A man in his twenties has died after jumping into the Rhone River in Geneva.
He leapt into the water while on the Quai Turrettini near the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Sunday night.
Police immediately launched a search and later found the body near the Pont de Sous-Terre.
An investigation has been launched.
Parents get sent images of their abused children
Prosecutors investigating allegations of child abuse at day care centres in Winterthur and Bern are under fire for sending the images of their child to the parents.
Calls to cut fuel tax
Bern is facing growing pressure to act as fuel prices rise sharply, driven by global tensions pushing oil above USD 100 a barrel.
Major crash closes A3 and injures several people
A serious crash on the A3 in the canton of Zurich has left several people injured after a truck slammed into the back of a traffic jam near Urdorf.
Repairs to Old Town building will take years
Residents evacuated from a building on rue Saint-Léger in Geneva’s Old Town will not be able to return, after structural damage forced them out in February.
Nyon study on noisy crows - a world first
The City of Nyon is launching a pioneering survey to assess the impact of noisy crows on residents’ sleep and quality of life.
'Stench fence' designed to keep deer safe
A so-called “stench fence” along a forest road in the Frienisberg region of the Bernese Seeland, aiming to reduce wildlife collisions.
