Swiss Police

In a tense standoff that unfolded on a Swiss train, authorities have reported that a man armed with an ax and a knife held 15 passengers hostage for nearly four hours before being fatally shot by police. The incident occurred in the town of Essert-sous-Champvent on a train traveling between Baulmes and Yverdon-les-Bains in the Swiss canton of Vaud, near the French border.

The police have found out that the motive behind the Kadıköy explosion, in which three people died, was an ex-convict's attempted revenge to kill his own brother, who reported him for a murder he committed.

Dick Marty, the author of an infamous report in 2010 entitled 'Inhuman Treatment of People and Illicit Trafficking in Human Organs in Kosovo', has been back in the headlines this month.

Swiss police say five fans of Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki were hurt in an attack by local hooligans at a hotel in Basel.

The incident on Wednesday came hours before Thessaloniki beat FC Basel 3-0 in a Champions League qualifying match, eliminating the Swiss team 5-1 on aggregate.

Romania's royal household has been hit by scandal after the disinherited grandson of ex-monarch Michael I, 96 and now reportedly fading away, allegedly tried to force his way into his grandfather's Swiss home.

Swiss police are investigating another charge of rape against director Roman Polanski by 61-year-old former German actress Renate Langer, who claims he raped her at Gestad when she was 15, the world news agencies reported.

A man with a chainsaw left at least five people injured after going on a rampage through the streets of a picturesque Swiss town, police said, according to EveningStandard.

Police descended on the area's old town amid reports that an unidentified male had launched the attack on Monday afternoon, local media reported.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on March 26 summoned Switzerland's ambassador to Ankara to express its reaction over an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rally targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Swiss capital Bern.   

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on March 25 summoned Switzerland's deputy ambassador to Ankara to express their reaction over an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rally targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Swiss capital Bern.

Swiss police cancelled an event celebrating the 102nd anniversary of the naval victory of the Ottomans against the mighty Allied forces and commemorating thousands who lost their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign, saying it could disrupt public order on March 17.