A new referendum in Switzerland has approved a law on new surveillance powers for the intelligence agencies. The law would…
The US has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say.…
According to a new survey, Switzerland is the world's happiest country. The country of chocolates and clocks topped the third…
As Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been seen in public lately, a Swiss tabloid claims that his alleged girlfriend…
Edward Snowden says he would love to get asylum in Switzerland. The fugitive US whistleblower was speaking via video link…
Southern Switzerland and northern Italy have been hit by deadly landslides following days of torrential rain. Two women died when…
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to introduce what would have been the highest minimum wage in the world…
Switzerland is voting in a referendum on whether to introduce what would be the highest minimum wage in the world.…
Swiss prosecutors have opened a money laundering investigation into Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov. The…
Switzerland has declined to sign a proposed deal granting Croatians free access to the Swiss employment market. Croatia and Switzerland…
The Swiss vote to bring back strict immigration quotas for Europeans draws criticism from France, Germany and Brussels. France and…
Voters in Switzerland have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from EU countries. Final…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a visa to travel to Switzerland, the Swiss foreign ministry says. A ministry’s spokesman said…
Oprah Winfrey has said she is sorry for a "blown up" media response after she claimed she encountered racism in…
Switzerland considers changing its national anthem as being too old-fashioned, so a new one will be chosen through a competition.…
Two trains have collided in western Switzerland injuring at least 40 people have been injured, five of them seriously. The…
Belgium is holding a day of national mourning by coming to a standstill for a minute's silence at 11:00 a.m.…