 +0100

German tax investigators were in France this weekend to buy the now-notorious stolen Swiss bank data on 1,500 alleged tax cheats, magazine Focus reported Saturday.

Westerwelle defends Swiss after minaret ban

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:03:00 +0100

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Saturday that it was wrong to consider Switzerland a nation of bigots after its vote in favour of a ban on building new mosque minarets.

Swiss students 'nearly killed' disabled man in attack

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:41:00 +0200

The three Swiss students who went on a violent rampage through Munich nearly two weeks ago are being investigated for attempted murder after it emerged their attack was far more brutal than initially reported.