Latest from Zurich

Beneath its austere exterior, Alexia Santamaria finds the beating heart of Zurich.

Jamie Morton gets to grips with picturesque Switzerland's double act of charming culture and flashy style.

A professor has been sacked after he accidentally beamed porn through a lecture room projector for all his students to see.

Zurich is not only the city of banks, but also of public baths - or as the Swiss would say "Badis."

Executives in Zurich, Geneva and Sydney are the best paid in the world after taxes, according to a survey by Swiss bank UBS - but Auckland workers are not flourishing to the same extent.

British anti-euthanasia campaigners accused Sir Terry Pratchett and the BBC of "cheerleading" for a change in legislation.

New Zealand sided with the majority as the controversial Sepp Blatter was given another four-year term as Fifa president.

On Friday morning 22 Fifa executives will vote in a secret ballot to decide the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

The singer's wife allegedly discovered he had been having an affair with a backing dancer after finding text messages on a secret phone.

Eric Watson is "up and about" in a Swiss private hospital after fracturing his back in a skiing accident.

Ricki Herbert had no difficulty pointing to the critical moment in last night's controversial defeat to Sydney FC.

One man's house may be his castle but in the case of film-maker Roman Polanski yesterday, released at last from his prison cell just outside Zurich, it is his luxury prison.

Roman Polanski's fate has became an international cause celebre as Paris, Warsaw and figures from the film world demand his release.