Spanish bishops apologise for silence over killings

It has taken a rather long time for the Spanish Catholic Church to acknowledge these unfortunate deaths during Franco´s dictatorship. " Spanish bishops broke decades of silence at the weekend to apologise for...

Italy to boycott Durban 2

" FM Frattini tells Livni his country has problems with conference agenda, adds he is canceling visit to Iran Roni Sofer Published:  03.05.09, 18:36 / Israel News Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that...

Franco inquiry polarises Spain...again

" A top Spanish investigative judge has launched a criminal investigation into the fate of tens of thousands of people who vanished during the country's civil war and General Francisco Franco' dictatorship. ...

Foreign tourists seized in Egypt

Egyptian security sources report group of 10 to 15 tourists abducted in south of country. Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirms five Italian tourists kidnapped. The tourist belong to Israel and Italy. There is...

More than a club: FC Barcelona, a symbol of Catalonia

Whether climbing the steps of the Sagrada Familia or sipping a coffee near La Seu in the Barri Gòtic, Barcelona has many places of worship, writes Matt Genner, but the most important is Camp Nou, home of FC Barcelona. Més que un club, is certainly a motto that rings...

'Fortress Europe': EU Visitors to Be Fingerprinted

So much data is now being created, transferred, stored, and exchanged -- both within nations and internationally -- that databases will surely become the most valuable symbols of our information economy, as they...

Australian embassy hosts seminar on biotechnology, nano-technology

"Australian and Indonesian academics, education experts and professionals participated in a seminar on Biotechnology and Nano-technology at the Australian Embassy on Thursday, coordinated by Australian Education International (AEI), the embassy media release has said.On the...

Backpack Stuck in School Bus Door Means Wild Ride for 8-Year-Old

Girl is lucky to be alive. see Video"ROCHESTER, Wash. — An 8-year-old girl was dragged by her school bus when her backpack got stuck in the bus’s door. “We just saw her hanging there,” Dany Franco, the...

EU 'Blue Card' to target skilled workers

"EU 'Blue Card' to target skilled The European Commission has unveiled a Blue Card for skilled immigrants, based on the US Green Card. The plan would allow suitably qualified people and their families to live and work within the European Union. The EU says it needs 20m...

U.S. Privacy Act to Cover EU Citizens

If this makes the world a safer place then its a good idea. I hope the financial cost can be recovered from the government and not burden the airlines or passengers."STRASBOURG, France (AP) - European Union citizens will be protected by the U.S. Privacy Act under an...

EU To Outlaw Bomb-Making Websites

"Websites which explain how to make bombs will be banned under proposals being drawn up by the European Justice Commissioner.The plan is part of a range of anti-terrorism measures to be considered by EU members in October. European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini is also...

Website bomb-making lessons to be outlawed across Europe

"Placing instructions on how to make a bomb on the internet will become a criminal offence across Europe under plans outlined by Brussels yesterday. Arguments about freedom of expression will not be allowed to stand in the way of criminalising the publication of bomb-making...

Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem will "reconsider" its notice of Pius XII

The 'incident' between the Holy See and Israel over the way in which Pius XII's policy toward the Nazi regime and the Jews is characterised at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem has resolved itself to everyone's diplomatic satisfaction i.e. the Apostolic Nuncio Mons Antonio...

Team America/Europe: World Police

"Europe and the US have begun to lay the foundations for a data sharing link between their police and immigration forces. It's a long way off, but indications after talks in Berlin today between European and US negotiators are that both sides are in agreement that's where...

Christy Moore - Viva La Quince Brigada

"Christy Moore wrote the song about the Irish who went to Spain with the International Brigades to fight against Franco and the fascists during the Spanish Civil War.It has been sung by many singers and groups since.The tune dates back to the Napoleonic Wars."

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