In another incident that could dent the reputation of the Swiss army and embattled Defence Minister Ueli Maurer, tabloid Blick has filmed two North Korean army officers on a visit to Switzerland handling guns. (Photo: Keystone) ...
Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer kicked off his 16th consecutive French Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko on Sunday, his first victory since becoming a father of twins for the second time....
If there’s one thing American Chantal Panozzo realizes after eight years in Switzerland it’s that communication is about more than language....
A 53-year-old mountain climber from the canton of Vaud died on Sunday following a fall on Mont Vélan in the Valais Alps, a day after a wingsuit flyer perished in the Bernese Oberland....
On May 18th, Swiss voters clearly rejected the popular initiative for the introduction of a statutory national minimum wage of 4,000 francs per month ($4,465) or 22 francs ($24.50) per hour. The initiative was launched by the Swiss Trade Union Confederation (SGB-USS), which collected enough signatures to force the Swiss government and parliament to hold a binding popular ballot on its proposal....
In the air, in a lifeboat, at a barbecue or in the classroom, photographer Fabian Biasio was always there. Between 2011 and 2013 he accompanied two military pilot classes PK06 and PK07 on their journey from the classroom to the cockpit. (Photo: Fabian Biasio) ...
The members of Exit, one of the two Swiss organisations offering assisted suicide services, have decided to explore offering those services to non-terminally ill elderly individuals. (Photo: Keystone) ...
Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer begins his quest for a record extending 18th Grand Slam at the French Open this weekend with a first round tie against Slovenian world number 89 Lukas Lacko....
Geneva police are gearing up to protest planned pay cuts in an unconventional way: by leaving their uniforms at home and donning shorts....
Swiss star Stanislas Wawrinka has taken the unusual step of requesting that his first name be officially known in the tennis world as just Stan from now on....
One year after moving to Switzerland, Zimbabwean-born Lisa Chuma set up a women’s networking event that attracted over a thousand visitors. With the Women’s Expo in its second year, she explains why she thinks she’s found a niche. (Photo: Jo Fahy / swissinfo.ch) ...
The Swiss government is paying 260,000 francs ($290,000) to move one of the largest populations of midwife toads in Switzerland to make way for tunnel construction on the A2 motorway in the northwestern canton of Solothurn....
After rising steadily for five years, home prices tumbled by an average of more than six percent in the city of Geneva during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2013....
The Swiss parliament must decide if it will allow government spyware programmes to infiltrate the computers of criminals. The practice is controversial, with some experts viewing it as a double-edged sword that could also be turned against ordinary citizens. (Photo: Keystone) ...
A government-backed campaign against HIV has caused waves of controversy over the explicit sexual imagery used. The Federal Health Office has taken to a major newspaper to fight back against claims the material is too pornographic. (Photo: Keystone) ...
A 26-year-old Swiss man whose interest in kung fu led him to visit China as a teenager has been named a foreign ambassador for the city of Hangzhou following a global competition....
Lawmakers in Bern are worried that too many tourists in the Swiss capital mistake the federal parliament building for a church....
Credit Suisse is under investigation in the United States to determine if it allowed traders use its network for improper transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday....
The Geneva-based WTO on Thursday upheld a European Union ban on imports of seal products, rejecting an appeal by Canada and Norway, in a landmark ruling that said animal welfare can trump trade....
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said on Thursday that Chinese investigators had paid a visit to its offices in the eastern city of Hangzhou, amid a crackdown on corruption in the country's healthcare sector....