Switzerland

Switzerland

Frozen bodies of couple missing since 1942 found in Swiss Alps

They were last seen going to milk their cows midway through World War II.

18/07/2017

Cult

George Benson at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Legendary 74 old American jazz-man George Benson performed for the 25th time at this year's Montreux Jazz festival, proving he still has the voice.

17/07/2017

Cult

Sampha and Slaves at the Montreux Jazz Festival

They may be very different in style, but both Sampha and Slaves got the crowds going at Montreux

13/07/2017

Switzerland

Paris and Los Angeles cleared to agree Olympics deal

11/07/2017

Switzerland

Paris and L.A. await Olympic decision

Paris is widely regarded as favourite for the 2024 Games, with Los Angeles set to be awarded them four years later.

11/07/2017

Cult

Nazi-era art to go on show in Bern

11/07/2017

Switzerland

360 video: Discover one of the cleanest cleanrooms in Europe

10/07/2017

Switzerland

Angry scenes as Cyprus reunification talks collapse

07/07/2017

Cult

Montreux Jazz Festival: Something for Everyone

The annual music showcase features acts from Tom Jones to Beth Ditto and hip hop legends 'The Roots'

05/07/2017

No Comment

Forget Formula One - Watch the 'World Championship Office Chair Race'

A Swiss town was transformed into an international race track for chairs on rollers

02/07/2017

Switzerland

'Best chance' Cyprus settlement talks resume in Switzerland

The UN mediator struck a positive note as Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders met in Crans-Montana.

28/06/2017

Switzerland

Cyprus peace talks: ‘best, but not only’chance of agreement - UN

The Cyprus peace talks in Switzerland are the best chance at an agreement, the UN says.

27/06/2017

Switzerland

Record 65.6 million 'forcibly displaced' in 2016 - UN Global Trends report

The UN releases data suggesting forced displacement globally is at its highest in decades.

20/06/2017

Cult

Art Basel Unlimited 2017 takes a fresh look at the 1970s along with today's artists

Art Basel Unlimited takes a dip in the 1970s this year with 13 major worls from the decade.

13/06/2017

Switzerland

Watch: TV star Hammond crashes supercar in Switzerland

11/06/2017

Sci-Tech

UN Summit on AI: 'The most significant technology we will ever create'

07/06/2017

Switzerland

US reviews role in UN Human Rights Council

06/06/2017

Switzerland

No photos please: Swiss town of Bergün bans holiday snaps

31/05/2017

World

Fabiola Gianotti, CERN: "95% of the universe is unknown to us."

Studying the infinitely small in order to understand the infinitely big – that’s the goal of researchers at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in…

30/05/2017

Switzerland

Swiss referendum on renewable energy

Swiss voters are set to back the government's plan to provide billions of euros in subsidies for renewable energy, ban the construction of new nuclear plants and help bail out struggling utilities acc

21/05/2017

Switzerland

Syrian peace talks end with only ''incremental progress''

Four days of faltering peace talks on Syria ended in Geneva on Friday, with Staffan de Mistura admitting only ‘‘incremental progress’‘ had been made.

19/05/2017

Switzerland

“How many Jews would I have to kill to avenge my brother?”

Ali Abu Awwad was 15 when he first took up arms to fight in the ranks of Fatah during the first Intifada.

15/05/2017

Switzerland

CERN hopes new particle accelerator will bring new discoveries

There were celebrations on Tuesday at CERN, the European physics research centre in Geneva, as it inaugurated its new particle accelerator which will continue the work examining the universe and it’s

10/05/2017

Sport

Richie Porte wins Tour de Romandie

Great Britain's Simon Yates finished in second place in the Swiss mountains, ahead of Primoz Roglic from Slovenia in third

30/04/2017

Sport

Sheikh Ahmad resigns from football posts

Fifa Council member Sheikh Ahmad strongly denied any wrongdoing after media reports linked him to a bribery claim

30/04/2017

Eco-Innovation

Alan Roura's 105 days at sea

105 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes and 32 seconds.

29/04/2017