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Bjoergen and Lamy Chappuis win again at worlds
Marit Bjoergen and Jason Lamy Chappuis continued to dominate the Nordic world championships, respectively winning their fourth and third gold medals ...
Austria wins 5th successive ski jump world title
Austria won its fifth successive ski jump team title on the large hill to take its first gold medal at the Nordic skiing world championships on ...
France beats Austria in Nordic combined at worlds
Jason Lamy Chappuis helped France to another team victory in the Nordic combined at the world championships and won an historic third gold medal in ...
Maze sets WCup points record with downhill win
Tina Maze of Slovenia broke the record for points in a World Cup season on Saturday by winning a downhill, which also made her only the third woman ...
Austrian cardinal: a conservative open to reform
Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn is a soft-spoken conservative who is ready to listen to those espousing reform. That profile that could appeal ...
Beef or Horse? Austrian salami re-labeled
What came first — the foal in the salami or the label telling Austrian consumers they were buying horse meat? Food inspectors are asking that question ...
Weirather wins WCup super-G, edges Mancuso of US
Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein secured her first World Cup victory Friday when she edged Julia Mancuso of the United states on a steep and fast ...
Tina Weirather wins World Cup super-G
With her famous parents in attendance, Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein celebrated her first World Cup victory when she mastered a steep and fast ...
Austria's Fenninger tops downhill training
Anna Fenninger of Austria set the fastest time in Wednesday's first training run for a women's World Cup downhill, one of three races being held this ...
Austrian car owner finds would-be thief asleep
Like anywhere, dozing off behind the wheel in Austria can be deadly. But for one teen-ager it will likely result in a charge of attempted car theft.
Film of Austrian girl's hostage ordeal premieres
The story of Natascha Kampusch, who grew from a 10-year old to a young woman as a captive of a sadistic abductor, is now a movie. The film depicting ...
Sanctions relief offered in Iranian nuclear talks
World powers, fearful of scuttling negotiations beginning this week with Iran, are offering the Islamic republic some small new sanctions relief in ...
Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods
So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland ...
Diplomats: No Iran-UN nuke agency meeting planned
Top Iranian officials coming to Vienna usually hold talks with the head of the U.N. nuclear agency. But diplomats say not this time, in a development ...
Japan wins mixed team ski jump at Nordic worlds
Japan won the first ever mixed team ski jumping title Sunday to secure its first gold medal of the Nordic skiing world championships. Yuki Ito, Daiki ...
Kidnapped Austrian says his captors demand ransom
An Austrian man held hostage in Yemen for two months has appealed to his government to save his life, saying his captors would kill him in a week if ...
Maze clinches WCup title and proves doubters wrong
The way Tina Maze's season has been going, there was only one fitting way to wrap up the overall World Cup title — with another victory, and with ...
Italy's Innerhofer wins World Cup downhill
Christof Innerhofer of Italy won his third World Cup downhill of the season Saturday, on a course where he has a history of good results.
UN chief heads to Ethiopia, UAE and Europe
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Ethiopia to attend the signing of a peace agreement in Congo and will then visit the United Arab ...
Innerhofer leads men's World Cup downhill training
Christof Innerhofer of Italy returned to one of his favorite courses and posted the fastest time in Friday's final training run for a men's downhill ...
Diplomats: Iran starts upgrade of nuclear site
In a disheartening signal to world powers at upcoming Iran talks, Tehran has started installing high-tech machines at its main uranium enrichment site ...