A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

Switzerland is known for its idyllic alpine landscape, its neutrality and its secret private banks. But there are also darker secrets. For many years -- until the 1980s -- thousands of rebellious or ...

A recent report shows that Gypsies were systematically refused entry into Switzerland during the Second World War, even though the authorities knew they faced extermination in Nazi Germany. The report ...

Read more: UBS gaining support for compromise on Swiss capital rules Why studying Eastern European history is so political Read more: Why studying Eastern European history is so political How the UN ...

Today, there are many all-in-one tools, but only one of them is a near-universal metaphor for versatility. And it isn't Leatherman. In the imagination, Swiss Army Knives and their 126-year history ...

Switzerland is rarely thought of as a wild artistic center. More typical is the harsh verdict of Harry Lime, the character played by Orson Welles in the film “The Third Man,” who declared that the ...