Lausanne (Switzerland), Feb 14 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Buenos Aires of Argentina, Glasgow of Britain and Colombia's Medellin have been shortlisted in the bid for the third Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2018.

Lausanne (Switzerland), Feb 12 (IANS) Wrestling, a sport that brought India medals from the last two Olympics, has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Games.

Davos (Switzerland), Jan 24 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief says 2013 will be a "make or break" year, a few hours after the IMF revised its forecast for this year's global growth rate down to 3.5 percent.

Davos, Jan 23 (IANS) India's Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Wednesday met senior executives of leading firms, including BAE Systems chairman Richard Olver and Royal Philips Electronics president Frans A. van Houten, as part of an effort to woo overseas investments into the country.

Zurich, Jan 23 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel Wednesday met FIFA president Joseph Blatter to discuss issues relating to guarantees from the Indian government required by the apex soccer body regarding hosting of the U-17 football World Cup in 2017.

Lausanne (Switzerland), Jan 23 (IANS/CMC) Former president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Patrick John has dropped his appeal against a two-year FIFA ban in the bribery case involving Mohamed Bin Hammam.

Zurich, Jan 14 (IANS) The dire situation of Indian women is now under the spotlight in European media and daily incidents of violence are being reported with alacrity along with statistics and analyses to show India's disastrous record in ensuring women's rights.

Zurich, Jan 8 (IANS) The awards gala for the Ballon D'Or can be seen as a fiesta for Spanish football.

Nyon (Switzerland), Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Zenit St. Petersburg will play English giants Liverpool in the first knockout stage of the Europa League, while Rubin Kazan drew defending champions Atletico Madrid of Spain.

Nyon (Switzerland), Dec 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Champions League last 16 draw Thursday has pitted Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid against his old side Manchester United.

Aigle (Switzerland), Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An independent panel will investigate the claims made by United States doping officials against disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong and deliver a report in June, the sport's governing body UCI said.

Nyon, Nov 28 (IANS) UEFA inflicted one Champions League match ban on Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk forward Luiz Adriano for the lack of fair play in scoring a goal uncontested against Nordsjaelland.

Nyon (Switzerland), Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip means a Europa League tie between Israel's Hapoel Kiryat Shmona and Spain's Athletic Bilbao has been postponed, UEFA said Wednesday.

Zurich, Oct 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) FIFA has banned three Guatemalan national team players for life for match fixing.

Hinwil (Switzerland), Oct 18 (IANS) The Sauber Formula One team will be sending Esteban Gutierrez and Robin Frijns onto the track at the Young Driver Days in Abu Dhabi to be held Nov 6-8.

Hinwil (Switzerland), Oct 23 (IANS) The Sauber Formula One team and its partner Oerlikon are to continue their successful collaboration till 2015.

Hinwil (Switzerland), Oct 17 (IANS) Monisha Kaltenborn, the first female team principal in Formula One, is looking forward to visiting the country of her birth, thanks to the Indian Grand Prix. Though she has been away from India for the major part of her life, the Sauber chief has remained close to her roots.

Zurich, Oct 4 (IANS) Brazil have slumped to 14th position in the latest FIFA world rankings.

Zurich, Oct 3 (IANS) A job is cherished if it fits one's own signature strengths, traits linked with positive values such as self-control, teamwork or kindness, according to a finding.

Bern, Sep 7 (IANS) A new test could identify individuals who are likely to develop potentially deadly calcium deposits in their tissues and blood vessels, a precursor to chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Zurich, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Portugal rose to fourth in the new FIFA rankings published Wednesday, dropping Uruguay down a place.

Zurich, Sep 1 (IANS/CMC) As the curtains come down on a gruelling season, Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt says if it were not for the fans he would have ended his campaign earlier.

Lausanne (Switzerland), Aug 24 (IANS/CMC) Olympic legend Usain Bolt and his Jamaican heir apparent Yohan Blake both set new meet records as they swept both sprints at the Lausanne Grand Prix here.

Lausanne, Aug 22 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake are among Caribbean athletes headlining a star-studded cast of Olympic medallists taking part in Thursday's Diamond league event here.

