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Spain: Princess Cristina to be tried for fraud

Monday, 22 December 2014, 13:34 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A Spanish judge on Monday ordered the king's sister, Princess Cristina, to be tried along with her husband on charges of tax fraud - making her the first member of the country's royal family to face...

Updated: Spain handing out $3B in prizes in planet's biggest lottery

Monday, 22 December 2014, 10:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Spaniards who bought lottery tickets in an upper middle class Madrid neighborhood hit the jackpot on Monday, getting 400,000-euro ($490,000) payoffs from a 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) pot of cash that will be divided among thousands of ticketholders....

North Korea threatens strikes on United States amid hacking claims

Monday, 22 December 2014, 06:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

President Barack Obama is "recklessly" spreading rumors of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack of Sony Pictures, North Korea says, as it warns of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and "the...

Exit poll: Ex-regime official, now 88, is Tunisia's new president

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 21:27 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Tunisian polling firms have declared Beji Caid Essebsi, an 88-year-old official from previous regimes, as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, cementing his dominance over a country where his...

Long-time partners Elton John and David Furnish marry in England

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 14:47 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Entertainer Elton John and longtime mate David Furnish have officially converted their civil partnership into a marriage. The ceremony took place exactly nine years after they entered into a...

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