Switzerland raises about 1.5 million cattle in a country where only about one-third of the land is used for crop farming. That reality shaped how towns grew, how food moved, and how farmers earned ...

May 21 (UPI) --Cows stranded in a Swiss village under threat of rockslide were airlifted to safety via helicopter. The Alpine village of Blatten, in southern Switzerland's Loetschental valley, was ...

BLATTEN, Switzerland — Last week, Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A video from Reuters showed the massive amounts of rock, ...

If you ever needed proof that Switzerland takes rules, organization and animals very seriously, here it is even cows have identity cards. While some humans are still struggling to renew their ...

GENEVA — Not quite a flying cow, but almost: Swiss authorities added livestock to the list of evacuees along with about 300 people moved out of a village threatened by a possible landslide from an ...

We were just finishing up a yodeling lesson in tiny Habkern, Switzerland, when we heard the cows were coming down the mountain. It’s an annual tradition — when the weather starts to turn cold, local ...

PARIS (AP) — Swiss army helicopters have crossed the Franco-Swiss border in an unexpected incursion — to help thirsty Swiss cows. The aerial operation to scoop up water caught authorities responsible ...