<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Barcelona: News &amp; Videos about Barcelona - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Barcelona</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Barcelona from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:29:18 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Barcelona: News &amp; Videos about Barcelona - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Barcelona</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Barcelona from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Informant testifies on alleged Barcelona terrorist 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2009 02:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New climate change treaty could be ready in 2010, U.N. official says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>One killed, 19 hurt in Spain bus crash</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/19/spain.netherlands.crash/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/19/spain.netherlands.crash/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A teenage Dutch girl was killed and 19 people were injured when a bus carrying 59 students and 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ink</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lang_whitaker/02/26/barcelona.liverpool/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lang_whitaker/02/26/barcelona.liverpool/index.html</guid><description>BARCELONA, Spain -- It took an epic journey, nearly 5,500 miles from Las Vegas to New York City to Barcelona, to realize exactly what the New York Yankees mean to the United States.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Social networking goes mobile</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/02/14/barcelona.boulden2/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/02/14/barcelona.boulden2/index.html</guid><description>The technology executives and analysts here in Barcelona this week are trying to figure out how take all the content found on the Web and migrate it to your mobile device.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Coming to your phone: 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Barcelona</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/10/spain.neeskens/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/10/spain.neeskens/index.html</guid><description>Australia assistant coach Johan Neeskens has accepted a position with Champions League winners and Spanish champions Barcelona.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabri agrees three-year Ajax deal</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/06/ajax.gabri/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/06/ajax.gabri/index.html</guid><description>Barcelona's versatile defender Gabri has signed for Ajax on a three-year contract starting in July, the Dutch team said on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wenger backs Arsenal to beat 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Paris</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/15/spain.messi/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/15/spain.messi/index.html</guid><description>Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been included in Barcelona's 22-man squad for the Champions League final against Arsenal in Paris despite not playing for more than two months.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 14:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Striker Eto'o puts his team first</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/02/spain.barcelona/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/02/spain.barcelona/index.html</guid><description>Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o says he is unconcerned about the possibility of being deprived of top spot in the Spanish scoring charts as long as his side manage to retain the title and win the Champions League.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 10:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Xavi returns to Barcelona's squad</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/04/28/spain.xavi/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/04/28/spain.xavi/index.html</guid><description>Spain midfielder Xavi returned to the Barcelona squad on Friday, five months after suffering a serious knee injury.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>