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Danish churches, film sets for Charles and Camilla

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, arrived in Copenhagen on Saturday on the third and final leg of their Scandinavia tour, with plans to visit churches, the film set of a popular Danish TV show and sustainable energy projects....

Egypt court rules Mubarak ex-PM can stay in race

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's highest court has ruled that Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister can stay in the presidential race and that a third of lawmakers in the Islamist-dominated legislature were illegally elected....

Hosting Arab leaders, Iraq tries to return to fold

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A summit of Arab leaders, held here for the first time in a generation, is a prime opportunity for Iraq to reassert itself as a political player in the Arab world after years of war, isolation and American occupation....

Chinese website: Dalai Lama has 'Nazi' policies

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
BEIJING (AP) -- A state-run Chinese website has launched a bitter attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of "Nazi" racial policies and of inciting Tibetans to set themselves on fire....

Lawyer says French gunman's mother is released

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
PARIS (AP) -- Authorities investigating France's deadly shooting rampage have released the mother of the Islamist fanatic blamed for the killings but were questioning his older brother to determine whether he served as an accomplice, officials said Saturday....

No damage, injuries in 5.1-magnitude Chile quake

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A 5.1-magnitude temblor has shaken awake residents of Chile's capital, but no damage or injuries have been reported....

Kazakhstan angry spoof anthem played at event

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
MOSCOW (AP) -- Kazakhstan has labeled the playing of a spoof of its national anthem at an international sporting event "a scandal," and demanded a probe into the incident....

Lawyer says French gunman's mother is released

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
PARIS (AP) -- Authorities investigating France's deadly shooting rampage have released the mother of the Islamist fanatic blamed for the killings but continue to hold his older brother and the older brother's girlfriend, officials said Saturday....

Greece's deputy prime minister is retiring

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's deputy prime minister, who made headlines by saying that ordinary citizens are just as responsible as politicians for his nation's economic crisis, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election....

Greece's deputy prime minister is retiring

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's deputy prime minister, who made headlines by saying that ordinary citizens are just as responsible as politicians for his nation's economic crisis, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election....

UN observers enter mountainous enclave in Syria

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A team of United Nations observers entered the Syrian town of Haffa Thursday after government troops overran the area near the Mediterranean coast, seizing the territory back from rebels after battles that raged for eight days....

Chinese website: Dalai Lama has 'Nazi' policies

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
BEIJING (AP) -- A state-run Chinese website has launched a bitter attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of "Nazi"racial policies and of inciting Tibetans to set themselves on fire....

Woman to wed slain French soldier posthumously

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
PARIS (AP) -- The pregnant girlfriend of a French soldier killed in a dramatic gun rampage will wed her partner posthumously, a family lawyer said Saturday....

Egypt soccer fans, troops clash; 1 killed

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian soldiers and police clashed with thousands of angry soccer fans in a Suez Canal city over the suspension of their club following a deadly riot last month, witnesses said Saturday. A medical official said a teenager was killed....

Kazakhstan angry spoof anthem played at event

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
MOSCOW (AP) -- Kazakhstan has labeled the playing of a spoof of its national anthem at an international sporting event "a scandal," and demanded a probe into the incident....

Egypt soccer fans, troops clash; 1 killed

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian soldiers and police clashed with thousands of angry soccer fans in a Suez Canal city over the suspension of their club following a deadly riot last month, witnesses said Saturday. A medical official said a teenager was killed....

Iraq prison staff detained over jailbreak

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- An Iraqi police official says prison officials and guards have been detained after 17 prisoners including 10 al-Qaida-affiliated detainees broke out of jail in a northern Iraqi city....

Bombs target pilgrims in Iraq, killing scores

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Car bombs ripped through Shiite and Kurdish targets in Baghdad and other cities Wednesday, killing at least 66 people, wounding more than 200 and feeding growing doubts that Iraq will emerge as a stable democracy after decades of war and dictatorship....

UN chief urges NKorea to reconsider rocket launch

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging North Korea to reconsider its plan to launch a long-range rocket....

Army sergeant charged in Afghan massacre

Thu, 2024-11-28 08:41
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Charges filed Friday against Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales reflect the horror of the crime: 17 counts of premeditated murder, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan. But while Afghans are calling for swift and severe punishment, it will likely be months, even years, before the public ever sees Bales in a courtroom....