<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Basque Country: News &amp; Videos about Basque Country - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Basque_Country</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Basque Country from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:09:59 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Basque Country: News &amp; Videos about Basque Country - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/08/19/spain.eta.arrests/tztop.police.afp.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Basque_Country</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Basque Country from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>'Most-wanted' ETA suspects seized at ski resort</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/19/spain.eta.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/19/spain.eta.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Spanish police shortened their list of most-wanted fugitives Wednesday with the capture of two suspected members of the Basque-region separatist group ETA, officials told CNN.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bombing wave marks ETA campaign's 50th year</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/10/spain.eta.background/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/10/spain.eta.background/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The separatist group behind a series of bombings on a Spanish vacation island marks the 50 year anniversary of its struggle this year, a milestone that sees it no closer to achieving its goal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two guards die in latest Spain bombing</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/30/spain.car.bomb.second/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/30/spain.car.bomb.second/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two Civil Guard agents were killed Thursday in an explosion outside a barracks on a Spanish island popular with tourists, Palma de Mallorca city hall officials said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Car bomb in Spain injures 40</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/29/spain.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/29/spain.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A car bomb exploded early Wednesday outside the Civil Guard barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, injuring at least 40 people and causing substantial damage, an Interior Ministry official said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Policeman killed in car bomb blast in Spain's Basque region</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/19/spain.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/19/spain.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A car bomb exploded Friday morning in Spain's northern Basque region, killing a police officer inside the vehicle, officials said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Socialist elected as new president of Basque region</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/spain.basque.president/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/spain.basque.president/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Socialist was elected for the first time as Basque regional president on Tuesday, ending decades of pro-independence Basque nationalist rule in northern Spain.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 21:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Suspected Basque separatist leader arrested in France</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.eta.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.eta.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group, ETA, and two alleged accomplices were arrested over the weekend in France.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Contador wraps up Tour of Basque Country</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/11/cycling.contador/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/11/cycling.contador/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Alberto Contador scored an emphatic victory in the final 24 kilometer time trial to wrap up overall honors in the Tour of Basque Country on Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pinotti maintains Columbia's winning run</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/10/cycling.basque/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/10/cycling.basque/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Team Columbia's winning streak in Europe's top races continued on Friday when Italian Marco Pinotti secured victory in stage five of the Tour of the Basque Country.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Albasini wins stage as Contador still leads</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/09/cycling.basque/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/09/cycling.basque/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Swiss Michael Albasini continued Team Columbia's impressive start to the cycling season with victory in stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:03:00 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Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nationalists may lose power in Spain's Basque election</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/spain.basque.vote/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/spain.basque.vote/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The incumbent Basque nationalists won the most seats in Basque regional parliamentary elections on Sunday, but they could lose a 29-year hold on power because three non-nationalist parties won a combined majority for the first time, according to official election results.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Basque separatists not running in regional elections</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/28/spain.eta.elections/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/28/spain.eta.elections/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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in southern France in an operation that has also netted five other suspects, Spain's Interior Minister said Wednesday</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 10:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spain: Car bomb kills one, injures four</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/spain.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/spain.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A car bomb explosion at a civil guard barracks in northern Spain killed a guard member and wounded four others Wednesday, a Basque regional police spokeswoman told CNN.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ETA blamed for trio of bomb blasts</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/01/spain.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/01/spain.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Three bombs blamed by police on Basque separatist 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20:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Polarized Win for Spain's Socialists</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720784,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720784,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The country's prime minister wins reelection with promises of unity, but the opposition's strong stance against his progressive agenda suggests otherwise</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Killing Chills Spain's Election</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The murder in Basque country is a tragic parallel to the eve of the 2004 elections, when terror also struck the country. 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had already held a significant first round of direct talks with ETA.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peace process 'in crisis' ETA says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/18/spain.eta/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/18/spain.eta/index.html</guid><description>The Basque separatist group ETA is warning that the fledgling peace process is in "crisis" five months after ETA declared a cease-fire and said it "will respond" if Spain and France do not stop what it called "their attacks on Basque citizens."</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estoyanoff gives Uruguay victory</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/21/america.uruguay/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/21/america.uruguay/index.html</guid><description>Fabian Estoyanoff's 35 meter shot in the 33rd minute gave Uruguay a 1-0 victory 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