On Friday, the Bucheggberg-Wasseramt district court in Solothurn sentenced a 35-year-old ex-firefighter to 11 years and 5 ...

Michael Sanderling will remain at the conductor's desk of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra until 2029. The orchestra has extended the contract with its chief conductor by three years. With a five-year ...

With a delay of almost 40 years, a previously unreleased song by Udo Jürgens is being released. The romantic piano ballad "Als ich fortging" was discovered while working in the archives of a record ...

With 72 paintings, sculptures and silhouettes, the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen BS is presenting a major Henri Matisse retrospective. The exhibition covers all the creative phases of the French master ...

According to the police, a man attacked passers-by in Rotterdam with a knife. One person was killed and another seriously injured, police in the Dutch port city said on X. The 22-year-old suspected ...

A building complex belonging to a transport company in Valzeina GR burned down completely on Friday night - along with dozens of vehicles. A large fire department contingent of 70 firefighters ...

The Swiss team will be defending its title in the mixed team competition at the World Cycling Championships in Zurich on Wednesday without Stefan Küng and Mauro Schmid. The duo will not take part in ...

However, a prerequisite for the launch of electronic legal transactions is that the federal government has introduced the electronic identity (E-ID) by then, the press release stated. The E-ID is ...

The Taliban, who rule Afghanistan, have imposed strict limits on their religious scholars with a draconian decree. "The venerable scholars should strictly avoid raising issues that lead to controversy ...

The Aargau government is applying for loans of around CHF 9.7 million for new asylum accommodation in Neuenhof AG and the extension of accommodation for young asylum seekers. The canton expects that ...

Following an oil spill in Péry at the beginning of September, fish in the Schüss as far as Lake Biel are currently no longer edible. The canton of Bern recommends not fishing in the affected section ...

The government council of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden has decided to implement the first stage of the care initiative by providing training grants for students in the care sector. Nursing ...