The Council of the Swiss Abroad, meeting today in Bern, passed a resolution in favour of the new Electronic Identity Act ...

US equity futures and European stocks retreated as some of the euphoria around expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate ...

US equity futures and European stocks retreated as some of the euphoria around expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate ...

Asian shares tracked Wall Street’s rally and gained the most in nearly two weeks as traders increased bets the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates next month following dovish comments by ...

Around a century ago, visitors to the famous Rigi mountain regularly complained of diarrhoea and vomiting. Was it mountain ...

The first SwissCommunity Days mark the start of a new legislative period for the Council of the Swiss Abroad. E-voting is at ...

The Green Party delegates' meeting opened on Saturday morning in Vicques (JU) with a speech by party president Lisa Mazzone.

On average, the Swiss consume 4.8 megawatt hours of electricity per year. According to Velobiz.de, this is roughly equivalent ...

HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss private bank is ending relationships with wealthy Middle Eastern clients, including many with ...

Philippe Lazzarini will step down as head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) at ...

The Gösgen nuclear power plant in northwestern Switzerland will be out of service for six months. It has not been connected ...

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.