City centre flats in the UK cost twice as much as in the United States and £100,000 more than in Europe, new research has found. But there are considerable variations with a buyer able to get five flats in central Manchester for the price of one in London at £144,000 each compared to £788,000 in…

The distinguished Ghanaian diplomat and international civil servant Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday, August 18 in Bern, Switzerland, after a brief illness. He was aged 80. In January 1997 he was sworn-in as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, taking over from the hapless Egyptian Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali whose hectoring professorial style had alienated…

The African continent and indeed the entire world, yesterday, united in grief, as quintessential international diplomat and former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Atta Annan, passed on at 80, in Berne, Switzerland. The departure of the African and global statesman, who was the first Black African to hold that office elicited immense ululations from…

Mercedes-Benz has sold a sum of 1,356,350 vehicles in the first seven months of this year, which represents an increase of 2.3 per cent and a new record. Mercedes-Benz maintained its market leadership as the premium brand with the highest number of new registrations in the first seven months in markets including Germany, France, Switzerland,…

Up to 20 people are feared dead after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, local reports said Sunday.

Representatives of Austria, Germany and Switzerland have reiterated commitment to expanding business activities and workforce in Nigeria, following the recent ranking by the World Bank Ease of Doing Business index which placed the country among the 10 most improved economies. The delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria, Marc Lucassen, said foreign businessmen were…

Switzerland have made headlines in Russia for their players' controversial goal celebrations but the team stands on the verge of matching their best-ever run at a World Cup.

Switzerland vice-captain Valon Behrami promised Tuesday there would be no further controversial goal celebrations nor politically contentious incidents from his team at the World Cup. It was the first time the Swiss had commented since FIFA fined three players for their "double eagle" hand gestures to represent the Albanian flag in the politically-charged victory over…

Neymar's Brazil were held 1-1 by Switzerland in their opening World Cup game at Rostov-on-Don on Sunday...

Starting line-ups for the World Cup Group E match between Brazil and Switzerland in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday (1800 GMT kick-off)...

Switzerland said it has returned all the money kept in the country by late Nigeria’s Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha, with 1.5 million dollars interest.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ratified a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria, the Swiss Federal Council and the International Development Association to facilitate the return of illegally acquired assets to the country. The President said the return of the illegal assets would not only boost his administration’s anti-corruption drive, but also provide additional funds for…