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Swiss Arrest Two Syrians; Find Traces Of Explosives In Car

GENEVA (Reuters) – Two Syrian nationals were arrested in Geneva on Friday and traces of explosives were found in their car, the local newspaper Tribune de Geneve and Swiss television said. The newspaper gave no details on the identity of

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Swiss Islamist Terror Threat ‘Unprecedented’

The imminence and severity of the terror threat currently facing Switzerland by Islamic jihadists is without precedent, according to Jean-Paul Rouiller, the creator of the counterterrorism unit of the Swiss Federal Judicial Police (PJF). “To my knowledge, and after twenty

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Geneva Police Hunt Terror Suspects, Threat Level Raised

GENEVA (AP) — Geneva police were “actively searching” for suspects in connection with an investigation into the Paris attacks last month, Swiss security officials said Thursday. Geneva’s security department said that city authorities received word on Wednesday that Swiss federal

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Switzerland Bans Burqa, Women Face Fines Up to $10,000

The town of Ticino in Switzerland approved a referendum to ban burqas, after the Swiss parliament decided a ban would not “violate the country’s federal law.” Women could receive a fine up to £6,500 ($9,828.84) if caught wearing a burqa, which covers their entire body from head to foot.

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Five Arrests As Migrant Crisis Spreads To Switzerland

Police have arrested five migrants at an asylum centre in Switzerland, a country which until now has been relatively untouched by migrant violence. Local police detained the migrants staying at the shelter in Urdorf, near the city of Zurich, yesterday

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Swiss Parliament Shifts To Right In Vote Dominated By Migrant Surge

ZURICH, Switzerland – Swiss voters swung to the right in parliamentary elections on Sunday dominated by concerns over Europe’s migrant crisis, with the country’s largest party, the populist Swiss People’s Party, on track to win a record number of seats.

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Rumors: Vladimir Putin’s Girlfriend Gives Birth in Switzerland?

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s absence from the public eye this month has spawned a bevy of rumors about what could prevent him from being seen in public. One rumor gaining traction on social media and in Russia arrives via Switzerland tabloid Blink, which is reporting that Putin, 62, is attending the birth of the child of his alleged girlfriend.