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Danish churches, film sets for Charles and Camilla

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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....

Danish churches, film sets for Charles and Camilla

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 18:09
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....
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