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September 24, 2016

Swiss vote on new law to beef up intelligence services

Swiss voters will be deciding on a new law aimed to strengthen the ability of intelligence services to counter ...

September 22, 2016

Ex-convict flees France, nabbed by Swiss in asylum bid

An Algerian man who fled house arrest in France five years after his conviction in a terror-linked case was arrested on ...

September 21, 2016

WADA head Reedie looks to heal rifts with Olympic officials

After months of barbs and sparring between Olympic and anti-doping officials, World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie ...

September 20, 2016

Iconic works by expressionist Kirchner go on show in Berlin

Three bathers jumping through the green waves of the Baltic Sea with a fourth watching from the beach. Two Berlin prostitutes ...

September 17, 2016

AP Interview: Infantino fighting resistance to overhaul FIFA

Sepp Blatter has been expelled from FIFA but not eradicated from its headquarters. A swift left turn after entering FIFA's ...

September 16, 2016

Chun takes 2-shot lead after 2 rounds of Evian Championship

In Gee Chun posted a 5-under round of 66 to take a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship on Friday, keeping the 22-year-old ...

September 16, 2016

AP Interview: Infantino backs doping-tainted Russia, Mutko

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hit out on Friday at attempts to "undermine" the World Cup in Russia, saying he will not ...

September 16, 2016

Aid convoys for Syria's Aleppo delayed amid rising violence

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Syria's besieged rebel-held part of the city of Aleppo were held up for yet another day ...

September 16, 2016

Police arrest rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Police have arrested a prominent rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after he was barred from leaving India ...

September 15, 2016

French tax fraud trial portrays example of 'world plague'

Prosecutors have asked a French court to send the country's former budget minister to prison for tax fraud and set an example ...

September 15, 2016

Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road

Syria's military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar ...

September 15, 2016

Switzerland leads Women's World Amateur Team Championships

Sisters Morgane and Kim Metraux combined for a 7-under 137 on Wednesday to give Switzerland a one-stroke lead over South ...

September 13, 2016

Basel held 1-1 by Ludogorets in Champions League

Basel was held 1-1 by Ludogorets in the Champions League on Tuesday and let its season-long 100 percent record slip.

September 13, 2016

Russians stripped of 2 Beijing Olympic medals for doping

Russia has been stripped of two track and field medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after retests showed their athletes ...

September 13, 2016

AP Interview: UN refugee chief says integration is crucial

Europe should boost its efforts to integrate newcomers from places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency ...

September 13, 2016

Maria Sharapova to find out decision on appeal in October

The verdict in Maria Sharapova's appeal against a two-year ban for doping has been delayed for a second time.

September 12, 2016

Swiss military: Explosives missing from infantry school

The Swiss military has opened an investigation after discovering that "several kilograms" of explosives were missing from an ...

September 12, 2016

Banned Platini to give speech before successor elected

Michel Platini will be allowed to address European soccer leaders before his successor as UEFA president is elected, despite ...

September 12, 2016

The Latest: Syrian rebels have misgivings about truce plan

The Latest on the civil war in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia began at sundown (all times ...