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French hunt school killer, suspect neo-Nazi ties

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- Police spread out across southern France by the hundreds Tuesday, hunting for an expert gunman suspected in three deadly attacks who may have neo-Nazi ties or grudges against minorities....

Jailed Tymoshenko accused of treason in Ukraine

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian authorities stepped up their legal assault on jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Tuesday when parliament accused her of committing high treason during natural gas import negotiations with Russia in 2009....

Diana's Kensington Palace home reopens to public

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
LONDON (AP) -- It's the past home of Queen Victoria and Princess Diana, the future residence of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge - and, it's hoped, a stop on tourists' London itineraries....

Vatican praises steps taken by Irish church

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican on Tuesday told Irish bishops they had made excellent progress in enacting norms to protect children following decades of pedophile priest scandals, the first time the Holy See has ever endorsed the church's efforts to fight priestly sex abuse....

Kuwait says Iran vows not to shut Strait of Hormuz

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Kuwait's ruler says Iran has assured its Gulf neighbors that it will not block the vital Strait of Hormuz....

UK's Queen Elizabeth II pledges to continue ruling

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II publicly renewed her pledge to the British nation Tuesday, praising the continuity of her country's national narrative in a speech to mark the 60th anniversary of her remarkably long reign....

Olympics to strain UK Internet infrastructure

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
LONDON (AP) -- As Usain Bolt races down the Olympic track, will London's Internet infrastructure be able to keep up?...

Dutch museum: Still life IS by Vincent van Gogh

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- It was, it wasn't, it is: A still life once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later downgraded to being the work of an anonymous artist is indeed by the tormented Dutch impressionist himself, researchers announced Tuesday....

Gunman may have filmed killings at French school

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- Police blanketed southern France on Tuesday, searching for a gunman - possibly a racist, anti-Semitic serial killer - who killed four people at a Jewish school and may have filmed his attack....

New Israeli law bans underweight models in ads

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new Israeli law bans showing overly thin models from local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders....

New Israeli law bans underweight models in ads

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new Israeli law bans showing overly thin models from local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders....

Top Chinese politician's ouster tied to nepotism

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
BEIJING (AP) -- One of China's highest-profile politicians interfered in an investigation involving a family member before he was fired last week, according to a leaked transcript that has escalated what already was the country's biggest political scandal in years....

Egypt's Christians bid farewell to their patriarch

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
CAIRO (AP) -- Tearful and wearing mourning black, tens of thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians joined Tuesday a funeral mass for their patriarch, Pope Shenouda III, led by senior clerics at the main cathedral in Cairo....

Two Marios reshape Italy's image at home, abroad

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
ROME (AP) -- Thanks to two Marios, Italy's image as the fun-loving land of the bunga bunga party but unreliable partner in Europe is under reconstruction - sparking cultural shifts at home....

Top Chinese politician's ouster tied to nepotism

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
BEIJING (AP) -- One of China's highest-profile politicians interfered in an investigation involving a family member before he was fired last week, according to a leaked transcript that has escalated what already was the country's biggest political scandal in years....

UN: Syria permits aid workers to enter 4 provinces

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
GENEVA (AP) -- Syria has agreed to allow aid workers and supply convoys into four of its hardest-hit provinces, a promise of some relief in a nation where at least 1 million people are in urgent need of aid because of the bloody civil conflict, officials said Tuesday....

Museum confirms still life it holds is by Van Gogh

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- A still life once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later downgraded to the work of an anonymous artist because of doubts about its authenticity is indeed by the tormented Dutch impressionist, researchers said Tuesday....

Gunman may have filmed killings at French school

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- Hundreds of police blanketed southern France on Tuesday, searching for a gunman - possibly a racist, anti-Semitic serial killer - who killed four people at a Jewish school and may have filmed his attack....

Syrian diplomats around the world expelled

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
PARIS (AP) -- Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of scores of children and parents in their homes....

Marmageddon: New Zealand runs out of unique spread

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:40
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It's a sticky black sandwich spread that much of New Zealand adores, though detractors liken it to axle grease. And when it runs out, it's Marmageddon....