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February 18, 2019 at 12:48 am

Sports’ future in balance as Semenya-IAAF showdown opens

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The longtime standoff between Olympic champion Caster Semenya and track and field's governing body over issues of gender, hormones and performance...

February 15, 2019 at 3:27 am

Hackers flock to hunt for cracks in Swiss e-voting system

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities are trumpeting the fact that more than 2,000 would-be hackers from around the world have taken up an invitation to...

February 15, 2019 at 2:54 am

IOC chief: North Korea commits to ‘remedy’ anti-doping issue

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC received commitments from North Korea that it will work to "remedy" its anti-doping controls that led to the country's...

Sports

February 14, 2019 at 5:32 am

Swiss allege woman sweet talked her way to $2M bank scam

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities said Thursday they have indicted a woman who allegedly persuaded dozens of people to provide their online banking details over...

Business

February 12, 2019 at 5:29 am

40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking

GENEVA (AP) — Forty countries led by Japan and the European Union — but not the U.S. or China — have agreed to require new...

Business

FILE – In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. An independent U.N. human rights expert says authorities in Saudi Arabia quietly held a second court hearing for 11 people facing charges over the killing of Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who wrote critically about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File) TKTT110 TKTT110

February 7, 2019 at 11:07 pm

U.N. expert: Saudis held another hearing in Khashoggi probe

The revelation of a second hearing highlights the closed-door nature of trials in Saudi Arabia, where international media and independent monitors are not typically given...

February 4, 2019 at 5:15 am

Statue of limitations? Facebook draws line over museum nudes

GENEVA (AP) — A Geneva art museum says Facebook prohibited it from promoting an upcoming exhibit with images of two statues — a half-naked Venus...

Business

January 31, 2019 at 10:41 am

Need for speed? Swiss court deals blow to police chase

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

January 25, 2019 at 4:20 am

Discord and controversy in Davos even with Trump absent VIEW

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — While domestic woes sidelined major figures like U.S. President Donald Trump, this year's gathering of the global elites in the Swiss...

Business

January 24, 2019 at 1:14 am

European divisions beyond Brexit on display in Davos VIEW

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Europe's divisions were on display Thursday at the World Economic Forum as hundreds of protesters descended on the Swiss ski resort...

Business