The leader of the Swiss canton where a bar fire killed 40 people condemned local authorities' failures to inspect the venue for six years as prosecutors pursued those responsible to account.
A Swiss referendum on a proposal to impose a 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62.53 million) is likely to be rejected by voters, a poll showed on Wednesday.
A lake of water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris in southern Switzerland sparked fears of flooding after burying a village, though some water began seeping through the morass on Friday.
More record temperatures is expected in the next 5 years, with Arctic warming predicted at more than three times the global average, a new report by the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday.
A huge chunk of a glacier broke off in the Swiss Alps, causing a deluge of ice, mud, and rock, burying an mountain village that had been evacuated due to the risk of a rockslide, authorities said.
The WHO reported new findings about an 'alarming' lack of awareness of alcohol's link to cancer across Europe and urged tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world's heaviest drinkers.
