A man who jumped with a parachute from a rock face near the Äscher mountain guesthouse in eastern Switzerland last summer faces charges after his case was referred to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, it was reported on Friday. + Ge...

Vaud minister Valérie Dittli concluded an agreement to have a criminal complaint against her withdrawn, an investigation has revealed. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This written agreement included the allocation of CHF...

A small team has resumed work at the Swiss embassy in Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry announced on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The decision to re-open the embassy gradually was taken after analysing the risks ...

A slowdown in ocean currents in the North Atlantic could have been partly responsible for longer and more intense ice ages around a million years ago, a study by the University of Bern reveals. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

Former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss was honoured in Bern on Thursday for her decisive role in advancing women’s rights in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox To mark its 50th anniversary, the Federal Commission...