Bern, Aug 17 (IANS) Scientists have worked out an effective new approach to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) by dumping antibiotics.

Bern, Aug 12 (IANS) Tracing the source of epidemics or crime has become much more complicated in the age of Internet connectivity, unlike detecting those committed by old, mafia-style criminal organisations but scientists are using mathematics to solve the problem.

Gstaad (Switzerland), July 22 (IANS) Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci won the Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad trophy for the second time Sunday as he upset top seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2 in the final.

Bern, July 10 (IANS) Iron supplements lowered fatigue by almost 50 percent in women who are low in iron but not anaemic.

Nyon (Switzerland), June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian and Spanish football federations have been fined 30,000 and 20,000 euros respectively for racist chanting by their fans at Euro 2012, UEFA said Friday.

Geneva, May 31 (IANS) The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session here Friday on the situation and the recent killings in Syria, Xinhua reported.

Geneva, May 22 (IANS) Nearly 75 million youths across the world will stay unemployed in 2012, said a report released Tuesday by the International labour Organisation (IlO).

Bern, May 20 (IANS) Statins prevent cancer and reduce death from all causes in heart transplant recipients, independently of cholesterol levels, says a new study.

Geneva, May 16 (IANS) Giving more policy support to small-scale farmers could be one of the most effective ways to end hunger in Africa, a report by two international groups has said.

Geneva, April 30 (IANS) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monday warned of the emergence of a global jobs crisis, noting that around 50 million jobs that were lost during the financial crisis are still missing today.

Bern, April 25 (IANS) The world's largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June.

Geneva, April 22 (IANS) UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan Sunday urged all parities in Syria, especially the government, to work with UN monitors to consolidate the fragile ceasefire in the country.

Geneva, April 21 (IANS) FIFA is planning to build a football museum including 3D animations, interactive games, trophies and "everything a football fan could wish for" as part of an extension to its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

Geneva, April 15 (IANS) The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2042 to authorise the dispatch of the advance team of UN observers to Syria.

Geneva, April 3 (IANS) Despite its continuing financial woes, India's aviation sector logged 12.3 percent growth in February, the second fastest among major domestic markets in the world, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Tuesday.

Geneva, March 30 (IANS) An estimated 101,160 people, mostly women and children, have been displaced since Jan 20 when government troops began security operations against militant groups in Khyber Agency region in northwestern Pakistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Friday.

Geneva, March 23 (IANS) The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday that it has been closely monitoring developments in Mali following the announcement that army soldiers had taken control of the country.

Geneva, March 22 (IANS) The Human Rights Council vote asking Colombo to probe rights abuses "is an important first step" to probing violations by both sides in the armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Geneva, March 22 (IANS) India and 23 other countries voted in favour of a US resolution here Thursday urging Sri Lanka to probe alleged human rights abuses during the final phase of the war against Tamil Tigers.

Nyon (Switzerland), March 16 (IANS) Italian giants AC Milan were drawn against tournament favourites Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals draw held here Friday, while Chelsea, the only English team in the last eight, will play Portuguese club Benfica.

Geneva, March 14 (IANS) At least 28 Belgians, including 22 children, were killed in a horrific accident inside a tunnel in Switzerland, police said Wednesday. Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said it was a "tragic day" for his country.

Geneva, March 14 (IANS) At least 28 Belgians, including 22 children, were killed in a horrific accident inside a tunnel in Switzerland, police said Wednesday. Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said it was a "tragic day" for Belgium.

Geneva, March 14 (IANS) A bus accident in Switzerland left 22 children and six adults dead, police said Wednesday.

Geneva, March 3 (IANS) An estimated 910,000 lives were saved globally over six years by improving collaboration between TB and HIV services that protect people living with HIV from tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Geneva, March 2 (IANS) Some 80,000 people have fled the western African nation of Mali to neighbouring countries due to intense fighting between government troops and rebels, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Friday.

Geneva, March 2 (IANS) FIFA have announced an investigation into Bahrain's staggering 10-0 World Cup win over Indonesia in a World Cup qualifying match in Manama.