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The fallout in Switzerland over the government-engineered rescue of Credit Suisse is far from over.

Disputed neutrality, a discredited financial centre and a lack of political vision: several pillars of Switzerland’s self-image are shaking.

The United States remains committed to working with the U.N., buthow long that commitment lasts depends on its willingness to bereformed and its ability to confront the challenges of today.Terrorism, tyranny, and genocide remain the three great evils ofour time, and the U.N. will be judged by how it responds to them.

Oil for Food is one of the greatest financial scandals of modern times.

A complex gold smuggling and trading system means there is no clean gold, an Al Jazeera investigation shows. Here’s why.

Switzerland's Federal Prosecutor has opened an investigation into the state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS Group, the office of the attorney general said Sunday.

Switzerland's Federal Prosecutor has opened an investigation into the state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS Group, the office of the attorney general said on Sunday. The prosecutor, based in the Swiss capital Bern, is looking into potential breaches of the country's criminal law by government officials, regulators and executives at the two banks, which agreed on an emergency merger last month to avoid a meltdown in the country's financial system.

Financial Times: The country’s sense of self as a haven for world’s money is being shaken.

Switzerland will return the money seized from three Russian citizens accused of taking part in one of the worlds most notorious frauds.

Switzerland can use frozen Russian assets to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine, says anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth, referring to an article of the criminal code.