<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><description>Post</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Tells Journalists to Search for 'Truth']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11300-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11300-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI presented a smiling papacy to the world's news media Saturday while, in the background, the Vatican's battle over same-sex marriage legislation in Spain presented the pontiff with an early test of his moral authority.]]></description><author> Daniel Williams</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In His Own Defense, Terror Suspect Takes Offense as 9/11 Trial Opens in Madrid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10429-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10429-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Spanish man facing terror charges scolded prosecutors and judges from the witness chair Friday as Europe's biggest al Qaeda trial opened in a heavily guarded courtroom here following eight years of investigation.]]></description><author> Craig Whitlock</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10813-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10813-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Key Serb Surrenders,  Will Be Tried at Hague <br>    BELGRADE  --   A key Serbian war crimes suspect has surrendered and will go to the U.N. war crimes tribunal, a further sign of Belgrade's determination to push for European Union membership.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sept. 11 Suspects Go on Trial in Madrid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6642-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6642-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The trial of Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas and two other men begins in Madrid on Friday after a  3 1/2 -year investigation into the role Spain may have played as a staging ground for the Sept. 11 attacks.]]></description><author> Craig Whitlock</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain Keeps a Vigilant Eye on Al Qaeda Threat]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2944-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2944-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Although 75 members of al Qaeda have been arrested in Spain, the terrorist group's efforts to recruit followers among Muslim residents of that country remains a threat, Spanish Foreign Minister    Miguel Moratinos  told Washington Post reporters and editors last week.]]></description><author> Nora Boustany</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentine Ex-Officer Convicted In Spain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2933-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2933-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  MADRID, April 19  --  A Spanish court on Tuesday sentenced a former Argentine naval officer to 640 years in prison for crimes against humanity, convicting him of throwing political prisoners from airplanes during Argentina's so-called dirty war against dissidents.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruling Party Loses Seats In Basque Vote]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61700-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61700-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  VITORIA, Spain, April 17  --  The Basque region's ruling nationalists, who are pushing for more autonomy from Spain, won a key regional election Sunday but fell short of a majority, losing seats as a banned pro-independence party drew unexpectedly high support, according to government figures.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Rainier Laid to Rest]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56138-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56138-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kings, queens and presidents bade farewell to Monaco's Prince Rainier III on Friday at a funeral in the cathedral where he married Hollywood actress Grace Kelly and will be laid to rest beside her.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church's Influence Waning in Once Fervently Catholic Spain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42739-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42739-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  MADRID  --  For centuries, the Vatican considered Spain the most Catholic country of Europe. The Spanish defeat of the Muslims at Granada in 1492 consolidated Roman Catholicism's hold on the continent, and the Inquisition rooted out those who failed to adhere to the strict Catholic line. Spain's conquest of the Americas extended the Vatican's reach. And Spain gave birth to such pious religious orders as the Dominicans, the Jesuits and Opus Dei.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Safety Net With Some Holes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42240-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42240-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, Chile -- As Eugenio Pumarino studied investment options for his state-sponsored private pension account, the 71-year-old retiree uttered words that would be sweet music to advocates of private accounts for the U.S. Social Security system.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Taps  Aguirre as  Ambassador  to Spain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40498-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40498-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Eduardo Aguirre, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Spain.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving Lives, Bridging Cultures]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17002-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17002-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Regardless of size, natural disasters have the power to draw people together across the language and culture divide.]]></description><author> Ellen Nakashima</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess Genius Kasparov Retires]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28176-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28176-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  MOSCOW, March 11  --  Garry Kasparov, the brilliant and aggressive tactician regarded by many as the greatest chess player of all time, has announced his retirement from professional play. He said he planned to write books and become more active in the politics of his native Russia, which he said was "headed down the wrong path."]]></description><author> Jim Heintz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain Pays Silent Homage To Victims of Train Bombs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27175-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27175-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Spaniards on Friday commemorated the first anniversary of bombings that ripped through four morning rush-hour commuter trains, killing 191 people and wounding more than 1,500.]]></description><author> Pamela Rolfe</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[CORRECTIONS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58884-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58884-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   A Feb. 27 article about possible compromises in the debate over individual investment accounts for Social Security incorrectly described President Bush's proposal. Workers younger than 55 who opted to participate in the program would be able to divert up to 4 percent of income subject to Social Security taxation into individual investment accounts beginning in 2009.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spaniards Approve E.U. Constitution, but Turnout Is Low]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40315-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40315-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Spaniards gave an overwhelming "yes" to the European Union's new constitution in a referendum Sunday, but a low turnout may have dented E.U. hopes that the vote would send a strong signal across the 25-nation bloc.]]></description><author> Adrian Croft</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3676-2005Feb6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3676-2005Feb6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Pope Blesses Crowd From Hospital Window <br>    VATICAN CITY --  Pope John Paul II blessed the faithful from his hospital window Sunday, looking frail and speaking with difficulty but appearing determined to show he can still lead the Roman Catholic Church.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain Rejects Proposal On Basque Independence]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55430-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55430-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Spain's parliament overwhelmingly rejected a plan early Wednesday to give near total independence to the Basque region, following a lengthy floor debate in which the president of the restive region made the case for the step.]]></description><author> Pamela Rolfe</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Envoy to Mexico Engaged to Wed Corona Heiress]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52915-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52915-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 -- U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza Jr., a Texas political figure and longtime friend of President Bush's, is engaged to be married to Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala, a billionaire heiress and businesswoman whose family company brews Corona beer.]]></description><author> Kevin Sullivan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50160-2005Jan30.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50160-2005Jan30.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/spain/post</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:06:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Israel Signals Pullback From West Bank Cities <br>   JERUSALEM --  Israel is likely to pull its troops back from several West Bank cities within days, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday, in a further sign of cooperation with a new Palestinian leadership.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>