Read the latest news and important information from Austria in English here at The Local. The World Health Organisation said Sunday that over 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since June ...

Having beaten both Bosnia and Canada so far, Switzerland will play Algeria in the next round of the World Cup on July 3rd.

Depending on how the matter plays out in the parliament, Switzerland’s cows could soon be wearing electric shock collars ...

Whether you are driving, taking the train, or flying to your destination, there are certain things you need to know before ...

Stay informed about everything happening in Switzerland this summer, from travel news to weather forecasts and from cultural and sporting events to all the law changes you need to know.

If you are not yet fluent in any of the Swiss national languages, you may not know whether another heatwave is on the way ...

Though all of Swiss regions have sweltered under the extremely hot weather for nearly three weeks this month, Basel bore the ...

At least 191 million people are forecast to endure temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday in Europe, with the heat ...

Switzerland broke the record for its hottest-ever June day for the third day in a row on Saturday, with the mercury rising to ...

Tens of millions are braving a weekend of extreme temperatures in Europe as a deadly heatwave moves eastwards, with some ...

The Swiss ski resort bar where dozens of young people perished in a New Year fire will be repurposed as a youth venue, the top regional official said in a newspaper interview published Saturday.

The reactors at Europe's oldest nuclear plant were shut down Friday, its Swiss operator said, after the heatwave roasting ...