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Algerian president back home amid mass protests against him
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a…
Reports: Algeria leader prepares to return home from Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — An Algerian government plane believed to be carrying President Abdelaziz Bouteflika took off…
Hirscher secures overall title as Zenhaeusern wins slalom
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — After wrapping up his eighth consecutive men’s World Cup overall title…
Most expensive new car ever: Bugatti sells for $19 million
GENEVA (AP) — The most expensive new car ever sold is a one-off Bugatti luxury sports…
The Latest: Lamborghini rolls out new convertible
GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on the Geneva auto show (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Lamborghini…
Geneva show has electrics, sports cars and a VW dune buggy
GENEVA (AP) — Carmakers at the Geneva International Motor Show are unveiling new electric vehicles they…
Swiss court fines veteran for joining anti-IS militia
GENEVA (AP) — A military court in Switzerland has fined a former sergeant in the Alpine…
Switzerland mulls studies on legal sale of cannabis
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland‘s government is taking steps to allow limited studies on the legal sale…
Bad timing: Women’s WCup downhill result amended 3 days on
GENEVA (AP) — In ongoing fallout of faulty finish-line timing, a women’s World Cup downhill result…
ZURICH | FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players in 2 transfer windows
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned Chelsea from signing players until the 2020 offseason transfer window…
BERLIN | Report: Commercial flight fatalities tick up, but remain low
BERLIN (AP) — A leading airline trade group says fatal commercial flight accidents increased in 2018…
PARIS | Swiss bank UBS may face massive fines in French trial
PARIS (AP) — Swiss bank UBS faces a potential multibillion-euro fine as a Paris court is…
DAVOS, Switzerland | French finance minister says that Carlos Ghosn has resigned as head of Renault
DAVOS, Switzerland—Jan 24, 2019—French finance minister says that Carlos Ghosn has resigned as head of Renault.…
DAVOS, Switzerland | The Latest: France wants new Renault chief to lock in Nissan
DAVOS, Switzerland—Jan 23, 2019— The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):…
BERLIN | The Latest: Road accidents in snowy Bosnia kill 3, hurt 17
BERLIN—Jan 14, 2019— The Latest on heavy snowfall across Europe (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The…
ZAGREB, Croatia | Schwarz leads Austrian top-3 result in 1st run of slalom
ZAGREB, Croatia —Jan 06, 2019— Marco Schwarz led an Austrian sweep of the top three in…
BERLIN | High avalanche risk in Alps amid heavy snow; 1 dead
BERLIN —Jan 06, 2019—Authorities are warning of high risk of avalanches on the northern side of…
ZAGREB, Croatia | American Shiffrin gets personal best 7th straight slalom win
ZAGREB, Croatia—Jan 05, 2019—Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the first women’s World Cup slalom of 2019 on Saturday…
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy | Stuhec marks return from injury by winning downhill
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy— Ilka Stuhec won a World Cup downhill race Tuesday for her…
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy | Swiss ski team: No serious injury to Gisin’s skull, spine
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy— The Swiss team says that “scans on the skull showed no…
LA VILLA, Italy | Hirscher dominates to take first-run lead in Alta Badia GS
LA VILLA, Italy — Seven-time defending overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher dominated the first run…
BERLIN | 1 dead, 44 injured in Switzerland bus crash
BERLIN — Zurich police say a tour bus on its way to Germany has crashed in…
STRASBOURG, France | Strasbourg shooting suspect: An ex-convict tracked by police
STRASBOURG, France — Cherif Chekatt, the alleged extremist on the run after a deadly shooting at…
BRUSSELS | Belgian minister wants nothing to do with UN migration pact
BRUSSELS — Belgian migration minister Theo Francken says he want no part of a United Nations…
GENEVA | Swiss vote to reject cow horn referendum, projections say
GENEVA — Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a national referendum on a cattle farmer’s proposal to…
CHESEAUX-NOREAZ, Switzerland | In latest quirky Swiss poll, voters asked to save cow horns
CHESEAUX-NOREAZ, Switzerland— As a hollow cowbell echoes through a rolling, misty Swiss countryside, cattle herder Armin…
LUCERNE, Switzerland | Swiss stun Belgium 5-2 to make Final Four in Nations League
LUCERNE, Switzerland— Top-ranked Belgium fell to a stunning 5-2 loss against Switzerland on Sunday, with Haris…
BASEL, Switzerland | Federer wins 99th title, beats Copil in Swiss Indoors final
BASEL, Switzerland — Roger Federer won his 99th career ATP tour title on Sunday, beating qualifier…