Sources: ABC News
The Swiss cantons of Valais and Geneva ban fireworks in indoor venues in the aftermath of the fire at a Crans-Montana nightclub, which killed 40 people. 2026-01-14
Three people are missing following thunderstorms and landslides in southeastern Switzerland. 2024-06-22
World leaders meet at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland to advance the Ukrainian peace process. 2024-06-15
Swiss multinational mining company Glencore agrees to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo $180 million to settle corruption claims dating from 2007 to 2018. Glencore has admitted to bribing African officials in order to secure "improper business advantages", including in the DRC. 2022-12-5
Switzerland lifts almost all of its COVID-19-related restrictions, with people no longer needing to show COVID-19 vaccine certificates to enter public venues, due to confidence that infection rates had been uncoupled from hospitalization. 2022-02-16
Official results show that the "yes" campaign won and that same-sex marriage will be legalized in Switzerland. Results show 64.1% voting yes with 35.9% voting no. 2021-09-27
2013 Menznau shooting: Four people (including the perpetrator) are killed and six injured in a shooting at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland. 2013-02-27
Oswald Grübel, chief executive of Swiss bank UBS, resigns in the wake of a rogue trading scandal. 2011-09-24
In Switzerland, the people of Zurich vote to reject a ban on assisted suicide in the country, and also reject the restricting of assisted suicide to Zurich residents only. British pro-euthanasia group Dignity in Dying hails the result as a "brave decision". 2011-05-15
Almost $1 billion linked to besieged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and overthrown Egyptian and Tunisian leaders Hosni Mubarak and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali are found in Switzerland. Mubarak had previously denied having wealth in foreign bank accounts. 2011-05-2