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Spanish nationalists have long simmered with resentment over British sovereignty on Gibraltar.

The southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Britain as a navy base in 1704 and Spain “ceded” [because it was forced to by the powerful...

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Apr 17 2008 by AP0 Comments

A renegade group of Gibraltar’s Barbary apes has annoyed residents so much that authorities announced plans Thursday to kill them.A cluster of 25 Barbary apes _ a species of monkey usually weighing about 15-25 pounds _ moved to a popular beach-side area..

 
 
Jan 26 2008 by AP0 Comments

Mountain avalanches killed an off-duty ski patrol worker and left another person missing Friday as California strained under nearly a week of snow and rain.One avalanche struck Friday afternoon at Wrightwood in the snow-laden San Gabriel Mountains....

 
 
Dec 6 2007 by AP0 Comments

Children carried gas masks to the playground. Military officers commanded civilian courts under martial law. Residents feared enemy troops would parachute into the mountains and then swarm the beaches.This year’s 66th anniversary of the Japanese attack...

 
 
Nov 2 2007 by AP0 Comments

Morocco announced it was recalling its ambassador from Spain in response to a planned visit to the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla by Spain’s king and queen. A look at the history behind the dispute:WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Spain’s royal palace...

 
 
Oct 31 2007 by AP0 Comments

The legal grappling between deep-sea explorers and the Spanish government over an estimated $500 million in sunken treasure could drag on for another year or more, according to court documents filed Tuesday.A case management report filed in federal court.

 
 
Oct 23 2007 by AP0 Comments

French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Morocco’s king Monday and signed a string of deals aimed at fostering closer cooperation between the two countries and economic development projects.Sarkozy began a three-day visit to the former French colony in..

 
 
Oct 14 2007 by AP0 Comments

A rapidly spreading patch of flowering American lotus is causing an ugly battle.Across the Detroit River’s Gibraltar Bay on Hickory Island, Sue Liphardt said she doesn’t like the sight of the aquatic plants. She and others fear the patch will grow to...

 
 
Oct 4 2007 by AP0 Comments

Democrat John Edwards urged a crowd at a Civil War battlefield to ignore polls and fundraising numbers that show him lagging in third place in the party’s presidential race.Edwards said Thursday that events like the one where he spoke _ which drew...

 
 
Sep 13 2007 by AP0 Comments

Climate change is affecting Europe faster than the rest of the world and rising temperatures could transform the Mediterranean into a salty and stagnant sea, Italian experts said Wednesday.Warmer waters and increased salinity could doom many of the...

 
 
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