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Swiss Guards in central role in papal retirement
In their plumed helmets and striped uniforms, the Swiss Guards are one of the most beloved traditions of the Vatican — and on Thursday take a central ...
Iran opposition group urges more security in Iraq
An Iranian opposition group urged the U.N. refugee agency Wednesday to provide better protection for its members in Iraq following a mortar attack on ...
3 dead in Swiss workplace shooting
A longtime employee opened fire at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland on Wednesday, leaving three people dead, including the assailant, ...
Swiss Red Cross cuts blood supply to broke Greece
The Swiss Red Cross is slashing its supply of donor blood to Greece because the financially stricken country has failed to pay its bills on time, the ...
Ford launching Tourneo minivan at Geneva show
Ford Motor Company says it will launch its new Tourneo Courier minivan at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The company said Friday in a statement that ...
Missile strike in northern Syria kills 33
A Syrian missile strike leveled a block of buildings in an impoverished district of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, almost half of them ...
Novartis chairman foregoes $78 million payout
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG has agreed with its outgoing chairman to scrap plans for a farewell non-compete deal that could have netted him up to 72 ...
Q&A: Currency the latest threat to global economy
The world economy faces a new threat. Instead of a banking collapse or too much debt, fears are growing that countries are using their currencies as ...
Nestle makes $11.55 billion profit in 2012
Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drinks maker, predicted another challenging year ahead but overcame tough global economic conditions to post ...
Jacques Rogge to meet with wrestling leader
Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways ...
IOC President Rogge to meet with wrestling leader
IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the 2020 ...
Swiss banks to hold more capital on mortgage risks
The Swiss government took action Wednesday to stop the country's housing market from running out of control by requiring banks to hold more capital ...
Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from Olympics
For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...
South Korean soccer player to get Olympic medal
A South Korean soccer player who displayed a political banner at the London Olympics will get his bronze medal back, the IOC announced Tuesday.
Wrestling body reacts to Olympic rejection
Wrestling officials called Tuesday's decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program an "aberration" against a founding event. Known by its French ...
Soccer faces epic fight against match-fixing
Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly ...
AP Source: SKorean to get Olympic medal back
A South Korea soccer player who displayed a political banner at the London Olympics will receive his bronze medal, an official familiar with the ...
IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 ...
IOC board meets to decide on dropping 1 sport
IOC leaders met Tuesday to decide which sport to drop from the summer Olympic program, with modern pentathlon the most at risk. The IOC executive ...
IOC set to cut 1 sport from program of 2020 Games
IOC leaders are meeting this week to decide which sport to drop from the Olympic program and how to deal with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong ...
Official says Swiss won't try Pakistani President
The spokesman of Pakistan's president says Swiss authorities have decided not to open a graft case against Pakistan's president. Farhatullah Babar ...
UN refugee agency says 5,000 fleeing Syria daily
The U.N. refugee agency says there has been a huge increase in the number of people fleeing Syria, with 5,000 refugees crossing the borders daily into ...
Anti-corruption advisers challenge FIFA to change
FIFA's anti-corruption advisers urged president Sepp Blatter's executive committee on Friday to "demonstrate leadership" and resist attempts to dilute ...