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But according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), there is nothing wrong with the destination or the material to be exported. Seco and the Swiss foreign ministry approved last week the sale of 31 Piranha armoured vehicles to...

Looking at my four-year-old daughter’s Christmas presents, I realized that I have betrayed all my ideals – well, at least the ones I hadn’t sold earlier this decade. She is getting a doll house, a book about fairies, and some...

U Italian delight as product of dough, tomato, basil and mozzarella is given traditional speciality guaranteed status An actor dressed as Margherita of Savoy tasting a pizza named after the Italian queen consort. Photograph: Mario Laporta/AFP/Getty Images It measures up...

Gnesa, who is head of a working group that will put recommendations to the government, told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper that the main focus should be on helping young foreigners. He said young foreigners had difficulty finding apprenticeships and jobs, and...

The government has allocated £240m in the next financial year to pay for the high profile defeat it suffered which was spearheaded by Joanna Lumley in support of the Gurkhas . The Treasury will pay out an additional £70m this...

Robin Oakley is a political analyst and former political correspondent for CNN and the BBC. London, England (CNN) -- Few American presidents have been greeted with the enthusiasm Europe demonstrated for Barack Obama on his election. In part, it was...

Sensoy's decision to step down was a result of the Monday meeting between Erdogan and Obama, CNN-Turk television network reported on Wednesday. During the meeting President Obama sought Turkey's help in Afghanistan. Before leaving for Washington, Erdogan said Turkey has...

Glarus recently became the first canton to change its voting age for local matters from 18 to 16, a decision which has caused a storm of debate in the rest of the country...Masshardt, a keen supporter of the Bern motion,...

The cabinet announced on Wednesday that there was nothing to fear from foreign buyers, but that the cantons would have to decide themselves how to avoid speculation, especially at popular ski resorts. The government decided the law restricting property sales...

A new law which provides the legal basis for the creation of a database on hooligans took effect at the beginning of the year, ahead of the 2008 Euro football championships being co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria. The annual report...