A 20-year old man is currently facing trial for attempted murder for stabbing two social workers in the youth centre where he ...

The final will be played on Sunday in Basel, where the England team will face the winners of tonight's game between Germany and Spain, played in Zurich. A group of around 25 men, hailing from all over ...

The Arolla campsite, perched 1,950 metres above sea level in the Val d’Hérens in the canton of Valais, is to close permanently, the authorities announced on 13 July 2025. The site, which draws around ...

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While Switzerland has the capacity to monitor glacier hazards, many countries do not, including Indonesia, whose Carstensz ...

Authorities in Switzerland are working to identify human remains found during a targeted search around Blatten, where a glacier collapse occurred in late May, Valais police told Anadolu on Thursday.

The state of Switzerland's glaciers came into stark and dramatic view of the international community last month when a mudslide from an Alpine mountain submerged the southwestern village of Blatten.

"As part of a coordinated search operation in the Tennmatten area of Blatten, human remains were found and recovered," Valais Cantonal Police said late on Tuesday.

According to an initial estimate, the landslide in Blatten in Valais will cost insurers around 320 million Swiss francs. The people affected have been promised rapid and unbureaucratic support.

The Valais mountain village of Blatten, which was largely buried by a landslide, will receive five million francs in emergency aid from the federal government. After the Council of States, the ...