Tina Turner Seeking Swiss Citizenship

Tina Turner attends an Armani fashion show.ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

Tina Turner is in the process of trading in her American passport for a Swiss one, ABC News reports. The singer's petition for Swiss citizenship was recently approved by her local council after she passed a civics test and interview.

Turner has been living in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since 1995, after moving to the country with her longtime manager, German record executive Erwin Bach. "I'm very happy in Switzerland and I feel at home here," Turner told the German newspaper, Blick. "I cannot imagine a better place to live." A representative for Turner told Switzerland's Zuerichsee-Zeitung newspaper that the Tennessee-born 73-year-old was making the move in order to "clarify her situation." "Tina Turner will therefore also give back her U.S. citizenship," the rep said.

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Although the Kuesnacht government has given the green light, Turner's new citizenship still needs to get approval from Swiss federal and state authories. 

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Tina Turner Seeking Swiss Citizenship

Tina Turner attends an Armani fashion show.ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

Tina Turner is in the process of trading in her American passport for a Swiss one, ABC News reports. The singer's petition for Swiss citizenship was recently approved by her local council after she passed a civics test and interview.

Turner has been living in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since 1995, after moving to the country with her longtime manager, German record executive Erwin Bach. "I'm very happy in Switzerland and I feel at home here," Turner told the German newspaper, Blick. "I cannot imagine a better place to live." A representative for Turner told Switzerland's Zuerichsee-Zeitung newspaper that the Tennessee-born 73-year-old was making the move in order to "clarify her situation." "Tina Turner will therefore also give back her U.S. citizenship," the rep said.

Ike and Tina Turner Record Their Groove

Although the Kuesnacht government has given the green light, Turner's new citizenship still needs to get approval from Swiss federal and state authories. 

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Russian Police Seeking Other Members of Pussy Riot

Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alyokhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot during a court hearing in MoscowNatalia Kolesnikova/AFP/GettyImages

Russian police are searching for additional members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot involved in the February "punk prayer" protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin that resulted in prison sentences last week for three women who participated, Reuters reports. Police haven't said who or how many more people they're looking for, or whether they face arrest or charges. Five masked protestors were part of the 40-second demonstration inside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, though only three were arrested and tried. Pussy Riot is said to have more than 10 members.

Mark Feigin, a lawyer for Pussy Riot, believes authorities have surveillance footage from the February protest and are already aware of the other women's identities. He said the search is a tool intended to put pressure on any members of the group who plan to continue protesting. "If you put some unidentified persons on the wanted list, then you can arrest whoever you want in a balaclava," he said.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were sentenced Friday to two years in prison for "hooliganism" over the protest. The band released a new single, "Putin is Lighting the Fires of Revoluion," just hours after the convictions, and Pussy Riot have gained the support of musicians including Madonna, Paul McCartney and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Russian Police Seeking Other Members of Pussy Riot

Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alyokhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot during a court hearing in MoscowNatalia Kolesnikova/AFP/GettyImages

Russian police are searching for additional members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot involved in the February "punk prayer" protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin that resulted in prison sentences last week for three women who participated, Reuters reports. Police haven't said who or how many more people they're looking for, or whether they face arrest or charges. Five masked protestors were part of the 40-second demonstration inside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, though only three were arrested and tried. Pussy Riot is said to have more than 10 members.

Mark Feigin, a lawyer for Pussy Riot, believes authorities have surveillance footage from the February protest and are already aware of the other women's identities. He said the search is a tool intended to put pressure on any members of the group who plan to continue protesting. "If you put some unidentified persons on the wanted list, then you can arrest whoever you want in a balaclava," he said.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were sentenced Friday to two years in prison for "hooliganism" over the protest. The band released a new single, "Putin is Lighting the Fires of Revoluion," just hours after the convictions, and Pussy Riot have gained the support of musicians including Madonna, Paul McCartney and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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