Football riots break out in Zurich
Feb. 15, 2019, 9:50 a.m.Football hooligans rioted in Zurich last night.
Basel schools warn of child molester
Feb. 15, 2019, 9:42 a.m.Two schools in Basel have sent letters to parents warning them of a possible child molester on the streets.
Hackers asked to test new e-voting system
Feb. 15, 2019, 9:33 a.m.The Swiss Post Office is asking for hackers across the globe to see if they can get into a new e-voting system.
Geneva police 'rightly' sacked over neo-Nazi sympathies
Feb. 15, 2019, 9:21 a.m.The Federal Court has upheld a decision by Geneva police to sack an officer who showed neo-Nazi sympathies.
Dead woman found in carpark mystifies police
Feb. 14, 2019, 10:21 a.m.Zurich police admit they have few leads after a 29-year-old woman was found dead in a car park in Dübendorf yest...
Hard Brexit may limit Swiss residence permit numbers
Feb. 14, 2019, 10:10 a.m.The number of British citizens allowed to work in Switzerland will be limited if the UK crashes out of the EU at the ...
Switzerland to join new EU travel agreement
Feb. 14, 2019, 10:01 a.m.Switzerland will join the European Electronic Travel Authorization system which is being rolled out across the EU.
Lions bought by Swiss circus ring
Feb. 14, 2019, 9:58 a.m.Lions could be back in the circus ring in Switzerland later this year as the Circus Royal has bought three of the ani...
Kiosk customers to pay using phone app
Feb. 14, 2019, 9:50 a.m.Kiosk, the chain of convenience shops often found at train stations, is planning to take self-checkout one step further.
Man found in forest 90 minutes after crashing car
Feb. 14, 2019, 9:47 a.m.It took more than 90 minutes for an injured man to be found after his car came off the road near Kriessern in Sankt G...
Euromillions draw set to break records
Feb. 13, 2019, 9:19 a.m.The next Euromillions draw will be a record, if the winner is in Switzerland.
Assisted suicide numbers up from last year
Feb. 13, 2019, 9:17 a.m.The assisted suicide organization, Exit, says it helped 1,204 people end their lives last year – a leap of 23% ...
Scorpion stowaway found in Zurich man's suitcase
Feb. 13, 2019, 9:13 a.m.A Zurich man had a shock after he returned from Bali on holiday.
Valais camera trap captures rare white chamois
Feb. 13, 2019, 9:08 a.m.A camera trap in canton Valais has caught an image of a rare white chamois – and cantonal game keepers are plea...
Over 100 pigs die in barn fire
Feb. 12, 2019, 7:32 a.m.Police in canton Nidwalden say more than 100 pigs have died in a barn fire.
Man caught driving double speed limit on autoroute
Feb. 12, 2019, 7:23 a.m.A man won’t be driving for a while after Thurgau police caught him driving at 249 kph on the A7 – more th...
Swiss Institute say glacier decline worse than thought
Feb. 12, 2019, 7:13 a.m.An international team of scientists led by the Swiss Institute for snow and avalanche research say the state of the w...
Extra German lessons fee proposed for Thurgau schools
Feb. 12, 2019, 7:09 a.m.Education authorities in canton Thurgau want to charge parents a fee for extra German lessons for primary school chil...
5G delay amid transmitter limitations
Feb. 11, 2019, 9:31 a.m.The roll out of the new 5G mobile phone system could be delayed due to strict limits on how powerful transmitters are...
Autoroute collision after car drives in wrong direction
Feb. 11, 2019, 9:27 a.m.A 26-year-old man is in a critical condition after colliding with a car that was driving in the wrong direction on th...
The weekend's voting results
Feb. 11, 2019, 9:24 a.m.Voters have rejected the initiative to end so called Urban Sprawl.
Zurich Zoo mourns death of Mamitu the gorilla
Feb. 8, 2019, 9:41 a.m.Zurich Zoo is in mourning after the death of the long term and popular resident Mamitu – a 41-year-old lowland ...
Geneva passes motion to give asylum to Assange
Feb. 8, 2019, 9:36 a.m.Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be given asylum in Switzerland.
Local government shuts down in Olten
Feb. 8, 2019, 9:31 a.m.While the world watched the US government shutdown with shock and dismay – there’s now another one.
