Switzerland

President Donald Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes

Davos forum: Trump to attend, but Iranian official cancels

9:07 pm January 14, 2020

Geneva: Iran’s foreign minister has cancelled an expected appearance at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesday, citing the “backdrop of uncertainty” in the Middle East. The move averts a possible crossing-of-paths with top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, in the Alpine town at a time when relations between Iran […]

Dog kills woman in Switzerland

12:09 am January 11, 2020

Geneva: A woman was killed at a dog training centre in western Switzerland this week after her Malinois attacked her, prosecutors confirmed Friday, saying the autopsy showed she had bled to death. The 45-year-old woman was found dead inside a dog training pen in Auboranges in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday, with her visibly […]

Senior actors would have looked the part in ‘Saand Ki Aankh’: Rishi Kapoor

11:15 am November 19, 2019

Mumbai: Actor Rishi Kapoor believes the audience today is more accepting of seeing senior actors in prominent roles on screen. The veteran actor, who next features in Jeethu Joseph’s “The Body” with Emraan Hashmi and Sobhita Dhulipala, said filmmakers have started to treat their films’ cast at par with each other. “It’s a different scenario […]

No claimants for dormant Swiss accounts of Indians; some may get liquidated soon

4:04 pm November 10, 2019

New Delhi/Zurich: No claimants have come forward for about a dozen dormant Swiss bank accounts linked to Indians, leaving the funds lying in these accounts at the risk of getting transferred to the Switzerland government. The Swiss government began making details of dormant accounts public in 2015 to allow their claimants submit necessary proof to […]

French actor accuses Roman Polanski of raping her in 1975

7:32 pm November 9, 2019

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been accused of raping French actor Valentine Monnier in 1975 when she was 18 years old. According to Le Parisien via Variety, Monnier said the director raped her at a ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1975. “I had no links with him, neither personal nor professional and hardly […]