Farmers in the Swiss German-speaking canton of Bern were eating fried potato pancakes called rösti for breakfast as early as the 17th century, possibly earlier. Its origins in the area surrounding ...

People walk in the old town of St. Gallen, April 15, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer ZURICH (Reuters) - Voters in St. Gallen on Sunday approved by a two-thirds majority a ban on facial coverings such ...

Swiss voters approved constitutional amendments this weekend designed to unify higher education across the confederation’s 26 states. The changes, which supporters say will create greater transparency ...

APPENZELL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Hikers will no longer be able to stroll naked through the idylic Alpine countryside of Appenzell Innerrhoden after the conservative Swiss canton banned nude walking ...

The Swiss canton of Aargau has launched a consultation on its structural masterplan in preparation for a possible new reactor at the Beznau nuclear power station. Meanwhile, operators of the existing ...

Swiss ski resorts can stay open for now as long as they have strict safety measures in place to limit the spread of the ...