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February 11, 2019

The Latest: UK, 3 non-EU nations ink ex-pat residency deal

The Latest on Britain's plans to leave the European Union (all times local): 5:05 p.m. The British government has agreed to ...

February 11, 2019

The Latest: Positive prognosis on Chilean skier after crash

The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): ___ 5:55 p.m. Chilean skier Henrik von Appen appears to ...

February 11, 2019

Former FIFA official Makudi overturns ban from soccer at CAS

Former senior FIFA official Worawi Makudi has won an appeal and overturned a ban from soccer for unproven forgery. The Court ...

February 11, 2019

Olympic champion rower Reinelt of Germany dies at 30

Maximilian Reinelt, an Olympic gold medalist rower from Germany who was a long-time member of the country's successful men's ...

February 08, 2019

The Latest: Holdener retains Alpine combined title

The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): ___ 4:55 p.m. Wendy Holdener of Switzerland retained her ...

February 08, 2019

FIFA moves best player awards to Milan from London

FIFA is moving from London to have a night at the opera in Milan to honor the world's best players and coaches. FIFA says the ...

February 08, 2019

UN expert: Saudis held another hearing in Khashoggi probe

Saudi Arabia quietly held a second court hearing for 11 people facing charges over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ...

February 07, 2019

Swiss close case against son of Equatorial Guinea leader

Swiss prosecutors say they have closed an investigation involving the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea and two other ...

February 06, 2019

FIFA president Infantino is only candidate for election

As the only candidate for election, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is set to serve four more years as the leader of soccer's ...

February 05, 2019

Unblocking naked Venus: Facebook OKs museum nudes after all

It seems Facebook can be friends with a topless Venus after all. The social media giant said Tuesday it mistakenly blocked ...

February 05, 2019

Former Liverpool player appointed coach of Swiss club Xamax

Former Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz has been appointed coach of Neuchatel Xamax aiming to keep the struggling team in ...

February 05, 2019

Clubs, FIFA to test UEFA leader Ceferin in new 4-year term

The easy part of UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin's next four-year term as the leader of European soccer's governing body ...

February 02, 2019

Shiffrin says 'every race a fight' after 13th win of season

After celebrating her personal-best 13th World Cup victory of the season and 56th overall, Mikaela Shiffrin spoke out ...

February 01, 2019

Alfa Romeo takes over naming of F1 team from partner Sauber

Italian car brand Alfa Romeo will be the only name on its Formula One team partnership with Switzerland-based Sauber this ...

January 31, 2019

Need for speed? Swiss court deals blow to police chase

Good cop? Bad cop! Switzerland's high court has upheld the conviction of a police officer who was fined for speeding — at ...

January 31, 2019

Who's the daddy? Surprise in Swiss orangutan paternity test

A paternity test on a baby orangutan has come back with a surprising result. Basel Zoo in northwestern Switzerland said ...

January 29, 2019

Hirscher dominates night slalom for 10th victory of season

Marcel Hirscher reminded everyone of his slalom supremacy on Tuesday, winning the last World Cup race before the world ...

January 29, 2019

UN: Nearly 700 Venezuela arrests in a day mark 20-year high

The U.N. human rights office says security forces in Venezuela detained nearly 700 people in one day last week amid ...

January 28, 2019

FIFA cuts ban for Zambia official who took cash payments

FIFA says a former African player of the year and Confederation of African Football executive committee member had his ban ...