A lesser known corner of the Swiss Alps, the Pays d’Enhaut district makes for a great and easy journey into the further ...

The ongoing heatwave has forced the Beznau nuclear power plant, which relies on water from the River Aare, to halve its output.

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

On average, public school vacations in Switzerland last about six weeks — with some cantons, like Aargau, offering less ...

Enormous Lake Geneva is surrounded by mountains. On its north shore, the tiny Lavaux area of steeply terraced vineyards and ...

DSLR video of the Dix Hut (Cabane des Dix) in the Valais canton, Switzerland. This mountain refuge is huge but look small in this environnement. The hut is located on a small hill surrounded by ...

Eritrean nationals in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, the United States, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Austria, and Finland have commemorated Martyrs Day with pride.

A Scottish wingsuit flyer has been killed after a jump in canton Uri. British champion Liam Byrne died after jumping from ...

The mother of a 15-year-old girl murdered by her 14-year-old school mate in canton Aargau says she feels abandoned after she ...

Swiss society is undergoing a quiet demographic transformation. Marriages are declining, families are shrinking and children are increasingly seen as optional. New data from the Federal Statistical Of ...

Only a handful of cantons are likely to have an online voting system for the next federal elections, according to a survey by ...