Basel's carnival kicked off in the early hours of Monday morning with the traditional "Morgestraich". At 4am, the lights went down and the cliques took to the streets of the northern Swiss city with ...

Swiss palaeontologist Jacques Ayer has been appointed by the government of Benin as managing director of four new public museums that will showcase Beninese art, culture and history.

The Federal Council's proposal to modernise the International Energy Charter Treaty has met with a mixed reception in Switzerland. The withdrawal of the EU and several key countries from the agreement ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she walked out of a speech by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at ...

Partners Group Holding AG sought to send a calming message about its investments after the stocks of other alternative asset ...

Thousands of spectators attended the Bern carnival procession and the giant concert on Parliament Square on Saturday.

Proposed multi-billion franc cuts to the Swiss budget should not be trimmed down, according to the finance committee of the House of Representatives. The committee has recommended budget cuts that are ...

Glencore Plc boss Gary Nagle said the world’s top miners must get bigger in order to make their voices heard, as the metals ...

The Pride Festival in Zurich is to be downsized this year and will now charge admission. This is intended to secure funding ...

Volatility shook Wall Street as concerns over technology profits spurred an industry rout after a tepid margin outlook from ...

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A 79-year-old Frenchman has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of 89 minors in France and other countries. Some of ...