The Latest Breaking News from Alps

Dylan Roberts was an avid skydiver and base jumper but tragically died when his parachute failed to open during an 800m jump in Italy

Police in Germany say the body of a fifth victim has been been found beneath a train that derailed Friday in the Alps in southern Germany

Police say two climbers have been killed and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in southern Switzerland

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered two previously unknown dolphin species that inhabited the area of today’s landlocked mountainous country 20 million years ago.

What is alpinism? And is it the same as mountaineering? Our experts take a look at the traditional fast and light approach to climbing big mountains

With world leaders at Davos set to discuss energy independence and sustainability, Germany's economy minister says an EU ban on Russian oil could be "days away". Meanwhile, supply chain disruptions to the world economy are also on the agenda. FRANCE 24's Business Editor Kate Moody reports from the Swiss Alps.

The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering is resuming for a second day, with business leaders, government officials, representatives from global institutions and journalists gearing up for more panel talks and networking at the exclusive meeting in the Swiss Alps

Strictly star Dianne Buswell cries in fear as she contemplates completing the final challenge in the Freeze the Fear TV show- where she must free-fall in the Italian Alps.

The impact of blowing up a hydroelectric dam, the limits of identity politics and the Renaissance polymath feature in the Dutch writer’s funny and clever first novel