News Switzerland Basel City: Germany says suspected train pusher had psychiatric problems
Authorities say an Eritrean man suspected of pushing an 8-year-old boy in front of a train in a fatal incident at Frankfurt’s main station had undergone psychiatric treatment recently and was being sought by Swiss police after threatening a neighbor
News Switzerland Basel City: The best things to do in Basel
If you’ve only heard of Basel in relation to its watches (the annual watch fair, Baselworld, takes place here) or for the upscale art festival that spawned a global following (Art Basel) – then shame. This medieval city, buried in the northwest of Switzerland near the borders with France and Germany, has a quiet, liveable flair to it, with plenty to occupy you on a city break:
News Switzerland Basel City: A Singer, Piano and Double Bass
Exciting concerts of vocal and instrumental music will be featured for the residents and guests of the capital at the Astana Opera Chamber Hall in August. Popular artists will present famous and rarely performed works by Kazakh and foreign classical composers, as well as contemporary authors, Kazinform learnt from Astana Opera.
News Switzerland Basel City: Researcher Identifies 'Oldest Handwriting of a Christian' In Ancient Papyrus Letter From Roman Egypt
This letter survived for hundreds of years, eventually making its way into the papyrus collection of the University of Basel, Switzerland ... we learn than Herakleides was a high priest of his city ...
News Switzerland Basel City: US climate activist 'banned from Switzerland for 3 years’ over protest against banks
A US protester who took part in a recent environmental protest against Swiss bank UBS in the city of Basel has been ordered to leave Switzerland for three years, according to Swiss media reports. An ...
News Switzerland Basel City: Switzerland- Basel voters pour cold water over plans for zoo aquarium
They challenged a decision last October by the parliament of canton Basel City to a referendum ... The Basel Zoological Garden is Switzerland's oldest and largest zoo by number of animals and ...
News Switzerland Basel City: Swiss gunman, two hostages dead in Zurich
Police in Switzerland's financial capital said the 60-year-old man ... A 75-year-old Swiss woman has claimed she stabbed a 7-year-old boy to death in the city of Basel. Police are still searching for ...
