On Sunday, the World Health Organization (WHO) triggered its second-highest international alert level in response to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is caused by a variant that is highly lethal and has no vaccine. Acc...

On May 19 at 05:52 Swiss time, the 'Smile' satellite will be launched into space to study solar storms. For the researchers involved, the launch is a special moment - and nerve-wracking at the same time. "I would love hide in the basement during the ...

Guy Parmelin has expressed his discontent over steel tariffs recently approved by the European Union. Parmelin, who is also economics minister, called the tariffs "unacceptable" in an interview with Swiss public radio SRF on Saturday. Parmelin said h...

From Friday onwards, hundreds of people massed outside Swatch shops in Switzerland in the hope of being able to buy one of the new 'Royal Pop' watches on Saturday morning. Scuffles broke out in some places. More than a thousand people gathered in Gen...

A motorhome got stuck in a tight bend in Welschenrohr, northern Switzerland, on Friday evening. The driver had disregarded a ban on vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, Solothurn cantonal police reported on Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...