At least three people have died in house fires over the weekend, and 50 animals were killed in a fire at a farm on Sunday.

The managers of the Wegelin bank are solely responsible for their problems with the United States legal authorities, according to the US ambassador to Switzerland.

Temperatures dipped to below -20 in several locations in Switzerland on the night of Friday to Saturday, the coldest of the winter so far.

Anyone who wants to live in Switzerland, including top executives, should learn a Swiss language and know about the Swiss way of life, says a Swiss minister.

Swiss skier Didier Cuche has failed to make three in a row after being beaten in the World Cup downhill race at Chamonix.

Swiss and British regulators have stepped up their investigation into $2.3 billion (SFr2.1 billion) in rogue trading losses at UBS with the launch of a formal probe.

The Swiss Competition Commission (Comco) has opened an investigation against UBS and Credit Suisse, as well as against more than ten foreign financial institutions.

Justice authorities in canton Neuchâtel say they will lead a probe into alleged fraud and mismanagement involving Neuchâtel Xamax owner Bulat Chagaev.

Switzerland’s 26 cantons want to stop violence at ice hockey and football matches by imposing tougher rules on sports clubs.