Switzerland has overwhelmingly voted in favour of same-sex marriage.
In a referendum held on Sunday, Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved of allowing same-sex couples to marry. According to Swiss federal chancellery results, 64.1 percent of...
Swiss voters will decide on a pesticide prohibition, a terrorism law, and COVID-19 assistance.
Switzerland goes to the polls on Sunday in a series of referendums that might result in the country being just the second in the world...
Swiss voters back ban on facial coverings in referendum
A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland won a narrow victory in a binding referendum on Sunday instigated by the same group that...
Swiss court to rule in Steinmetz trial over Guinea mining deal
A Swiss criminal court will rule on Friday whether Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is guilty of corruption and forgery charges in one of the mining...
Swiss expand coronavirus risk quarantine list, add United States
Switzerland has expanded its list of countries here with a high risk of coronavirus infection from which new arrivals must quarantine themselves for 10 days,...
Swiss doctors urge COVID vulnerable to declare end-of-life wishes in advance
Swiss doctors have urged those vulnerable to COVID-19 complications to record their wishes for end-of-life care in advance to help ease pressure on intensive care...
Outrage over Swiss Green party candidate’s links to BDS
Heidi Mück sought to end work with French company because it helped build Jerusalem light rail. Jerusalem's light rail (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) The Swiss...
Swiss tighten measures to combat COVID-19 second wave
Switzerland announced tighter restrictions on Sunday to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus hitting the country, including a nation-wide obligation to wear masks and...
Switzerland holds ‘fruitful’ Iran talks on peace, rights
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis in Tehran for talks ATTA KENARE AFP Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said...
Climate activists gathered at Trient glacier mourn Switzerland’s receding ice
Activists gather for a protest against climate change at Trient Glacier, in Trient, Switzerland September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TRIENT, Switzerland (Reuters) - Climate activists...
Blatter’s faces Swiss prosecutor over Platini payment
Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter arrives for questioning in Bern Fabrice COFFRINI AFP Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter was facing questioning Tuesday by a Swiss...
Michel Platini grilled by Swiss prosecutor in payment probe
Platini arriving for Monday's hearing Fabrice COFFRINI AFP Michel Platini was quizzed by a Swiss prosecutor on Monday in a probe investigating a two-million-Swiss-franc ($2.2-million)...
Swiss to ban foreign trophy hunters from killing Alpine ibex
There are over 6,000 Alpine ibexes in the Swiss canton of Wallis DIETER NAGL AFP/File A Swiss region that has faced heavy criticism for allowing...
Swiss People’s Party elects only candidate Chiesa as president
Swiss People's Party (SVP) newly elected President Marco Chiesa delivers a speech during a party meeting in Brugg Windisch, Switzerland August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann...
Nigerian govt expecting $200m from Netherlands, Switzerland
The Federal Government has said the country is expecting the return of $200million from the Netherlands and Switzerland. According to the Attorney General of...
First Swiss deal with Iran via humanitarian channel has gone through: Swiss government
A Swiss pharmaceutical company has completed the first transaction under a new humanitarian trade channel with Iran, the government in Bern said on Monday. The...
Tiger mauls female zookeeper, 55, to death in front of horrified visitors
A female Siberian tiger has mauled a female zookeeper to death at Zurich Zoo in front of horrified visitors. The tiger, named Irina, attacked the...
Siberian tiger kills zookeeper in Zurich
A female Siberian tiger attacked and killed a 55-year-old zookeeper at Zurich’s zoo on Saturday, the authorities said. Rescue crews were unable to save the...
Swiss restrict entry from 29 countries to prevent coronavirus spread
Travellers to Switzerland from 29 countries will from July 6 have to register with the authorities and go into self-isolation to prevent a resurgence of...
Swiss attorney general’s office defends conduct after Russia-related scrutiny
FILE PHOTO: Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber arrives to be questioned by the Judicial Committee of the Swiss Parliament as part of proceedings that could...
Zurich quarantines nearly 300 nightclub revellers after six people contract COVID-19
Zurich’s health authority said on Saturday it had ordered a 10-day quarantine for almost 300 guests and staff of a nightclub after a reveller tested...
Over 10,000 people demonstrate against racism in Zurich
Demonstrators took to the streets of several Swiss cities on Saturday to protest against racism, the news agency Keystone-SDA reported. In Zurich alone, more than...