A rescue mission is under way to reach several people buried in an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps, local police say. The avalanche took place shortly after midday on Saturday, Bern Cantonal police said in a statement on social media. They said they had launched a large-scale operation involving several rescue...
This BBC interview with Prince Harry will become one of those famous moments when television collides with the world of the royals. It was like an emotional avalanche. It began with some stones being kicked over with questions about security and then the interview turned into a spectacular release of what seemed to be a...
A British man has died after he was buried by an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local officials have said. The man, 27, was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept up and carried 15 metres (50ft) by snow on Thursday morning, a local prosecutor said....