Switzerland

Sport

Spills and thrills at Freeride World Championships

France's Leo Slemmett became the new world champion on skis while his compatriot Marion Haerty won the women's snowboard title

04/04/2017

Switzerland

For €10m, the 1980s smartwatch

One of the world’s most sophisticated mechanical watches is looking for a new home.

01/04/2017

Cinema

Geneva Film Festival celebrates human rights

As the awards season comes to an end, a film festival in Geneva has turned the spotlight on human rights abuses.

29/03/2017

Switzerland

Protests in Switzerland spark anger in Ankara

Turkey’s foreign ministry has reportedly summoned Switzerland’s deputy ambassador to Ankara following protests in Bern.

26/03/2017

Cinema

Human rights film festival - winners

Coming at the end of the awards season the fifteenth International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, held as usual in Geneva has chosen its winners.

21/03/2017

Switzerland

Two killed in Switzerland cafe shooting

At least two people have been killed one seriously injured in a shooting at a cafe in Basel

10/03/2017

Economy

Power trends at the Geneva motor show

The Geneva motor show opens to the public with carmakers focused on Tesla style technology, but that doesn't mean the supercar is dead.

09/03/2017

Switzerland

Geneva Motor Show 2017: Luxury cars in photos

Europe’s biggest annual car show kicks off in Geneva with luxury and crossover vehicles in the limelight.

08/03/2017

Sport

Fredericks steps down from IOC and IAAF roles amid corruption claims

Four-time Olympic sprint silver medalist Frankie Fredericks has stepped roles at the International Olympic committee and world athletics following allegations of…

07/03/2017

Economy

Car industry looks beyond mergers at the Geneva motor show

At the Geneva motor show the focus is on the future of carmaking with the rise of electric vehicles, automated driving and car sharing.

07/03/2017

Switzerland

Peugeot 3008 wins European Car of the Year

Peugeot wins European Car of the Year for 3008 model on the same day it is announced PSA Peugeot Citroen will take over Opel-Vauxhall

07/03/2017

Living

Swiss jeweller Chopard pledges commitment to 100% ethical gold

Chopard’s co-president Karl Friedrich Scheufele said the brand wanted to “make a difference to the lives of people who make our business possible.”

01/03/2017

Sport

Former FIFA official Valcke to appeal ban from football

The Former secretary general of football’s world governing body Fifa is to appeal his ten-year ban from all football-related activities.

28/02/2017

Switzerland

#HRC34: UN Secretary-General promises to speak out against rights abuses

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has opened the 34th Human Rights Council with a personal pledge to speak out against abuses.

27/02/2017

Switzerland

Syria war: Kurdish hopes for Geneva peace talks

We want Syria to be neutral, a home for all.

24/02/2017

Switzerland

Slow progress: UN-led peace talks on Syria on shaky ground

Progress has been slow, after two days of UN-led Geneva peace talks on Syria.

24/02/2017

Switzerland

Geneva peace talks: looking for a way out of Syrian war

Opposing sides in the Syrian war have come face to face in UN peace talks for the first time in three years, as a way out of the deadly conflict remains elusive.

24/02/2017

Switzerland

Give peace no chance Syrian talks doomed to fail in Geneva

Geneva peace talks on Syria doomed to fail

23/02/2017

Switzerland

Syrian opposition calls for direct talks with Assad regime in Geneva

Syrian opposition delegates have for the first time called for face-to face talks with government representatives ahead of negotiations which begin today in…

23/02/2017

Sport

Shiffrin wins third straight slalom world title

American Mikaela Shiffrin cemented her status as the slalom queen after winning the world title in the discipline for a third consecutive time.

18/02/2017

Sport

Hirscher seals giant slalom world title, as low-flying plane slices camera cable

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher won giant slalom gold at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday after a delay caused by a Swiss air force plane slicing through an overhead television camera…

17/02/2017

Business Series

Credit Suisse announces big losses, more job cuts

Credit Suisse says its 2016 losses were 2.44 billion Swiss francs, it plans to cut up to 6,500 more jobs this year.

14/02/2017

Sport

French flair wins team gold at Alpine world championships

Mathieu Faivre anchored France to gold at the Alpine skiing World Championships in the Team Event at St Moritz.

14/02/2017

Sport

Alpine skiing: Aerni wins shock gold at Worlds

Luca Aerni handed host nation Switzerland their third title from six races at the World skiing championships in St.

13/02/2017

Sport

Alpine skiing: Stuhec and Feuz strike world championships gold

Ilka Stuhec became the second successive Slovenian to win the downhill title at the Alpine skiing world championships.

12/02/2017

Switzerland

Switzerland votes to ease citizenship rules

Swiss voters have approved a relaxation of their country’s citizenship rules, dismissing suggestions from the far-right that the move could pose a security…

12/02/2017