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Director Polanski Attends Swiss Jazz Fest

BRADLEY S. KLAPPER ABC News 07/18/2010
Director Polanski Attends Swiss Jazz Fest

Roman Polanski has made his first public appearance since being released this week from house arrest, attending the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday to watch his wife perform on stage.

Polanski will not be extradited to the US

The Swiss authorities have decided not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the United States to face prosecution in a 1977 sex case.

Vienna tops 'quality of living' list

Lisa Bachelor The Guardian 05/26/2010
Vienna tops 'quality of living' list

Seven cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have been ranked among the 10 best in the world for quality of living, according to a survey published today.

Fury as 'up to 300 urns containing human remains from Dignitas suicide clinic are found at bottom of Lake Zurich'

Scores of urns containing human ashes have been found dumped in a lake near the Swiss suicide clinic Dignitas. One estimate puts the number discovered 30ft down on the bed of Lake Zurich at 300 or more.

Switzerland's president urges paedophile priest register

Switzerland's President Doris Leuthard urged on Sunday to establish a central register of paedophile priests, to prevent them from getting in touch with children again, as Swiss police are investigating allegations that children were harmed by Catholic priests.

Former HSBC employee accused of stealing data on 24,000 Swiss bank accounts

A former IT employee has stolen information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss bank accounts, the British bank said Thursday.

Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche

The Washington Post 02/08/2010
Italy says Swiss misused travel pact in Libya row

Italy accused Switzerland on Tuesday of misusing an agreement facilitating European travel to put pressure on Libya, prompting a Libyan ban on visas for much of Europe.

Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche

EVOLENE, Switzerland -- A skier was buried beneath an avalanche for 17 hours in the Swiss Alps before being pulled from the snow with only mild hypothermia, police said Sunday.

European states keep Swiss bank secrecy under siege

BERNE/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European states lined up behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel to expose tax cheats in a combined assault on the Swiss banking secrecy laws that help protect them.

Swiss Regulator Broke Law on UBS Client Disclosure

Switzerland’s financial markets regulator broke the law when it ordered UBS AG to give data on 255 of the bank’s clients to the U.S. last year, a court ruled.


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