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Nadal secures final spot against Federer
London: Rafael Nadal defeated Germany's Rainer Schuettler 6-1 7-6 6-4 in the semifinals
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Madrid revels in Spanish triumph Euro 2008 champions have arrived home to a heroes' welcome from about one million ecstatic fans in a plane with 'Campeones' written on it
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory
Map of Vienna Austria Austria: Thousands of euphoric fans are celebrating in Madrid after their football team won Euro 2008, beating Germany 1-0
| Germany had enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges. A first-half goal from Liverpool striker Torres proved enough to end Spain 44-year wait for a major tournament success. Madrid is awash with national colours, as fans draped in flags dance and sing in the streets
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| Jun. 26 |
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Superb Spain too strong for Russians
Austria: Spain stormed into their first European Championship final in 24 years by rolling over Russia 3-0 to set up a final against Germany
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| Jun. 22 |
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Spain beat Italy in Euro penalty shoot out. Austria
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza
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| Jun. 15 |
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Nadal beats Djokovic in thrilling final |
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| Jun. 14 |
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Last-gasp Villa goal puts Spain through |
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| Jun. 13 |
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Spain treats child phone addicts 2 children, aged 12 and 13, have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated for addiction to their mobile phones
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| Jun. 10 |
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Villa hits hat-trick as Spain rout Russia |
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| Jun. 8 |
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Hauliers on fuel strike Tens of thousands of lorry drivers have begun an indefinite strike against the soaring price of diesel, which has risen by 20% this year
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Nadal humiliates Federer in French final. Paris
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Iraqi PM arrives for talks
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| Jun. 6 |
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Nadal nails Djokovic to reach French final. Paris
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| Jun.3 |
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Nadal celebrates birthday with semi slot |
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| Jun.1 |
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Contador powers to Giro d'Italia victory. Milan
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Anonymous warning precedes bomb blast. Basque
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Democrats reach delegate deal
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| May.30 |
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Europe fuel protests spread wider. Portugal
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| May.20 |
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ETA 'political leader' arrested |
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| May.18 |
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Nadal foils Federer's Hamburg title bid |
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| May.13 |
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Drought forces Barcelona to ship in water Spain's worst drought in decades forced the city to begin shipping in drinking water in an effort to avoid water restrictions
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| May.7 |
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Real Madrid celebrated league title
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Nadal suffers rare loss on clay |
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Russia swears in new president
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| May.4 |
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Real Madrid leave it late to claim title
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| Apr.26 |
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat. Somalia
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| Mar.10 |
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PM seeks support after election Governing Socialists were seeking the support of smaller parties after an election that left the country deeply divided politically
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| Mar.9 |
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Socialists claim victory| Zapatero's Socialists had 44%, followed by Mariano Rajoy's conservative Partido Popular with 40%. Turnout was put at 75%. Prime Minister Zapatero thanked a crowd of cheering supporters ... | |
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Spain votes in national elections
35 million are deciding whether to return the ruling Socialists to power in general elections
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary
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| Nov.18 |
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Federer is just too hot for Ferrer |
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| Nov.9 |
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Chad frees Spaniards in 'kidnap' plot |
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| Oct.31 |
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Spain condemns terror verdict 
| A court delivered an unexpectedly mixed verdict in the trial of 28 defendants charged in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. The three-judge panel is convicting three of mass murder but delivering lesser convictions against the ot... | |
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| Oct.4 |
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Police seize Basque leaders
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Deadliest attack for peace force
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| Jul.29 |
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Contador seals Tour de France win |
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| Jul.2 |
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Bomb kills Spanish tourists. Yemen
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| Jun.24 |
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U.N. peacekeepers killed. Southern Lebanon
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| Jun.17 |
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Real Madrid lift the Spanish title |
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| Jun.10 |
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Nadal powers to third French title |
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| Jun.8 |
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Nadal sets up classic French final |
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G8 leaders pledge $60B for Africa
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| May.20 |
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Nadal winning run ended by Federer |
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| May.3 |
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Brazilian duo put Sevilla through |
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Klose sent off as Werder crash out |
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| Jan.11 |
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Beckham agrees to LA Galaxy move |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
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| Dec.30 |
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Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire Spain has blamed a powerful bomb explosion at the country's busiest airport on Basque separatist group
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| Dec.18 |
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Cannavaro named FIFA's top player |
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| Nov.6 |
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Madrid train bombs suspect jailed |
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| Oct.22 |
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Alonso secures second world title |
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| Sep.17 |
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Vinokourov takes the Tour of Spain |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech
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| Sep.4 |
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Spain wins world basketball over Greece |
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| Aug.5 |
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I am the Tour champion - Pereiro |
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| Jul.31 |
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Tenerife tourists help migrants
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| Jul.28 |
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Landis pleads innocence over test |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jul.9 |
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Federer resists challenge of Nadal |
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| Jul.4 |
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3 days of mourning for crash
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| Jul.3 |
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Subway crash: 41 dead| Two carriages derailed and crashed in a tunnel in the eastern city of Valencia. Three days of mourning will be held.
