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Sharia court in Spain attempts to kill woman for adultery

Elder of Ziyon (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Al Arabiya: Spanish police have arrested nine men suspected of seeking to have a woman killed after they accused her of adultery, claiming they were following sharia (Islamic law), authorities said on Sunday. The men were arrested on November 14 and seven have been held in jail, a police spokesman said. According to police, the woman had been taken in March and held in an isolated house in Valls...

• Spanish Muslims try to kill woman for adultery - The Empire Chronicles
• Men sought 'to kill woman for adultery' - Muslims Against Sharia

Spain completes Davis Cup sweep

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Spain lifted the Davis Cup for the second straight year on Sunday after completing a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final. Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer both won singles matches at the Palau Sant Jordi to complete the sweep as Spain won for the fourth time since 2000 while becoming the first nation since Sweden in 1998 to retain the title.

• Spain wins Davis Cup title with a 5-0 win over Czech Republic - ATP Mens Tennis
• Spain Defends Davis Cup Title - Trading Tennis
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Spain: Men Charged in Unofficial Islamic Court

New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Nine men are awaiting trial in eastern Spain after allegedly sentencing a woman to death for adultery in an unofficial Islamic law court, a police spokeswoman said Monday.

YEARENDER: Spain's Basque region takes road to the unknown

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Madrid - When Patxi Lopez became the Basque region's first pro-Spanish prime minister in May, he promised to restore normality to the northern Spanish region plagued by separatis...

European Commission investigates funding of Spain's RTVE

MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | yesterday

By *Robert Briel* December 8, 2009 07.38 UK The European Commission has opened a formal investigation under the EU state aid rules into the new tax based funding system for the Spanish public...

Spain Prime Minister honors Davis Cup team

Sify (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Spain's prime minister honored the Davis Cup-winning team in a ceremony at his official residence on Monday.

SXSW Announces 200+ More Showcasing Bands

Austinist (Free subscription) | yesterday

SXSW has announced a ton of updates to their ongoing showcasing bands list. Check it out. Highlights include The Veils, Low Anthem, the Pomegranates, an horse, The Band of Heathens, The Black & White Years, Tom Brosseau, Caspian, Ceeplus Bad Knives, The Ettes, Gay Witch Abortion, Golden Boys, Richard Henry, Jazzus Lizard, and The Lovely Feathers. SXSW 2010 Showcasing Bands Note: All bands subject...

• 200+ More Bands Added to SXSW including The Low Anthem and Attack Attack! - donewaiting.com

Al-Qaeda claims kidnapping of 3 Spaniards, Frenchman in West Africa

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nouakchott/Madrid - The North African branch of the al-Qaeda terrorist network on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of three Spaniards and a French national. In an audio tape broadcast by the Doha-based al-Jazeera channel, Al-Qaeda in ...

British detain four Spanish police officers in Gibraltar

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Madrid - Spain's interior minister apologized to British authorities for an incident that led to the detention of four Spanish civil guards on Gibraltar, ministry officials said. British police arrested the coastguards after they landed without permi...

COP15 Copenhagen Climate Change Kick-Off & Links

eNewsUSA (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Dec 7: It's finally here. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) and the fifth Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 5). The 2-week meeting will take place from December 7 to 18 2009 in the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Conference marks the culmination of a two-year...

Stepan Safaryan: Azerbaijan attempts to block NKR re-joining talks

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The Madrid document contains a provision which can block participation of Nagorno Karabakh in the negotiation process.

HomeGrid Forum: ITU-T United Nations' G.hn Networking Standard Fortifies Its Smart Grid Capabilities

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

BEAVERTON, OR (MARKET WIRE) HomeGrid Forum, a global, non-profit trade group promoting the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union's (ITU-T) G.hn networking standard, today announced that the ITU-T G.hn workgroup has agreed upon a number of key specifications that together form the baseline requirements for G.hn Smart Grid products. The study group also agreed on the addition of an Appendix...

An Under- or Mis- Statement

My Right Word (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Ross Douhat complains about Europe's attitude towards Muslims: Switzerland isn’t an E.U. member state, but the minaret moment could have happened almost anywhere in Europe nowadays — in France, where officials have floated the possibility of banning the burka; in Britain, which elected two representatives of the fascistic, anti-Islamic British National Party to the European Parliament last...

Spain hopes to lay foundations for 'more solid'EU - Feature

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Madrid - When Spain takes over the rotating European Union presidency on January 1, it will have to deal with a new EU. After the entry into force of the EU's Lisbon Treaty on December 1, Europe will have a more united and solid voice on the interna...

Spain move to help Western Sahara hunger striker

France 24 (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands moved to help save the life of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who is on a three-week-old hunger strike to demand Morocco allow her to return home. A medical examiner accompanied by a judge and police officers visited Haidar late Sunday at the airport on the Canary island of Lanzarote where she is staging her hunger strike. The judge said afterwards he...

Hoi An, Vietnam is one of Top 10 Old Town districts - theatre of the streets

activetravelvietnam | 10/27/2009

Heading to the oldest parts of a city delivers the richest rewards, writes Kerry van der Jagt. You have arrived in a new city and don't know where to start. Tempting as it is to hop on a sightseeing bus with a two-kilogram guide book in one hand and a list of "must-sees" in the other, there is a better way. Get off the bus, tear up the list, pull on your walking shoes and head to the oldest part of...

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Nadal returns from injury, available for Davis Cup

arora5cx27 | 10/21/2009

BARCELONA, Spain - Rafael Nadal has recovered from injury and made himself available for Spain's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in December. Nadal underwent successful medical tests in Barcelona on Wednesday that showed the 23-year-old Spaniard was ready to return for the first time since his U.S. Open semifinal. Nadal hasn't been on court since that semifinal defeat to eventual champion...