Tourism drop hits Swiss rail passenger count
For the first time in years, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has recorded a drop in passengers.
Day: September 3, 2012
Switzerland
Switzerland
Fight forces China-bound plane back to Zurich
A brawl between two Chinese passengers forced a Swiss International Air Lines plane carrying around 200 people to Beijing to return to Zurich on Sunday night.
Sweden
Investigation continues into death of 13-year-old
The investigation into the death of a 13-year-old girl, who was found murdered Saturday afternoon in Stockholm, continued on Monday, with two brothers remaining the prime suspects.
France
Intel agency monitored gunman’s sister: report
Authorities were monitoring the sister of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah as “an expert in radical Islam” long before he was on their files, new information from international radio station RTL revealed on Monday.
France
Post-election blues worse than ever before
A study has revealed that pessimism among the French population is at a record high for this period after a change of government.
France
Taxi driver on trial for young Swede’s murder
Bruno Cholet, a serial rapist who operated an illegal taxi in central Paris, goes on trial in Paris on Tuesday for the 2008 kidnapping and murder of Swedish student Susanna Zetterberg.
Sweden
French taxi driver on trial for Swede’s murder
Bruno Cholet, a serial rapist who operated an illegal taxi in central Paris, goes on trial in Paris on Tuesday for the 2008 kidnapping and murder of Swedish student Susanna Zetterberg.
Germany
Lowest German exports for three years
The German export industry - one of the main pillars of the country's economy - dropped to its lowest point since 2009 in August, sparking fears that the euro crisis is finally catching up with one of Europe's stronger nations.
Sweden
Official Swedish websites targeted in cyber attack
A number of official websites in Sweden were rendered inaccessible on Monday, in what some have claimed to be a cyber-attack by supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Germany
US-German relations ailing, says ex-FM
A former German foreign minister has voiced concern for German-American relations in the approach to the US presidential election. Re-electing President Barack Obama would be the “better option” for Europe, he said in an interview.
Germany
11 injured as smoke fills plane in Cologne
Eleven people were injured, four seriously, when a passenger plane at Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport filled with smoke shortly after landing on Monday morning, emergency services announced.
Germany
Dead businessman ‘could be victim of contract hit’
A German businessman who was found shot dead next to his Mercedes in Bremen’s largest parking garage at the weekend. Police are not ruling out a contract killing.
Norway
MP faces exit door over cannabis use
A Labour Party MP who once sought to legalize cannabis now risks losing his seat in parliament after he admitted using the drug as recently as three weeks ago.
Sweden
Police stumped by headless animal finds
Police in southern Sweden are on the lookout for a suspected poacher who they believe decapitates the animals he shoots, taking only their heads, while leaving the headless bodies behind.
Norway
Breivik emails published in new book in Norway
A new book out in Norway on Monday publishes the private emails of Anders Behring Breivik, showing a killer fond of emoticons but largely devoid of emotion and illustrating his attention to detail in planning his attacks.
Sweden
Unwitting Stockholmers sublet flats to prostitutes
Prostitutes in Stockholm are using short-term rented apartments to sell sex, which is proving to be a difficult case for police to crack, and a bitter pill to swallow for the holidaying homeowners.
Germany
Man dies as playground dare backfires
A 20-year-old German was flung from a children's roundabout and died after a dare backfired on Sunday afternoon. His friends, who face involuntary manslaughter charges, taped him to the carousel and used a car to spin it round.
Sweden
New millions to troubled Swedish suburbs
The government has decided to award to 200 million kronor ($30 million) in performance based subsidies to boost fifteen of Sweden’s suburbs grappling with social exclusion.
Germany
Greens call for €200 ‘cash for clunker fridges’
One of Germany’s largest environmental organizations and the Greens are calling for consumers to get an extra €200 when they turn in old household appliances to buy the most energy-efficient models.
Sweden
Saab logo left out as new model announced
The new owners of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab plan to launch their first model in 2014, they announced on Monday, and while the cars can be called Saabs, they will lack the brand's famed griffin logo.
Germany
Minister: former East Germany needs a trillion
Eastern Germany needs €1,000 billion in investment to bring it in line with the economic power of the west by 2030, the Thuringia state economy minister said on Monday.
France
French unemployment hits three million mark
French Labour Minister Michel Sapin said on Sunday that the country's unemployment had passed the symbolic number of three million registered job seekers and would keep rising.
France
Rihanna rages at pushy French fans
Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
Switzerland
Richie Ramsay on a high after Swiss Alps win
Scotland's Richie Ramsay claimed the biggest win of his career on Sunday at the European Masters in the Swiss Alps, a final-round 66 handing him victory by a four-shot margin.
Sweden
Sweden ‘helped US bomb Iraq in 2003’: report
Swedish military intelligence provided the United States with information about potential bombing targets in Bagdad ahead a 2003 attack on the Iraqi capital, despite the Swedish government's opposition to the US invasion, US military documents reveal.
Switzerland
German minister wants to ban sale of Swiss data
The sale and purchase of CDs listing the details of Germans suspected of stashing assets in Swiss banks to avoid taxes should be made illegal, Germany's justice minister told a newspaper on Saturday.
Switzerland
Rhine boat crash claims two lives
An investigation is under way into the collision of two boats on the Rhine River in Basel that left two men dead.
Germany
Lufthansa crews call new strike for Tuesday
Cabin staff at German airline Lufthansa will hold a fresh strike which is expected to have a bigger impact than recent walkouts, their union said Sunday.
Germany
German MP visits Assange in embassy
German far-left MP Sevim Dagdelen on Sunday visited Julian Asange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's embassy in London since June, and afterwards expressed her solidarity with the Wikileaks founder.
Switzerland
Embattled Blatter vows to see out FIFA term
FIFA's Swiss chief Sepp Blatter is adamant he will complete his fourth term as head of world football's governing body despite growing disquiet in some quarters over his stewardship.
Germany
Berliners protest after rabbi beating
About 1,500 people rallied in Berlin Sunday in support of a rabbi who was brutally beaten in front of his young daughter, allegedly by a group of Arab youths.
Sweden
Swedish footballer dies after mid-match collapse
A 29-year-old Swedish footballer died on Sunday night after collapsing mid-match just minutes after scoring a goal, leaving his club and the Swedish footballing world in shock.
Sweden
Zlatan doubles up to give PSG season’s first win
Paris Saint-Germain registered their first win of the new Ligue 1 season on Sunday night as a first-half double from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped the capital club to a 2-1 triumph at Lille.