Solothurn, Switzerland News

A Seismo 12 participant points to a broken bridge that relief workers have to respond to during the exercise Swiss disaster response teams have rehearsed for a scenario in which a major earthquake hits northwestern Switzerland, leaving up to 6,000 people dead, 30,000 missing and over 60,000 injured.

You could go to Switzerland for the mountaineering, the chocolate, the precision-watchmaking or, once every three years, the National Yodeling Festival [1] . You could also go enclave-hunting. The alpine confederacy is rife with bits and bobs of subnational territories stranded outside their "mainland" [2] . Why are there so many geopolitical ... (more)

Last fall I went to Switzerland to visit the plants where Bosch produces jigsaws, sanders, and a host of accessories.

A 20-year-old US man dug up his girlfriend's dead pet chinchilla, then sent photos of it to her mobile.

POLICE in western Switzerland are warning hikers to be on the lookout for a large black cat resembling a panther.

Whakatane's Karen Hanlen secured a stunning 2nd place at the latest round of the BMC Racing Cup is Switzerland over the weekend.