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3 dead as plane headed for Denmark crashes in Swiss Alps: Report

March 18, 2025 4:05 pm

The Extra EA-400 propeller plane took off from the Samedan airfield at 5:20 pm Monday, police in Graubuenden canton (state) said in a statement.

3 missing in a landslide in Swiss Alps as heavy rains cause flash floods

June 22, 2024 6:01 pm

One woman was pulled out alive after being buried by the landslide in the Alpine valley of Misox in Graubünden. A rescue operation for the three others is ongoing.

Swiss claim record for world's longest passenger train

October 30, 2022 2:55 pm

The route was designated a UNESCO World Heritage in 2008 and leads through 22 tunnels, some of which spiral through mountains, and across 48 bridges, including the curved Landwasser Viaduct

'We saw the sun rise from under our feet': Everest Twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik

October 07, 2021 12:11 pm

The Malik sisters are among the 400+ women from across the world who have taken on the 'Women Peak Challenge' in Switzerland, where they are representing India

Travelling Suitcase: Gold Wine

November 10, 2019 7:17 am

In Switzerland, a trek through the terraced vineyards of Lavaux

School children among 30 injured in Swiss Alps train accident

September 11, 2017 11:27 pm

The locomotive was supposed to move to a parallel track to move from the back of the train to the front, and allow the train to head back towards the Alpine resort of Disentis.

Missing couple’s bodies found frozen in Swiss Alps after 75 years

July 18, 2017 10:28 pm

Marcelin Dumoulin who was 40 and Francine Dumoulin who was 37 had gone to milk their cows in a meadow above Chandolin in the Valais canton on August 15, 1942. The couple who had seven children never returned home after the excursion.

US teen survives 48 hours lost in Swiss Alps

February 04, 2015 7:58 pm

The skier, whose life was not in danger, was taken by helicopter to the Zweisimmen hospital near Bern.

Missing English climber's body found in Alps after three decades

February 11, 2014 6:39 pm

English climbers body found on the Matterhorn peak after more than three decades.

Keeping data safe and sound

December 22, 2013 5:22 am

The Deltalis vault comes up in what once used to be Cold War-era army barracks.

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Get inspired from Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan's Swiss holiday and add these must-visit spots to your bucket list

May 29, 2025 12:05 pm

These must-visit scenic spots in Switzerland are perfect for a quick getaway to beat the summer heat.

11 injured as train cars derail in Swiss Alps

August 14, 2014 5:33 pm

Three train cars derailed and 11 people were injured Wednesday after a landslide hit a mountain train in the Swiss Alps.

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