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125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match

By Agoes Basoeki and Niniek Karmarni -  Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for…

Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world are saying a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers. Crowds massed along the streets of London on Monday to honor…

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin takes long road through Scotland

By David Keyton and Mike Corder - Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — In a somber, regal procession, Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin was driven slowly through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital…

Queen Elizabeth is featured on several currencies. Now what?

By Kelvin Chan - AP LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world, in a reminder…

Shaken and stirred: Ukraine war hits James Bond's glassmaker

By John Leicester (AP) --LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-MESMIN, France (AP) - Iconic French tableware brand Duralex is joining a growing array of European firms that are reducing and halting production because of soaring energy costs provoked by Russia's war in Ukraine. [caption…

Charles III formally proclaimed king as sons reconcile

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kika and Sylvia Hui - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two days after his mother's death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain's monarch Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in…

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement. A link to the almost-vanished generation that…

Diana's car auctioned as 25th anniversary of her death nears

LONDON (AP) — A car driven by Princess Diana in the 1980s sold for 650,000 pounds ($764,000) at auction Saturday, just days before the 25th anniversary of her death. Silverstone Auctions said there was "fierce bidding" for the black Ford…

Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk, helping hands

By: Tassenee Vejpongs - Associated Press RAYONG, Thailand (AP) — The Irrawaddy dolphin calf — sick and too weak to swim — was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him. The fishermen quickly alerted marine…