Alps
S. America Families Seek Damages Over Germanwings Crash
Two years after the Germanwings plane crash, relatives of the South American victims have filed suit in Germany seeking...
Legendary Swiss Climber To Be Cremated Near Everest
The body of legendary Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who died on Mount Everest, will be cremated on Thursday at a Buddhist...
Famed Swiss Climber Ueli Steck Dies On Everest
Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of...
Kashmir’s Slice of ‘paradise’ Has Big Skiing Ambitions
It's an area better known as a hotbed of insurgency but Indian Kashmir's only ski resort -- a favourite among...
Michael Essien’s Wife Buys Italian Third Division Club Como
The news that Michael Essien’s wife, Akosua Puni, had purchased the Italian third division side Como at an auction...
At Least Three Dead In Tyrol
Rescue teams worked for hours on the mountain in search of the missing fourth victim At least three people have been...
At Least Three Dead
At least three people have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort in the Austrian Alps, police say. Rescuers are...
Chelsea Star’s House Burgled After Posting Photos On Instagram
Chelsea defender and Captain John Terry’s house was burgled while he was away on a skiing trip to the French Alps...
As Olympics Loom, China Plunges Into Snow Biz
Hao Rui only took up skiing this winter, but the 17-year-oldlooked like a veteran as he perched casually atop a slope...
France Avalanche: Four Killed At Tignes Ski Resort
At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. The...
Four Killed At Tignes Ski Resort
At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. The...
Why Italy Faces Constant Threat of Earthquakes
Italy has a long history of being hit by powerful, destructive earthquakes. The country is one of the most seismically...
Alps Cable Cars Failure ‘traps 100’
More than 100 people are stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps,...
Two British Climbers Found Dead On Matterhorn
The Matterhorn is in the Alps, on the Swiss-Italian border The bodies of two British climbers who went missing on...