The Zurich "Night-time Peace" initiative, which calls for greater protection against aircraft noise, is being withdrawn. However, there is disagreement within the initiative committee over this decision. The citizens’ organisation called Fluglärms...

A 38-year-old from Ukraine, who served a prison sentence in Switzerland, is allowed to remain in Zurich despite being ordered to leave. This was the ruling of the Zurich Administrative Court. As there is a risk of forced conscription, the chronically...

Applause rang out across Switzerland as the solar eclipse reached its peak at around 8:20pm. Armed with solar eclipse glasses, camping chairs and high spirits, many people turned out to watch the sky on Wednesday. The spectacle began in the north-eas...

The Swiss government wants to hold bank executives more accountable and prevent risks arising from high bonuses. Stricter regulations on this matter have been put out for public consultation that would also force banks to be better prepared for crise...

Eleven years after the launch of a project to reintroduce the osprey in Switzerland, a pair of these migratory birds has returned to nest for the first time since 1914. Three chicks hatched in the spring between May 25 and 29, reveals Wendy Strahm, c...