News to March 06

February 20th, roundup.

(Sport news click more) Between 125,000 and one million demonstrated Saturday, 18th in Barcelona in favour of new Estatut; Supreme Court confirms 30 years for ETA member Henri Parrot; Kind in Vietnam; Gibraltar conversations today; British climbers die in Picos de Europa mountains.

Other recent news includes: 7th: Parties as rigid as ever as Catalan Estatut goes for detailed reading in Congress; New Madrid Air terminal opens with chaos - Metro link to open next year; 3rd: Differences continue between major parties on Catalan Estatut, while pact over Valencian goes through; major merger of Gas and Electricity firms gets go-ahead; public prosecutor Fungairiño fired; ETA bomb at Bilbao post office.

Sport:

Football (soccer): World Cup Spain heads a relatively 'easy' group H against Ukraine, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
Motor: Dakar Marc Coma winner, bikes; Nani Roma 3rd, cars; Carlos Sainz won debut Portuguese leg, 11th overall; F1 Fernando Alonso gets off to a good start in the new F1 season; Bikes: Dani Pedrosa, starts well in the GP section of the championship.