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McKennis wins downhill for 1st World Cup victory
Alice McKennis of the United States earned her first World Cup victory by winning a downhill Saturday, and Lindsey Vonn placed sixth upon her return ...
Syria talks end in Geneva without solution
International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Friday that Russia seems as determined as the United States to end Syria's civil war, but that he doesn't ...
UN urged to refer Syria to war crimes court
More than 50 countries have backed a call for the U.N. Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move ...
Mexico loses right to host 2015 equestrian finals
The International Equestrian Federation has withdrawn hosting rights for the 2015 World Cup Finals from Guadalajara, Mexico, and will offer them to ...
Swiss lab chief disputes USADA claim on Armstrong
The head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory described as "nonsense" on Friday claims by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart that he helped ...
Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs dies
Claude Nobs, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary ...
FIFA prosecutor Garcia kept 'busier than expected'
FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia has been kept busier than he expected trying to clean up world football — and his workload will probably increase after ...
Offshore account dispute snarls top French taxman
The man at the forefront of France's fight against fiscal fraud is now one of those being investigated. Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has spent ...
Anouma loses 1st half of African election appeal
FIFA executive committee member Jacques Anouma has failed to get an interim ruling to become a Confederation of African Football presidential ...
UN finds rising mercury emissions, need for treaty
Mercury pollution in the top layer of the world's oceans has doubled in the past century, part of a man-made problem that will require international ...
2 trains collide in Switzerland, 17 injured
Two passenger trains collided Thursday morning near a station in northern Switzerland, injuring 17 people, police said. The accident near Neuhausen ...
CAS blocks Katusha bid for interim top-tier status
Russian cycling team Katusha's urgent request for temporary top-tier status this season has been denied by world sport's highest court. The Court of ...
UN rings alarm over conditions of domestic workers
At least 52.6 million people worldwide are employed as domestic workers, most of them women vulnerable to abuse and without adequate legal protection, ...
US art museum returns ancient water jug to Italy
An art museum in Ohio is handing over an ancient water jug to the Italian government after investigators determined that it was likely illegally dug ...
FIFA punishes Bulgaria, Hungary for racial abuse
FIFA denounced "abhorrent, shameful" racist and anti-Semitic abuse by Bulgaria and Hungary fans at opposing teams on Tuesday, and ordered each team ...
Swiss court wipes slate clean on ancient farm debt
A Swiss court has wiped out an annual debt that farmers have had to pay the Catholic Church to atone for a crime 655 years ago. Swiss public ...
FIFA aims to help clubs avoid using agents
FIFA aims to "revolutionize" the transfer market by helping clubs avoid using agents, who took commissions averaging 28 percent in cross-border player ...
IOC speeds off with Audi as new car supplier
The IOC is switching gears from Mercedes to Audi. The International Olympic Committee says it has signed a four-year deal with Audi as its new ...
Greek govt majority trimmed over accounts scandal
A junior partner in Greece's three-party governing coalition kicked two of its lawmakers out of its parliamentary group Monday, reducing the troubled ...
US forward Wambach named world's best player
United States forward Abby Wambach was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year on Monday, adding the game's biggest individual prize to her London ...
CAS rejects Liberia appeal against election rules
Sport's top court says Liberia has failed in its appeal against the Confederation of African Football's new election rules, which limit challenges to ...
UEFA charges Lazio over alleged fan racist abuse
UEFA charged Lazio on Monday with "alleged racist behavior" by its fans, who are accused of chanting anti-Semitic abuse at Tottenham during a Europa ...