The crash may have been cau... | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Nadal completes French Open double |
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| May.17 |
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Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph. Paris
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| May.14 |
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Alonso delights crowd with victory |
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| May.10 |
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Sevilla shatter Boro's UEFA dreams |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord
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| May.3 |
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Barca keep title as Valencia slump |
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| Apr.27 |
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Puerta puts Sevilla in UEFA final |
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| Apr.26 |
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Barca reached Champions League final |
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| Mar.22 |
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ETA declares permanent cease-fire Basque: The separatist group has declared a 'permanent cease-fire', raising hopes for an end to 37 years of violence
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Labor law protests turn violent
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| Jan.10 |
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Police holds 20 'Iraq recruiters' |
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| Dec.19 |
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Ronaldinho Fifa's World Player of the Year |
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| Dec.8 |
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Croatian fugitive general seized Ante Gotovina, the third most-wanted suspect from the 1990s Balkan wars, was arrested in the Canary Islands
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| Nov.28 |
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Venezuela signs Spain arms deal |
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| Nov.15 |
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'Secret CIA flights' probed There are claims that CIA planes carrying terror suspects made secret stopovers on Spanish soil
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts
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| Sep.26 |
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27 years for al Qaeda cell leader |
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| Sep.18 |
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Heras makes Tour of Spain history |
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| Aug.16 |
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Spanish troops die in crash
Afghanistan: Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17
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| Jun.18 |
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ETA halts attacks on elected officials Newspaper Gara: The Basque separatist group would no longer attack Spanish elected political officials
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| Jun.5 |
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Nadal battles to French Open win |
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French voters reject EU charter
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| Mar.16 |
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Police: 500 Web pedophile ring arrests |
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| Mar.11 |
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Madrid remembers train bombings |
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| Feb.20 |
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Voters back EU constitution
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| Feb.9 |
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Madrid car bomb: 42 injured |
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| Feb.6 |
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18 dead from gas leak in hostel |
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Iraqis vote amid violence
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| Apr.18 |
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Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
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| Apr.5 |
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Spain steps up hunt for bombers |
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| Apr.4 |
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Madrid bombing ringleader 'dead' |
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| Apr.3 |
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One killed in Madrid suburb blast
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| Apr.2 |
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Army guards rail network |
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Bomb found on rail track |
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| Mar.24 |
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Madrid mourns bombing victims World leaders gathered for a state funeral for the victims of the March 11 terrorist bombings
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| Mar.23 |
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Leaders gather for Madrid funeral |
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| Mar.17 |
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Madrid suspects face questioning |
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| Mar.16 |
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Police identify 'bombers'
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| Mar.15 |
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PM-elect: Troops out of Iraq
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| Mar.14 |
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New PM Zapatero vows to fight terror |
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Poll triumph for Socialists In a rebuff to the ruling conservative Popular Party, Socialist Workers Party to win 164 seats in the 350-seat parliament
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| Mar.12 |
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Bombs were Spanish-made explosives |
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| Mar.11 |
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PM vows to catch bombers
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Police search for Madrid bombers |
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Rail blasts: 200 dead A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA
| The attacks took place at the height of rush hour when 3 separate trains were hit by near-simultaneous explosions along the southern part of Madrid's train network. The morning terror strikes at train stations also wounded at least 1,400. The deadliest blast happened on a train entering Atocha station
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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Saddam captured
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| Nov.29 |
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Australia win Davis Cup over Spain |
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7 Spanish agents killed in ambush |
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| Nov.2 |
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Heir to throne will wed TV anchorwoman |
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| Sep.7 |
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Roddick claims US Open title over Ferrero |
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| Sep.5 |
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Al-Jazeera reporter arrested |
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Major power outage
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| Jun.23 |
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Real ditch Del Bosque |
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| Jun.22 |
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Real clinch 29th Spanish title |
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| Jun.17 |
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Beckham OKs transfer to Real Madrid |
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| Jun.8 |
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Ferrero takes French Open title |
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| Jun.3 |
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Fatal train crash |
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| May.25 |
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Spanish troops killed in crash |
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| May.16 |
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41 die in Casablanca blasts
Morocco: 10 who took part in five near-simultaneous attacks also died. 4 detained. The targets included Spanish, Belgian and Jewish
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Jan.24 |
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Chemicals in terror find
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| Dec.17 |
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Ronaldo best world player for third time |
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| Nov.19 |
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Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
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Russian troops storm theater
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| Aug.26 |
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Party banned over ETA link. Basque
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| Aug.4 |
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2 killed in resort explosion
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| Jul.16 |
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Morocco defies Spain over Perejil
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| Jun.22 |
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Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
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| May.15 |
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Real wins European Cup over Leverkusen |
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Dec.17 |
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Figo best in world by FIFA |
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| Nov.3 |
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Arafat and Peres hold meeting |
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| Jun.12 |
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Bush begins Europe trip |
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| May.23 |
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Bayern wins Champions League |
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| May.17 |
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Liverpool won UEFA Cup |
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| Dec.10 |
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Spain won its first Davis Cup |
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| Nov.21 |
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Politician shot dead. Basque
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Closest Presidential election
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| May.24 |
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Real Madrid wins Champions League