The Latest Breaking News from Switzerland

The fate of the brand's blink-and-you-'ll-miss-it Bernese bear remains unknown.

The confectionary's iconic design will reportedly be changed to something more 'generic'

Toblerone will be removing the mountain peak from its packaging when it moves production to Slovakia, due to "Swissness" rule.

There are strict laws around what Swiss images can be used to market products not made in the country. Swiss goods often fetch a higher price than those made elsewhere

The change to wrappers will be made to avoid violating the “Swissness Act”, which demands that products using national images are made in the country

Alpine mountain image will be replaced with more generic summit when some of chocolate bar’s production moves out of country

In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, German armaments company Rheinmetall wants to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss defence firm Ruag to send to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages- Anzeiger reported on Saturday.

A missing hiker was filmed by a member of the rescue team on a helicopter as they spotted him desperately trying to wave to them with his only free arm after being buried in an avalanche in Switzerland

Switzerland said on Friday it will ease sanctions imposed on Syria to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, especially to those affected by the February 6 earthquake, following similar measures announced by the United States and the European Union. So far, humanitarian organizations receiving federal funding for their activities on…