French-speaking Switzerland is thus a cultural footprint of the Celts. The German names of Cantons Valais – “Wallis” – and Vaud – “Waadt” – also refer to the Helvetians.

A review of the history of Swiss neutrality reveals two ... However, it was not imposed on Switzerland by the Congress of Vienna, as a recent legend claims. Rather, it was Swiss politicians ...

At times it makes one melancholy.” Dr. Alfred Schaefer, 60, chief of the Union Bank of Switzerland, and by common consent that nation’s foremost commercial banker, was protesting the notoriety ...

As you wander through Lucerne, located in the heart of Switzerland, it's natural to ... that depicted both Swiss history and ...

The last telephone box in Switzerland, in the northern city of Baden, was dismantled on Thursday. It will go on display at a museum in the Swiss capital. An era in the history of Swiss ...

Switzerland joined the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in May 1992. Switzerland is also a member of the International Development Association (IDA, which it joined in 1992 ...