<p>A bag containing a stash of stolen watches appeared on the Zug police's doorstep this week, authorities reported on Thursday. The watches, valued at 240,000 francs, had been stolen from a salesman's car in May.</p>
<p>A Swiss man is being sought by Russian secret police after breaking out of a prison in the Caucasus. Once a promising young politician, Christoph Häusler is thought to have become involved in the Islamic extremist scene.</p>
<p>A 13-year-old Boy Scout died in a fall in the Bernese Alps. He was on a hiking expedition with three friends when he slipped and fell 300 metres.</p>
<p>Switzerland was the world's best destination for adventure travel in 2010, according to a new ranking. The country's untouched nature, good infrastructure and friendliness impressed the study's authors.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A Saudi man on holiday in Switzerland thought he was doing a good deed when he killed a loose snake in a park. But instead of getting a round of applause, he got jail time.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After the massacre in Norway, police in Switzerland are increasing their presence at an international socialist political camp getting underway where thousands of young people are expected.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has unexpectedly cut its target interest rate on Wednesday to try to stop the surge of the franc, which the bank says is "massively overvalued."</p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Swiss universities can limit the number of foreigners who enroll if there is a shortage of available spots at the school, education experts have found. Some had worried that foreign quotas violated international agreements.</span></p>
<p>In 2010, the number of farms in Switzerland fell to below 60,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the federal statistics office. The number of organic farms is also shrinking.</p>
<p>A large explosion destroyed a house in the village of Rüfenach early on Monday morning, killing one man. Police suspect the explosion might have been intentional.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 21-year-old woman who killed her father and seriously injured her mother on Tuesday said she had planned the murder beforehand. She said he had verbally abused her for years.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga wants to expand the government's ability to monitor people's online activities. The plans have been harshly criticized by other politicians and the internet sector.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">People living in French-speaking parts of Switzerland are more patriotic than those who speak German, according to a new survey. But for 80 percent of Swiss, the national holiday on August 1st is important.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For the first time in Switzerland, foetuses have been operated on while they were still inside their mothers' wombs, the University Children's Hospital in Zürich reported on Thursday.</p>
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