21.  British officials released a statement late Friday calling for talks with Spanish officials and the fishermen.

22.  But the Spanish official, who did not want to be identified further, said the monarch was not as sick as media reports suggested.

23.  Earlier Tuesday, a Spanish ruling party official reacted skeptically to a proposal by Basque Nationalist Party chairman Xabier Arzallus for negotiations modeled on the Northern Ireland peace process.

24.  EU ambassadors scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss tactics for retaliation, and Spanish officials announced new visa requirements for Canadians.

25.  Following the Marbella murders, Spanish officials promised to crack down on an apparent increase in drug trafficking in the region.

26.  For his part, Bush seems pleased that Spanish officials were able to corral the eight suspects.

27.  Granma claimed Spanish officials had contacts with hard-line anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Miami, and suggested the government was harming Spanish interests to favor the exiles.

28.  He faces charges in Spain of belonging to an armed group, causing and explosion and attempted terrorism, the daily El Universal reported, quoting Spanish officials.

29.  He is being held in a Mexico City prison while Spanish officials proceed with an extradition request.

30.  He is considered a high-ranking bin Laden associate who Spanish officials say met with Atta in Spain weeks before his arrest.