Tag: Switzerland
Youzhny bundled out in Switzerland
Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny has lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarter-finals in Gstaad.[MORE]
UN enshrines water access as a human right
The United Nations General Assembly has declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right.[MORE]
Early exits for Luczak, Guccione
Australian Peter Luczak has been eliminated in the first round of the ATP Gstaad Open in Switzerland.[MORE]
Federer looks to rediscover magic touch
Roger Federer has hooked up with Pete Sampras's former coach Paul Annacone for a "test period" in a bid to rediscover his winning touch.[MORE]
Atom smasher closing in on 'God particle'
The world's biggest atom smasher has scaled up in power even faster than hoped for and may soon unlock some of the universe's deepest secrets.[MORE]
Swiss train derails killing tourist
A popular Swiss tourist train carrying mainly Japanese holidaymakers has derailed in the Alps, killing one person and injuring 42 others, police say.[MORE]
Polanski attends wife's concert
Film director Roman Polanski, freed earlier this week from house arrest in Switzerland, attended a weekend concert given by his wife at the Montreux jazz festival.[MORE]
Freed Polanski bears no grudges against Switzerland
Film director Roman Polanski, freed this week after Switzerland refused a US extradition request, said he felt warm affection for the country despite his arrest last year.[MORE]
FIFA sets tighter rules for Cup bids
FIFA has imposed tighter transparency rules on World Cup bidders in the wake of its investigation into the ethics of Australia's bid for the 2022 tournament.[MORE]
Freed Polanski to shoot new film
Roman Polanski will shoot a new film based on an award-winning French play in early 2011 now that Switzerland has rejected a US bid to extradite him on child sex charges.[MORE]
Polanski's victim satisfied with Swiss release
The woman with whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having illegal sex with when she was a minor says she is satisfied with Switzerland's decision not to extradite him to the United States for the 1977 offence.[MORE]
Polanski freed as Switzerland rejects extradition
Switzerland says it won't send Roman Polanski back to the US to face sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl.[MORE]
Bolt sprints back to fitness
World record sprinter Usain Bolt has powered past seven rivals to win his first sprint since an achilles tendon injury sidelined him for over a month at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne.[MORE]
Solar plane completes night flight
An aircraft masterminded by a Swiss adventurer makes history as the first manned plane to fly through the night using solar energy.[MORE]
Solar plane makes test flight
An aircraft that draws its power from the sun is making a round-the-clock test flight.[MORE]
Therapist gave patients acid, ecstasy
A psychotherapist who treated his high-society patients with LSD and ecstasy, saying the illegal drugs "expanded the consciousness", has been given a suspended sentence by a Swiss court.[MORE]
Two-year doping ban for Switzerland's Frei
Swiss rider Thomas Frei has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned EPO in March, the Swiss Olympic committee announced overnight.[MORE]
Time runs out for father of Swatch
The man behind the Swatch plastic watch has died of heart failure while at work at the company he transformed into the world's biggest watchmaker.[MORE]
Swiss choke, join Honduras in early exit
Switzerland's World Cup campaign came to a shuddering halt as an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Honduras in Group H saw both teams eliminated at the Free State stadium in Bloemfontein.[MORE]
Chile beats Swiss to lead Group H
Chile kept its place at the top of Group H with a bitterly-fought 1-0 win over a stubborn 10-man Switzerland.[MORE]
Schleck edges Armstrong in Switzerland
Luxembourg's Frank Schleck has won the Tour of Switzerland ahead of American Lance Armstrong after the ninth and final stage, a 26.9km time-trial won by Germany's Tony Martin.[MORE]
Faria da Costa wins eighth stage
Portugal's Rui Faria da Costa of the Caisse d'Epargne team won the eighth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday over 172km between Wetzikon and Liestal.[MORE]
Burghardt takes Swiss seventh stage
German rider Marcus Burghardt (BMC) has collected his second win of the Tour of Switzerland by winning the seventh stage between Savognin and Wetzikon.[MORE]
Switzerland's Senderos to miss two games
Defender Philippe Senderos has been ruled out Switzerland's next two World Cup matches after injuring his ankle during the game against Spain, the team's spokesman Marco von Ah said.[MORE]
Spain stunned in World Cup opener
Switzerland has pulled off the first major upset of the 2010 World Cup with an unlikely 1-0 defeat of European champion Spain in Durban.[MORE]
