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POLITICS-US: Europe Puts Conditions on Its Support for Reprisals
European countries are stipulating their support for punishing those responsible for the Tuesday terrorist attacks in New York and Washington upon respect for international law and human rights.POLITICS-US: Fear of Terrorist Attacks Spreads through Europe
European authorities have put their military bases, embassies and government buildings on alert as questions persist about who was behind the terrorist attacks in the United States Tuesday morning.POLITICS-US: Fear of Terrorist Attacks Spreads through Europe
European authorities have put their military bases, embassies and government buildings on alert as questions persist about who was behind the terrorist attacks in the United States Tuesday morning.IMMIGRATION: Spain, Morocco Blame Each Other for Trafficking
Spain and Morocco traded accusations Tuesday, blaming each other for not doing enough to fight the criminal organisations involved in the trafficking of immigrants.POPULATION-SPAIN: Tourists, Immigrants Face Disparate Treatment
The flows of tourists and of undocumented immigrants have continued on the upswing this year in Spain, two phenomena that have defined this summer season - and which have provoked disparate reactions from the government, labour unions and rights groups.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Pro-Immigrant Activists to File Brutality Lawsuit
The Spanish central government's chief delegate in the autonomous community of Catalonia will be taken to court by local trade unions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in connection with a case of alleged police brutality involving 200 immigrants, activists announced Friday.SPAIN: ETA Leaves Many Lives Hanging by a Thread
The lives of many Spaniards from all walks of life are hanging by a thread, due to the risks posed by the terrorist actions staged by the Basque separatist group ETA.RIGHTS: Uruguayan Mother Takes her Search to the Spanish Courts
Uruguayan schoolteacher Sara Méndez will appear next Monday in court in Spain, in one more chapter of the long search for her son Simón, who was kidnapped in Buenos Aires 25 years ago by agents of the dictatorships of Argentina and Uruguay.DEVELOPMENT: The South is not Poor – It Has Been Impoverished
The countries of the South, whether "underdeveloped" or "developing", are not poor but have been impoverished, say Spain's bishops in a document to be read out by the Social Pastoral Episcopal Commission on Sunday, when the national Day of Charity is celebrated on the occasion of the feast of Corpus Christi.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Journalists Unite to Condemn ETA
Thirty-six journalist organisations gathered Wednesday in the Spanish capital to protest the attacks their colleagues have suffered at the hands of the Basque terrorist group ETA.POLITICS-SPAIN/US: ‘Faithful Allies’ Despite Differences
Spain's Prime Minister José María Aznar and US President George W. Bush declared their two nations "faithful allies" Tuesday, though discrepancies persist in their policies on the environment and capital punishment.DEVELOPMENT: Adapting Technology to the Needs of Each Society
The indiscriminate use of advanced technology from the North in developing nations was questioned at a seminar that drew engineers and representatives of around 50 non- governmental organisations from a number of countries to the capital of Spain this week.RELIGION-SPAIN: Vatican Draws Fire for Meddling in Teaching
A central trade union and a prominent expert in constitutional law called for a review of Spain's ties with the Vatican, concerned about the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the teaching of religion in public schools, which led to the dismissal of a high school teacher who married a divorced man.SCIENCE: Important Clue Toward Finding Life on Other Planets
The discovery that a planet was probably consumed by its star marks a big step toward understanding planetary systems in general, and the possibility of one day finding other inhabited planets, Armenian scientist Garik Israelian told IPS.POLITICS-SPAIN: Basque Voters Will Respond to ETA at the Polls
Basque voters in northern Spain will respond to the violence waged by the illegal separatist group ETA next Sunday at the polls, the leading candidates for the presidency of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and human rights leaders said Monday.LABOUR-ENVIRONMENT: Unions Join Fight against Climate Change
Workers' unions from Europe and the United States are uniting to defend the Kyoto Protocol, the international accord dozens of countries support as a way to slow the process of global climate change, which labour leaders say would also contribute to creating more jobs.POLITICS-SPAIN: Threat of Basque Civil Conflict, Warn Politicians
Civil conflict in Spain's Basque region - sparked by the terrorist group ETA and its sympathisers - is a real danger, affirm socialist and moderate Basque nationalist leaders alike, as social tensions escalate with each ETA attack.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Opposition to Take Law on Aliens to Constitutional Court
One of Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar's former cabinet ministers and the leader of Spain's chief opposition force criticised Monday the law on aliens that went into effect this year as unconstitutional.RIGHTS-SPAIN: A Crucial Week for Immigrants
The coming week will be crucial for immigrants in Spain, because if the government does not agree to amend a law on aliens that orders mass deportations, the opposition will turn to the constitutional court in an attempt to get the law overturned.AGRICULTURE-EUROPE: Foot-and-Mouth Reaches Continent
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to the European continent, triggering widespread alarm, as four cases of infected livestock were announced Tuesday in France - just three weeks after the outbreak of the highly-contagious animal ailment in Great Britain.DEVELOPMENT-CENTRAL AMERICA: Gov’ts Optimistic, Activists Critical
Representatives of Central America's governments coincided in their optimism about development in their region while non-governmental organisations (NGOs) criticised the existing international cooperation plans at a meeting that ended here Friday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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