Now playing Next Switzerland Part of Leo Tolstoy's 'War & Peace' leaves Russia for first time It's widely regarded as one of the finest novels ever written on humankind’s conflicting desires to fight and live together. 05/10/2019
Now playing Next no comment Lausanne protesters demand 'real' reaction on climate change The protesters gathered for a march in the streets of Lausanne on Friday to kick off a planned second global school strike for climate action 27/09/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Geneva to turn off its lights tonight so locals can gaze at the stars Greater Geneva will turn off its public lights for a night to bring awareness to the effects of light pollution. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Like Iceland, Switzerland to hold 'funeral' for lost glacier The Pizol "has lost so much substance that from a scientific perspective it is no longer a glacier." 22/09/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Watch: Climate activists interrupt Swiss parliament & break into song Activists interrupted a session of the Swiss Federal Assembly on Thursday to call for more action to tackle the climate crisis. 19/09/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Watch again: Behind the scenes broadcast from CERN A special live broadcast from CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory, where scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of our universe. 13/09/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Countries to limit sales of African elephants to zoos Countries to limit sales of African elephants to zoos 28/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Wildlife conference adopts news protections for Mako sharks Mako sharks are known as cheetah of the ocean for their speed 26/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Watch: River of clouds descends on Alpine valley Inversion takes place when air temperature increases with height as opposed to decreasing at higher altitudes. 22/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Woman, 73, to appeal fine for helping cold asylum seeker over border Anni Lanz, 73, is to appeal a conviction and 800 Swiss francs (€735) fine for helping a homeless Afghan asylum seeker into Switzerland. 19/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Firms named and shamed over 'absurd' freight One company ships Swiss alpine air in cans almost 20,000km to Asia. 19/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Elephants and sharks on agenda at CITES Wildlife convention in Geneva Mako sharks and African elephants are on the agenda of member states attending a wildlife convention in Geneva. 19/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland All but 15 of the world's 195 countries attend endangered wildlife conference The World Wildlife Conference on Trade in Endangered Species, known as CITES, takes place every three years. 17/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland What are the Geneva Conventions and what do they mean in modern war? Today marks the 70th anniversary of the agreement of the fourth and final Geneva Convention following an 85-year process of defining the rules of war 12/08/2019
Now playing Next no comment Two people missing after violent storm causes mudslide in Switzerland The search continued in Chamoson after two people were carried away in a car during a violent storm. 12/08/2019
Now playing Next no comment Breathtaking fireworks show lights up the skies over Geneva The traditional Geneva fireworks took place on the August 10 in the harbour, lighting up the skies over lake Leman with 2.5 tonnes of gunpowder. 11/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Watch: 'We need to do so much more,' says activist Greta Thunberg Thunberg, 16, is attending the five-day Smile For Future event in Lausanne, Switzerland, which will culminate in a "Fridays For Future" strike — also known as "school strike for climate." 05/08/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Scientists develop video game that can be controlled by the mind Researchers in Switzerland have developed a technology which allows people with severely impaired motor functions to play video games, using only their minds. 31/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Caster Semenya barred from defending 800m title at World Championships Caster Semenya will not be allowed to compete at the World Championships later this year after the Swiss court overturned its ruling on testosterone regulations. 31/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland World temperatures hotter 'than at any point in the last 2,000 years' "The speed of global warming has never been as high as it is today," a study released on Wednesday has found. 25/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss minister under fire for tobacco sponsorship of Expo pavilion Swiss minister under fire for tobacco sponsorship of Expo pavilion 25/07/2019
Now playing Next Sport Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich 20/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Watch: Once-in-a-generation festival kicks off in Switzerland The Fête des Vignerons began in 1797 and has developed from an annual street parade into a globally-recognised extravaganza. 19/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Ruling the roost: Swiss judge imposes crowing schedule on rooster The cockerel is now allowed out from 8am to 10pm from Monday to Friday and from 9am to 10 pm on Sundays. 10/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss air force interrupts yodelling festival during fly-by mistake Members of an aerial display team in the Swiss air force accidentally conducted a fly-by over the wrong location, interrupting a local yodeling festival. 09/07/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss barracks under quarantine after dozens of soliders hospitalised A Swiss military school in Germany has been placed under quarantine after 50 soldiers had to be taken to hospital with "severe" sickness. 05/07/2019