Sat, 17 May 2008 - After Beagle 2, Europe chases a new rover

Sometime in early 2015, two parachutes and a glorified airbag will lead the ExoMars Rover, an autonomous robotic vehicle, toward a dusty and hostile Martian terrain.

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Sat, 17 May 2008 - "A child needs both parents"

Joint parental responsibility for children should become the norm for couples that divorce or separate, say Swiss campaigners.

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Sat, 17 May 2008 - Shining the spotlight on solar power

As oil prices rise, electricity produced from the sun's rays is becoming an economically attractive option – also in Switzerland.

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Sat, 17 May 2008 - Managers acquitted in Crossair trial

A court has acquitted six former managers of the regional airline Crossair charged over the death of 24 people in a plane crash near Zurich seven years ago.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 - Family stays healthy despite growing demands

Families are thriving in Switzerland, although they are confronted with ever increasing demands, research presented in Zurich has found.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 - Research offers hope amid obesity epidemic

The number of overweight Swiss children has decreased significantly over the past five years, according to a national study.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 - Cyclone survivors could face "second wave"

Nearly two weeks after a deadly cyclone tore through Myanmar, the west only knows a fraction of the extent of the disaster, says the Swissaid charity.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 - State regulators warned off banking industry

Banks should not be made the scapegoats of the global financial crisis, Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann has told a St Gallen symposium.

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Thu, 15 May 2008 - Trade ties with South Africa get a boost

Economics Minister Doris Leuthard and South African Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa have launched a "Joint Economic Committee" in Bern.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 - Competitive Switzerland climbs world ladder

Strong economic growth, low unemployment and a large current account surplus have landed Switzerland near the top of the world's most competitive countries.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 - Urban golf hits the streets of Fribourg

"Golf is a good walk spoiled," or so Mark Twain once said. But the picturesque town of Fribourg is proving otherwise with its new urban golf experience.

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Thu, 15 May 2008 - Lingerie lures visitors to St Gallen

Back in their heyday, corsets literally took a woman's breath away. More than a century later, they're doing it again as beholders gasp at their exquisite beauty.

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