Spain hails French capture of Basques as major victory
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MADRID : Spain hailed the weekend arrest in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, the worst blow the underground separatist ETA group has suffered for more than a decade.
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Carlos Moya defeated Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to win the Davis Cup for Spain, giving the home team an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five final on clay.
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MADRID  - Spain hailed the weekend arrest in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, the worst blow the underground separatist ETA group has suffered for more than a decade.
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Spain celebrated its National Day on Tuesday with a military parade that added French troops and snubbed the United States by dropping the recent participation of U.S. Marines.
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Host-Spain defeated the United States 3-2 in the best-of-five Davis Cup World Group final Sunday, to claim its second-ever championship in the men&#39;s team tennis event.
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Iraq war opponents France, Germany and Russia Monday hailed elections in the country as a success and, in a sign of warming transatlantic ties, pledged to back U.S. efforts to restore stability.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Spain beat Olympic champions   Argentina 75-74 in a bruising Latin showdown to reach the final   of the world basketball championship on Friday.
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Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Monday strongly defended Spain's withdrawal of troops from Iraq after the March 11 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people.
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Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero thanks UK PM Tony Blair for help with the Basque peace process.
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Real Madrid snatched victory in the most  exciting Spanish title race in over a decade thanks to a  new-found team spirit, pragmatic style of play, steely  determination and dash of good fortune.
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Ancient ruins, idyllic beaches, friendly people and beautiful monuments. Spain was everything I expected and so much more this summer.
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TWO centuries after a plucky Welsh woman in Fishguard thwarted the last attempted French invasion of Britain, the French have scored a linguistic victory over Wales without having to lift a finger.
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This Spanish team attacks with Brazilian flair, defends with Italian grit and works as hard as the Germans. Spain is emerging as a serious candidate for the World Cup title after rebounding from a goal down to beat Tunisia 3-1 Monday night.
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A MAJESTIC Carlos Moya tamed world No2 Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 7-6 yesterday to clinch the Davis Cup for Spain. The popular Majorcan erased the heartache of missing Spainâs maiden triumph in 2000 by bringing
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France on Thursday hailed the planned signing here Friday by China Southern Airlines of a deal to acquire five Airbus A380 aircraft as both a political and economic triumph.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Sharp-shooting Spain blew away   Greece 70-47 to capture an emotional first world basketball   championship gold medal on Sunday.
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"Socialists win power but Popular Party strongest in votes after landslide in Madrid."  Spain's ruling Socialists and opposition conservatives both claimed victory in weekend local elections that were seen as primaries for next year's general elections. via The China Post