And they're off! To the thunder of hooves, a chorus of moos and the clanking of bells, nine cows hurtle away in one of the ...

PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) - In a tiny mess hall set amid pine trees and rose bushes on the heavily fortified Korean border, a lunch of steak and asparagus is served. Outside, birdsong competes ...

About 50 farmers rang bells from 5 a.m. to guide 1,200 cattle down the Alpine mountain pass of Klausenpass, rising 1,950 meters (6,400 feet) above sea level. The cows have spent seven weeks high up in ...

GRIMENTZ, Switzerland — Furie and Cigale eye each other warily, take a step forward and lock horns. It’s an ancient ritual, one that plays out each summer high in the Swiss Alps, as cows battle to be ...

My group started the day with breakfast at the Piz Gloria, a revolving restaurant that caps the Schilthorn peak (nearly 10,000 feet), looking down at the high meadows where Swiss cows spend their ...

Two couples who moved to Aarwangen, Switzerland, complained that cowbells kept them up all night. But longtime residents were outraged and started a petition to preserve the cowbells. The residents ...