Swiss tourist’s sexual assault case underway in Datia Foreign Affairs Department cautions Swiss not to travel at night in India GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The trial of six men accused of sexually assaulting a Swiss woman while her husband was held down by the group opened Saturday, and Monday the first three of 36 witnesses were [...]
Swiss woman, sexually assaulted in India, husband, out of danger (update)
March 16, 2013 by
Five suspects admit to taking part in assault on woman GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 39-year-old Swiss woman who was sexually assaulted Friday night near Datia, in Madhya Pradesh state, by four men while two others held her husband, has filed charges in India, and several people are being questioned in connection with the case. Indian media said [...]
Man accused of gang rape death in India commits suicide
March 11, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the six men accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in India, who later died, has hung himself in prison, according to Indian authorities. His four cellmates slept while he apparently used a bucket to tie himself to a rod hanging from the ceiling, reports the Times of India. The [...]
Two bomb blasts kill 12 in southern India
February 21, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eleven people were killed and over 50 injured in two bomb explosions in a crowded market in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad Thursday 21 February. The blasts occurred within 10 minutes of each other with bombs placed on bicycles located 150 metres apart, according to the home minister, Sushil Shinde. No [...]
Mumbai right-wing party hands out knives
January 25, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The government says it will put a stop to it, but right-wing party Shiv Sena says that it is ready to hand out 100,000 knives to citizens to protect themselves against attackers. And, it adds, it has nine lawyers lined up to fight anyone who tries to stop them in court. The [...]
Italians, Spaniards and French visited Swiss in November
January 16, 2013 by
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss tourism figures showed some unusual developments in November 2013, with Italy showing the strongest growth, with overnight stays up 14 percent, France up 8.2 percent and Spain up 14 percent. Italy led the way with the largest overall increase in visitors, but European visits to Switzerland as a whole rose 2.9 [...]
Six arrested in second publicized gang rape in India
January 13, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Six men have been arrested in northern India in connection with raping a 29-year-old woman who was traveling home to her village Friday night 11 January. The attack bears many similarities to that of a 24-year-old Delhi woman 16 December; her death two weeks later from injuries suffered in the attack sparked a massive [...]
Women in India march, demanding end to too-common rape
January 2, 2013 by
Debate over naming anti-rape law after victim, whose name cannot be published GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Five men and a juvenile boy, all of whom face rape and murder charges in India after a violent attack on a young woman that made world headlines, may have difficulty finding lawyers to defend them. Some 2,500 lawyers registered [...]
Olympics body considers suspending India, stripping Armstrong medals
December 3, 2012 by
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The IOC (International Olympic Committee) will consider suspending the Indian national Olympic Committee for interfering XX when the Lausanne body holds a two-day meeting that starts Tuesday 4 December. Also on the agenda: Lance Armstrong’s cycling Olympic bronze medal and other doping issues that have surfaced in recent months. The IOC meeting [...]
5 in Indian family sentenced to death in honour killings
October 5, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Five members of a family who were found guilty of killing a young couple by electrocuting them, after torturing the pair, have been sentenced to death in India.The country’s supreme court ruled last year that the death penalty could apply in cases of honour killings. The couple were from different castes; the [...]
