Swiss officials are reviewing information and legal framework to determine the immigration status of a Syrian family, after the family’s two boys stated that they have been refusing to shake their female teachers’ hands because it’s against their faith. The case has sparked a widespread debate as the officials are still in process to make a decision.
FIFA's embattled president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command have hired high-powered lawyers to represent them, two sources said as a corruption probe engulfs soccer's global governing body with Swiss authorities identifying suspicious bank transactions.
Swiss police arrested some of the most powerful figures in global soccer on Wednesday, announcing a criminal investigation into the awarding of the next two world cups and plunging the world's most popular sport into turmoil.
A Swiss organization that helps people take their own lives and defends their right to refuse medical treatment says its membership reached a record high last year after a 20 percent surge in requests to join.
