A proposal to ban base jumping in the Bernese Highlands has drawn criticism, with locals countering claims that the extreme sport is dangerous.

Swiss back new tax law for big international firms . The Swiss on Sunday backed a new minimum tax rate of 15 percent to be imposed on big international firms.

But when it comes to protecting their wealth, they seem to like Switzerland more.

The number of accidents involving cyclists in Switzerland has shot up in recent years and there are reasons to explain the ...

The skies over Switzerland will reveal a unique spectacle on Saturday when a partial eclipse of the sun takes place.

Zurich residents have been handed a month-long tax deadline extension after the website for making tax declarations was hit ...

Zurich residents get a month-long tax deadline extension; Geneva court rules against generalised 30 km/h speed limit; and ...

Swiss scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, along with Canadian-American James Peebles, have won the Nobel Physics Prize for their work in cosmology.