Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 7 (EFE).- Princess Cristina, the younger of Spanish King Juan Carlos's two daughters, will not have to appear in court as a suspect in the corruption case involving the Noos Foundation, which was run by her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, a court ruled Tuesday. Judge Jose Castro is investigating allegations that Urdangarin embezzled more than 6 million euros ($7.7 million) after using his connections to obtain lucrative, no-bid public contracts for the foundation.

Alcala de Henares, Spain, Apr 23 (EFE).- Spanish poet and novelist Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald spoke Tuesday, in his speech of gratitude for being awarded the Cervantes Prize, about poetry's "power to comfort" in a world "besieged by troubles and contempt for human rights." "Poetry can correct the mistakes of history," Caballero Bonald said after receiving the Cervantes Prize from Spain's Crown Prince Felipe in a ceremony at the University of Alcala de Henares in suburban Madrid.

Spain's King Juan Carlos vowed Monday he would soon bounce back after the latest in a series of surgical operations, despite deepening scandals that have harmed his popularity. "I'll soon be back causing trouble," he joked as he stood without crutches in his first official appearance since surgery in March for a slipped disc -- his seventh operation in three years. Juan Carlos, 75, was jovial in front of the cameras as he received the poet Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald, latest winner of the top Cervantes Prize for Spanish-language literature, at the Zarzuela royal palace.

By Elisabeth O'Leary MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's King Juan Carlos stood with a throng of smiling journalists and onlookers, exchanging pleasantries, laughing at jokes and even trying on a pair of sunglasses proffered by a reporter from a comedy show. That was a typical public appearance back in 1997 when he was one of the world's most popular monarchs, the media treated him kindly and the idea of abdication would have seemed absurd.