A soldier in the military honor guard is covered by a flag during a welcoming ceremony for Chinese President Hu Jintao and Spanish King Juan Carlos at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on June 26, 2007. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
King Juan Carlos is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Roots of Inter-faith Animosity Run Deep
MADRID -- An inter-faith conference opened in Madrid Wednesday hoping to find a solution that would end disputes between the world's major religions. The conference, organized by the World Muslim League at the behest of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, comes at a time when inter-religious strife has increased the environment of distrust among religions.
The next battlefield: Ceuta and Melilla?
Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida's No.2, makes a point to regularly mention in his broadcasts the Muslim lands that need to be "liberated." The list includes the usual suspects for every respectable jihadist: "Palestine," Kashmir and Chechnya. But interestingly, the list includes two tiny Spanish enclaves located in Morocco: Ceuta and Melilla.
Gadhafi ends EU tour with Spanish deals
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi ended Tuesday a European tour during which France and Spain confirmed his international rehabilitation in exchange for promises of lucrative contracts.
