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No one understands the Middle East better than T. Friedman -- Until Palestinians & Israelis are serious about peace, we should get out of the picture.

Cracker Squire (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

Tom Friedman writes in The New York Times : The fact is, the only time America has been able to advance peace — post-Yom Kippur War, Camp David, post-Lebanon war, Madrid and Oslo — has been when the parties felt enough pain for different reasons that they invited our diplomacy, and we had statesmen — Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, George Shultz, James Baker and Bill Clinton —...

Two women hikers freeze to death in northern Spain

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Madrid - Two women hikers who got lost in the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain were found frozen to death by rescue teams, officials reported Sunday. Authorities in the north-eastern city Gerona said three others in the five-member group of hiker...

Ibrahimovic out for a week with leg muscle injury

Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday

Madrid: Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss the Spanish leader's Copa del Rey match this week after injuring a thigh muscle in Saturday's 4-2 win over Mallorca.Ibrahimovic

Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice. Corporations have always collected personal data on the people who buy their products but in the past this information came from sources such as magazine subscriptions and warranty cards, experts...

• Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking - France24
• Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking - Kioskea.net

Pedro powers Barcelona over Mallorca in Spain

Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday

Madrid: Pedro Rodriguez helped Barcelona rediscover its scoring touch Saturday as his two goals led the defending champions to a 4-2 win over Mallorca in the Spanish league.Pedro curled a shot around

Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostages

Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

MADRID (Reuters) - Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, a senior officer aboard the vessel said on Friday.

• Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostages - Reuters UK

Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

MADRID - Spain ruled out freeing two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off Somalia and reportedly threatening to...

Spanish judge considers pirate prisoner swap

CNN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

A Spanish judge would consider sending two Somali pirate suspects held in Madrid back to Africa, as demanded by pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat and its crew off the Somali coast, it was reported Friday.

Spain defies Somali pirates threatening to kill hostages

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Madrid - Spain does not intend to cede to the demands of Somali pirates threatening to kill fishermen they are holding as hostages, a senior official said Friday. The pirates have threatened to kill the fishermen if Madrid refuses to free two of thei...

Olympics may legitimate Rio on world stage

Miami Student (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

It is known as the land of hot music, beautiful bodies and raucous parties. No, it's not Oxford, Ohio, but rather Rio de Janeiro, which, in dramatic fashion, beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo in early October to win the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Wouldn’t It be Easier Just to Apologize?

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BILL FISHER (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

By William Fisher A few years back, the FBI mistakenly linked an American lawyer’s fingerprint to one found near the scene of a horrific terrorist bombing in Madrid, Spain. In the tragedy of errors that followed, the lawyer was jailed in Oregon as a “material witness” for two weeks. And what did the FBI do? It apologized. That doesn’t happen very often, but it did happen this...

Islamists impose sharia by stealth

Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Daniel Pipes TO borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden represent Islamism 1.0, the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the French intellectual, Tariq Ramadan, represent Islamism 2.0. The former are more deadly but the latter will likely do greater long-term damage. The 1.0 version presents a potentially mortal danger to those unfortunate enough to get in its...

• Islamists impose sharia by stealth - Muslims Against Sharia
• Islamists impose sharia by stealth - The Australian

Madrid arrests cripples Dominicans Don’t Play gang

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Madrid.- The Spanish Police has detained in Madrid 40 members of the Latino gang Dominicans Don’t Play (DDP) and broke up three of the six "coros." groups which were in that region and which have been "practically dismantled," according to a report by EFE quoting sources.

Spain to use EU presidency to 'normalize' Cuba relations: minister

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Madrid - The European Union should normalize its relations with Cuba, a Spanish senior official said Thursday, ahead of his country taking the bloc's rotating presidency on January 1. Spain would like the EU to have similar relations with Cuba as w...

Chelsea interest nice but I'm happy in Madrid: Aguero

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Atletico reportedly turned down a Chelsea offer of around 35 million euros for him in the close season.

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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...

Nadal returns from injury, available for Davis Cup

godiva72h3d | 10/10/2009

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...