A mysterious disease is spreading amongst Swiss dairy cows. The Swiss government is monitoring the situation. "The cause has not yet been identified," the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) said on Friday. According to the FSVO, various...

A fatal crash occurred yesterday afternoon in the Crap Ner area of Laax when a 24-year-old paraglider crashed onto a steep slope. According to initial reports from the Graubünden Cantonal Police, the 24-year-old was flying from Upper Valais towards ...

FIFA announced on Friday that it intended to press ahead with its plan to set up a commercial company open to foreign investors, despite criticism and threats of a boycott from European nations. "The consultation process we had planned has been disru...

Birds flee, find it hard to rest and avoid their roosts for days afterwards, a new study carried out in Basel shows. "After a fireworks display, you often see lots of birds sleeping during the day. With their heads buried in their feathers, they try ...

Only one of two bearded vultures released into the wild in the Swiss canton of Obwalden on May 25 has survived. The other raptor died just a week after being released. The Pro Bartgeier Foundation announced on Thursday that the bearded vulture, named...