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'Leper priest' named among five new saints
Monday October 12 2009
Pope Benedict created five new saints yesterday, including Belgian priest Damien who worked and died among Hawaiian lepers, earning the admiration of President Barack Obama who sent a message hailing Damien's canonisation.
Bob Doyle
Sunday February 01 2009
Bob Doyle, the last member of the Irish Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), died in London last week.
Plane passengers face Spanish clamp on security
Wednesday September 19 2007
HOLIDAYMAKERS travelling to Spain from today could risk being refused entry to the country unless they hand over personal details to airlines.
War at sea over €375m sunken treasure trove
Friday July 13 2007
SPAIN risked a diplomatic incident yesterday when police boarded an American treasure hunter's ship as it sailed from Gibraltar in a tug of war over who profits from the discovery of €375m of sunken treasure.
Turkey's hopes of joining EU club fading
Monday October 16 2006
THE timetable for Turkey to join the EU appeared to slip yesterday when Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, gave his most pessimistic view of the country's progress towards membership since formal talks began a year ago.
Backers throw down gauntlet to EU sceptics
Tuesday January 16 2007
SUPPORTERS of the European constitution have laid down a clear challenge to sceptical governments in Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic with a strong call for the revival of the text which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.
