This week we're in Saint Tropez, where amateurs and professionals alike gather on the world's most spectacular boats for the annual Giraglia Rolex Cup. Then we meet Aurélien Ducroz, an extreme skier who has swapped the mountain for the high seas...
Osama Bin Laden's death has put an uncomfortable spotlight on Pakistan, where the world's most wanted man was killed apparently without the authorities’ knowledge. In Singapore, the population enjoys one of the world's highest standards of living, but under strict social controls. Finally, how the Swat valley could become an ideal setting for your next skiing holiday.
The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday that six new events will debut at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Women's ski jumping, team figure skating, and the ski halfpipe for men and women are among them.
France's Jean-Baptiste Grange won gold Sunday in the men's slalom event at the Alpine skiing world championships in Garmisch, Germany, capping a long comeback from a knee injury that kept him out of competition for much of 2010.
We take a look at how ideology and modern reality sit together in Vietnam, a one party state.
China's leader Hu Jintao admits there's "a lot" to be done over human rights. They caused a stir in western countries, but these words were hardly picked up by Chinese media.
Forget Val d'Isere and Whistler, it seems the Indian resort of Gulmarg is the place to ski this winter...
Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange (pictured) bounced back from injury to win the men's World Cup slalom in the Austrian town of Kitzbuehel on Sunday, finishing ahead of Croatia's Ivica Kostelic, who came first in the combined event.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Monday, 20th December 2010: papers are covering Europe’s snow chaos. Some angles are upbeat: Brits can bet on a White Christmas, Germans will have great snow on the slopes. That, and a biopic to look forward to on the life of Burma’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
France's Tessa Worley won the women's World Cup giant slalom race in the Alpine ski World Cup held in St Moritz, Switzerland Sunday, edging out Tanja Poutiainen of Finland by a hundredth of a second.
Austria's Reinfried Herbst secured the overall World Cup slalom title, after finishing ninth in the final event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on Saturday.
Switzerland's Carlo Janka, 23, won the Garmisch-Partenkirchen giant slalom to become the new alpine skiing World Cup champion, adding to his Olympic gold.
