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A look at Sunday's close general election race in Spain

Saturday, 19 December 2015, 10:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Spain's political landscape has changed dramatically since 2011, when voters ousted the Socialist Party and gave a landslide victory to the right-of-center Popular Party. The rise of two...

Vatican: Heart attack killed ex-ambassador accused of abuse

Friday, 18 December 2015, 16:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Vatican says an autopsy has confirmed that its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who died on the eve of his sex abuse trial, suffered a heart attack. The autopsy on Archbishop...

Updated: EU leaders vow 'uncompromising fight' against terrorism

Friday, 18 December 2015, 15:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

EU leaders have vowed to engage in an "uncompromising fight against terrorism," and are calling for wide-ranging countermeasures. EU heads of state and government agreed Friday it is "crucial" to...

Cameron faces tough negotiations over UK's future in Europe

Friday, 18 December 2015, 12:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister David Cameron faces two months of difficult negotiations in his bid to alter European Union rules ahead of a planned referendum on Britain's continued membership in the...

Time flies: UK's Prince George gets ready for nursery school

Friday, 18 December 2015, 10:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain's young Prince George is getting ready to go to nursery school in January. Kensington Palace said Friday that George will begin attending the Westacre Montessori School Nursery in...

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