Proposal defeated at the ballot box
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million.
Results showed nearly 55% of...
Five people were injured after an avalanche derailed a train near to the Swiss village of Goppenstein.
The derailment happened at around 7am on Monday...
The fire at a bar in popular ski resort, Le Constallation, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials...
Origins in the 19th century
The roots of the Red Cross trace back to the mid-19th century, when Swiss businessman Henry Dunant witnessed the carnage...
