Top story: A car bomb exploded outside a Civil Guard barracks in the Northern Spanish city of Burgos this morning, injuring at least 46, including children. The Basque separatist group ETA has been blamed.
The last ETA attack took place in early July when a bomb exploded outside the Basque Socialist Party headquarters. The Spanish government has taken a hard line against the group -- ruling out further negotiations -- since a bombing at Madrid airport in 2006. Four ETA commanders have been captured in the last year.
"They're murderous, savage and crazy, which does not make them stronger but doubtlessly makes them more dangerous," Spain's interior minister said after today's attack.
French authorities reportedly warned Spain several days ago that ETA was planning to bring three vans packed with explosives over the border. The van used in today's attack was likely one of them.
Stat of the day: China accounted from 87.3 percent of executions around the world in 2008. The overall number declined.
Middle East
- Reformist Iranian journalist Saeed Hajjarian will be released from prison. The first trials of election protesters will begin this weekend.
- U.S. commander Gen. Ray Odierno said the Iraqi military won't be ready to take over the country's air defenses by the time the U.S. military is scheduled to pull out in 2011.
- The U.S. is taking steps to ease diplomatic sanctions on Syria.
Asia and Pacific
- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will speak to India's parliament today to defend his efforts to improve relations with Pakistan.
- Police broke up a rally by opposition members protesting the results of the recent presidential election in Kyrgyzstan.
- Fiji will likely be suspended from the commonwealth after the country's military ruler replaced the president this week.
Europe
- Ireland has agreed to take in two inmates from Guantanamo Bay.
- Moldovans began voting in new national elections aimed at breaking the country's political deadlock.
Americas
- Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suspended diplomatic ties with Colombia after being accused of supporting the FARC rebels.
- The FARC has denied giving money to the campaign of Ecuador's President Raphael Correa.
- The United States has revoked the visas of four officials from Honduras's interim government.
Africa
- Nigerian police rescued 180 women and children held hostage by Islamist rebels.
- The Zimbabwean opposition party's youth leader was arrested over a stolen cell phone. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says it is part of a pattern of harassment of opposition officials.
- Thousands of Somalis are attempting to flee across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen.
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