Swiss bank UBS says its chief executive has resigned over a £1.5bn rogue trading loss.

After nearly two centuries of neutrality, Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations with the unanimous support of the General Assembly.

After nearly two centuries of neutrality, Switzerland today became the 190th member of the United Nations with the unanimous support of the General Assembly.

SWITZERLAND conceded yesterday that its air traffic controllers were at least partly to blame for the midair collision of a Russian charter jet and a cargo plane which killed 71 people.