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7-year-old girl takes train to Geneva airport and boards plane without ticket
The airport in their statement said that the girl went through the security gate and managed to pass herself off as the child of adults around her.
Geneva hired someone to dress as the Queen to teach commuters about queuing and manners
Geneva's transport bosses want residents to adopt a London-style approach to travelling on public transport.
Treasure trove of 4,000-year-old Bronze Age artefacts found on Swiss mountain pass after snow melt
Archaeologists believe the Lötschberg pass has been used as a passageway since at least 2,000 years BC.
Self-flying drones to be used for hospital blood deliveries this year
Matternet Station to see drones autonomously take off, fly and land between Swiss medical centres.
Insect burgers made from mealworm larvae hit Coop supermarket shelves
The goal is to convince leery consumers to try a nutritious, if unusual food that "preserves the planet's resources," Coop says.
Listen to Kim Jong-Un's favourite Swiss pop song – revealed by a former teacher
The young dictator liked nothing more than belting out some Bernese folk when he went to school in Switzerland.
Paedophile clown convicted of abusing teenage girl in Zurich hotel room
David Larible, who boasts six generations of circus acts in his family, will appeal the decision.
'Anti-Semitic' signs at Swiss hotel warn Jewish guests to shower before swimming
Another sign said Jews were only allowed to access a shared fridge at a specific time.
Two teens and pilot die in summer camp plane crash in Switzerland
The 14-year-olds were on a flight organised by the Aero-Club aviation summer camp when the tragedy happened.
Around 50 cows burn to death in twin fires across Switzerland
Police are yet to find out how the blazes started.
Man who attacked people at Swiss office with chainsaw arrested after two-day manhunt
Police in Zurich detained Franz Wrousis.
Swiss stag party disaster leaves 18 injured in tractor accident
Three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after horrific accident.
Schaffhausen chainsaw rampage sees several injured in Swiss town
At least two seriously hurt as police deal with 'special incident'
Trinidad & Tobago is world's last remaining tax haven, says OECD
But others accuse the Paris-based economics body of drawing up a "meaningless" blacklist of one.
Former CERN and MIT scientists launch new VPN, calling out Google and Facebook
Virtual private networks (VPNs) can help bolster security, privacy and anonymity online.
Farmers left baffled as herd of cows jump to their deaths off cliff in Switzerland
Twelve cows died as they plunged to their death in the quiet Swiss village.
Swiss farmers baffled as herd of cows leaps to death from cliff – but lucky 13th survives
Unusual behaviour blamed on animals being spooked by a wolf or a dog.
Swiss village bans cameras in bid to promote happiness online
The local authority will charge anyone flouting the new law five francs.
Swiss man who liked 'anti-Semitic and racist' Facebook posts found guilty of defamation
The unnamed Zurich man was handed a suspended fine in the first case of its type in the country.
Famed mountaineer Ueli Steck 'The Swiss machine' killed in accident near Mount Everest
Ueli Steck, 40, was killed after falling at the foot of Mount Nuptse, in the Everest region of Nepal.
An 86-year-old grandmother arrested for spraying anti-war graffiti on Swiss National Bank
Peace activist Louise Schneider's civil disobedience highlights call for end to state funding of arms companies.
Roman Polanski's latest bid to avoid jail in rape case denied by US judge
The Oscar-winning director fled the US ahead of sentencing in 1978, a year after admitting raping a minor.
Look inside the 117-year-old anarchist 'time capsule' hidden in Switzerland
'Hello to whoever will have the honour of finding this note,' reads a letter dated 1900.
In pictures: Top ten cities with the highest quality of living
The Mercer's 19th annual Quality of Living survey takes into account a city's infrastructure, transport connections, economic instability, social unrest and growing political upheaval.
Swiss man accused of sexually abusing 80 boys in Thailand to undergo trial
The alleged paedophile moved to Thailand after being convicted in two similar cases in Switzerland.
Swiss senate rejects burqa ban
The bill proposed by the anti-immigration SVP had been narrowly approved by the lower house of parliament.
5 European countries that have banned the burqa or niqab
Women are prohibited from wearing the Islamic face veil in public in these countries.
Former Yahya Jammeh minister arrested in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko arrested as Gambia welcomed arrival of Jammeh's successor, Adama Barrow.
Davos 2017: Theresa May urges big business to 'play by rules' in globalisation warning
UK prime minister also told leaders that 'Britain is and will always be open for business'.
Cowbell complaints block woman's application for Swiss citizenship
Nancy Holten was rejected for a second time by her peers, in November last year.