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California firefighters hoping for rain to help curb wildfires

JUNCTION CITY, Calif. - Firefighters in California are hoping scattered showers forecast for the state's northern mountains will help put out the last wildfires still keeping people from their homes. ...

Body of Canadian corporal airlifted out of Kandahar for final flight home

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The body of Cpl. James Hayward Arnal was lifted onto a military plane during a sunset ceremony for his final voyage home. Hundreds of Canadian soldiers and their allies came...

5 bombs explode in northern Spain after warning call; no injuries reported

LAREDO, Spain - Officials in Spain say five bombs exploded in the northern part of the country, causing damage but no injuries. Reports say a person claiming to speak on behalf of Basque separatist...

American-led forces kill 9 Afghan police after mistaking them for militants

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in air strikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militan...

Tropical storm Dolly forms in Caribbean sea; 4th of Atlantic hurricane season

MIAMI - U.S. weather experts say tropical storm Dolly has formed in the western Caribbean sea. The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the Yucatan peninsula from the B...

Activists say 9 Iranians convicted of adultery are to be stoned to death

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has sentenced eight women and one man convicted of adultery to death by stoning, activists said Sunday. A lawyer and women's rights activist, Shadi Sadr, said the nine, who are ...

Serbia's foreign minister calls for return of ambassadors to EU countries

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia's foreign minister says he plans to reinstate the country's ambassadors to EU countries that recognized Kosovo's independence. The aim is to improve relations between Serb...

Anglican summit begins in U.K. with worship, call for unity in communion

CANTERBURY, England - Anglican bishops opened their once-a-decade summit Sunday with an elaborate worship service in the mother church of their troubled global fellowship, hearing a plea for unity des...

Condoleezza Rice says Obama's success is great gain for blacks

WASHINGTON - Condoleezza Rice says it's a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party's presidential nomination. The secretary of state says it's great for the count...

Al Gore says Hillary Clinton's campaign changed perception of women

WASHINGTON - Al Gore says Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for the White House helped change society's perception of women. But the former vice-president demurred when asked whether the New York s...