Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com/pages/europe/index.php News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Wed, 14 May 2008 09:48 EDT Spain blames ETA for bomb attack that killed Spanish policeman http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/14/europe/spain.php A bomb exploded early Wednesday outside a police barracks in the Basque region of northern Spain, killing one policeman and wounding four others, the Spanish authorities said. Among Czechs and Poles, same missile shield, differing sense of threat http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/14/europe/letter.php The Czech Republic believes that the threat the shield is designed to counter comes from Iran and other "rogue" regimes. But Poland's stance is dramatically different. A battered Gordon Brown faces more blows http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/europe/britain.php A by-election may spell the end of the British leader's hold on the Labour Party, while two memoirs paint rather unflattering portraits. Belgium teeters on a linguistic edge http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/europe/belgium.php A dispute over what the official language should be for children in a small town north of Brussels has become the focus of those in Belgium who want an independent Flemish state. 2 expelled U.S. envoys visited Russian military plant http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/europe/expel.php The two American military attachés who were expelled from Russia early this month, days ahead of the Victory Day martial parade on Red Square, had made an uninvited visit to a military aviation factory in Siberia that Russia regards as strategic, several American officials said. In inaugural address, Berlusconi is somber and vows to focus on economic growth http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/europe/italy.php Growth should be seen "not just as an economic parameter but as a measure of the country's civil progress," Berlusconi said to the Italian lawmakers on Tuesday. Thirsty Barcelona imports drinking water http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/europe/spain.php A boat loaded with drinking water docked in Barcelona on Tuesday, the first in a series of shipments designed to stave off shortages in the drought-stricken port city. The first vessel, from the nearby city of Tarragona, will be followed in the next few days by another from Marseille. Breathalyzer may replace the digestif in French restaurants http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/europe/france.php Barely recovered from a smoking ban imposed this year, the French are bracing for the next novelty in their favorite restaurants: an electronic Breathalyzer test. Blair seeks easing of conditions for Palestinians http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/13/africa/mideast.php Announcing measures for development, Tony Blair pushed for the easing of conditions for Palestinians in their daily lives while assuring Israelis their security. Serbian vote result sets up a showdown http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/europe/serbia.php The coalition determined to bring Serbia into the European Union faces a protracted power struggle with nationalist rivals who vowed to join forces to form a government. Spain ships water into Barcelona to help alleviate drought http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/13/news/Spain-Barcelona-Drought.php Spain's worst drought in decades forced the city of Barcelona to begin shipping in drinking water Tuesday in an unprecedented effort to avoid water restrictions before the start of vacation season. Northern Ireland police chief accuses IRA dissidents of trying to kill officer http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/13/news/NIreland-Bomb.php Northern Ireland's police chief accused Irish Republican Army dissidents Tuesday of planting a booby-trap bomb that exploded overnight beneath a policeman's car, destroying the vehicle and wounding the officer. Putin, as prime minister, keeps his inner circle intact http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/europe/russia.php German president and foreign minister avoid meeting Dalai Lama http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/europe/berlin.php A feud over press freedom boils over in France http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/europe/afp.php Russian investigators identify main suspect in murder of Politkovskaya http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/europe/12moscow.php Obituary: Diana Barnato Walker, acclaimed pilot, dies at 90 http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/europe/12walker.php Obituary: Witold Woyda, 1972 Polish Olympic gold fencer is dead at 68 http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/sports/12woyda.php News AnalysisS: Paris, May 1968: The revolution that never was http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/11/europe/paris.php As Gazprom's chairman moves up, so does Russia's most powerful company http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/11/business/11gaz.php Italian minister wants to bring back border checks http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/11/europe/11italy.php Seeking more freedom, Russians and others in region flock to Ukraine http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/europe/09ukraine.php Letter from Europe: Europe reluctant to set up a security doctrine http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/europe/letter.php Obituary: Nuala O'Faolain, Irish writer, dies at 68 http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/11/news/obits.php Moscow echoes with nostalgia as military parades through Red Square http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/europe/russia.php Belgian prime minister survives showdown on regions http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/europe/09belgium.php Clandestine workers step forward in French protests http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/08/europe/immig.php 2 more skulls, but still no Schiller http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/08/europe/journal.php Venice bans pigeon feeding in St. Mark's Square http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/08/europe/pigeon.php Austria's dungeon man: 'I must have been crazy' http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/europe/09dungeon.php Jewish culture, and anti-Semitism, on the rise in Hungary http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/arts/kimmel.php Moscow landmark, restored, becomes a symbol of cultural revival http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/journal.php U.S. could look beyond Poland for a missile-shield base http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/shield.php Hints of a thaw as a Chinese ensemble plays the Vatican http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/vatican.php London mayor bans alcohol on public transport http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/7london.php European Commission sues to force Italy to take out the garbage http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/07italy.php Greek islands, overwhelmed by refugees, seek help http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/07greece.php Elections put Serbs at a crossroads http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/06/europe/serbia.php Gas pipeline under the Baltic faces many hurdles http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/06/europe/pipeline.php Austrian began plans for secret cell in 1978, police say http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/05/europe/austria.php The confounding legacy of Yeltsin http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/04/europe/yeltsin.php Prague's greatest hero is really a blank Czech http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/16/news/letter.php