Switzerland

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

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

Switzerland

Firms named and shamed over 'absurd' freight

One company ships Swiss alpine air in cans almost 20,000km to Asia.

19/08/2019

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

Switzerland

Swiss minister under fire for tobacco sponsorship of Expo pavilion

Swiss minister under fire for tobacco sponsorship of Expo pavilion

25/07/2019

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

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

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

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

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

Focus

Crans Montana 2019| global players talk peace, development & stability

In partnership with Crans Montana Forum

Is achieving peace, development and stability a pipe dream? It is the main question being asked at 2019's Crans Montana Forum.

03/07/2019

Switzerland

Watch back: 'Saudi Arabia responsible' for Khashoggi murder, UN envoy

Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions, presented her report at the Human Rights Council, of which Saudi Arabia is a member.

26/06/2019

Switzerland

Khashoggi's fiancée calls for international investigation into murder

"Those responsible must be punished," Hatice Cengiz said on Tuesday during a "Silencing Dissent" event at the UN European headquarters in Geneva.

25/06/2019

World

Stockholm and Milan battle it out to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Voting begins on Monday

24/06/2019

Switzerland

Research shows that people likelier to return wallets with more cash

Study across 355 cities in 40 countries should people are more likely to return a wallet the money it has in it

21/06/2019

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Passenger captures extreme turbulence on Pristina-Basel flight

A passenger on a flight from Pristina in Kosovo to Switzerland has captured the moment a plane hit a severe pocket of turbulence.

19/06/2019

Switzerland

Extreme turbulence captured on video by passenger

Ten people were injured in the incident aboard the ALK Airlines flight including a flight attendant who was thrown into the ceiling.

19/06/2019

Switzerland

Teens in cage protest US immigration policy in front of UN

A Human Rights Council panel is to review a complaint by the American Federation of Teachers against the "inhumane (U.S.) policy of tearing immigrant children from their families who come to our borders seeking asylum and protection."

18/06/2019