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[edit] Major Events Bomb destroys Spanish police barracks and kills policeman in Basque Country Location of Basque Country. A car bomb exploded May 14 in the Basque town of Legutiano, near the barracks of the Spanish paramilitary police Guardia Civil. A policeman died and 4 more were injured. The Basque separatist group ETA was blamed for this attack by authorities, but no one has claimed responsibility yet. The barracks and a nearly abandoned building are practically collapsed. The force of the explosion has also made a large hole and damaged buildings 500 meters away. Full story	[edit] Latest News 25 May 2008: Dima Bilan wins the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia 14 May 2008: Bomb destroys Spanish police barracks and kills policeman in Basque Country 30 April 2008: 2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. Barcelona 29 April 2008: Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 Spanish Grand Prix 24 April 2008: Earth Day 2008 marked in various ways 19 April 2008: Bus crash in Spain leaves 9 Finnish tourists dead 17 April 2008: Bomb hurt seven police in Basque city of Bilbao 12 April 2008: Spain's new cabinet has more women than men 10 April 2008: UK nears US in cyber-crime, ahead of Nigeria, Romania 10 April 2008: UEFA Champions League: April 9, 2008

[edit] Politics and conflicts Dima Bilan wins the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia Bomb destroys Spanish police barracks and kills policeman in Basque Country Bomb hurt seven police in Basque city of Bilbao Spain's new cabinet has more women than men ETA set off car bomb in La Rioja, Spain [edit] Disasters and accidents Bus crash in Spain leaves 9 Finnish tourists dead 60 vehicle pile-up kills one, injures 30 in Austria Nobel laureate Doris Lessing: 9/11 'wasn't that terrible' compared to IRA attacks Menorca airport's new terminal collapses Forest fires continue to rage in Spain [edit] Crime and law UK nears US in cyber-crime, ahead of Nigeria, Romania Mari Luz, missing child from Huelva, Spain, found dead Fitzpatrick family offers reward in search for missing Mijas teenager FBI document reviews symbols used by pedophiles Chad releases seven Europeans held in alleged kidnap plan [edit] Obituaries	[edit] Economy and business [edit] Science and technology NASA to beam Beatles song into deep space 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced Russian mathematician declines Fields Medal Chimpanzee genome sequenced Bigger than Pluto, possible 10th planet found [edit] Culture and entertainment Dima Bilan wins the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 Spanish Grand Prix NASA to beam Beatles song into deep space Proposed Spanish national anthem lyrics withdrawn due to controversy Naked News to create international language editions [edit] Sports 2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. Barcelona Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 Spanish Grand Prix UEFA Champions League: April 9, 2008 UEFA Champions League: April 1, 2008 Draw results for UEFA Euro 2008 announced [edit] Weather