Every year, at 6pm on a Monday in April (this year it’s April 28), a cotton-wool snowman is set on fire on Zurich’s Sechseläutenplatz. But not just any snowman. This is the Böögg (pronounced “berk”), ...

Summer is the first choice for tourists worldwide when planning a Swiss getaway. Switzerland becomes a summer paradise with ...

The deaths occurred in the town of Mammoth Lakes, which has a population of just over 7,000. Hantavirus is contracted when people come into contact with infected deer mouse droppings, urine ...

One of our most recent discoveries is the town of Little Switzerland just off the Blue Ridge Parkway between Boone and Asheville in western North Carolina. The unincorporated community was founded in ...

We also chatted a bit with the host while we dined, who raved about the atmosphere in Stowe: "I feel like I'm living in a Hallmark Christmas town." For lunch, we split that day's soup special ...

The epicentre was 15km south of the town of Singleton. The small quake was felt just after 5am. In total, 21 people reported feeling the tremor to Geoscience Australia. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake ...

Police are investigating a murder inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court building. The incident has placed court security in the spotlight again. The shooting occurred on Tuesday morning while several ...

Brent and Sara Hall of Delmar are the new owners of the Pittsville Christmas Town. The facility will be under a new name called ‘Festive Family Farm.’ There will be enormous displays ...

Switzerland's population continues to rise to a record level, despite a drop in immigration and a falling birthrate, new statistics reveal. On December 31st, 2024, there were exactly 9,048,900 people ...

Ko Zeyar found his family safe, but many of his friends had died and much of the town lies in ruins, as local rescuers scramble for resources in a country controlled by a paranoid military junta ...