* Spain: The latest edition of the Spanish clasico turned into a 5-0 walk in the park for FC Barcelona over bitter rivals Real Madrid.
* Egypt: Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Cairo to demonstrate against alleged voting irregularities.
* Asia: According to the Japanese press representatives of that country, South Korea, and the U.S. will meet next week to discuss the crisis on the Korean peninsula.
* Switzerland: First it was banning the construction of new minarets, and now Swiss voters backed a referendum measure to expel foreigners convicted of serious crimes.
Image – Andreu Dalmau/EPA via The Guardian (“David Villa celebrates after scoring his second and Barcelona's fourth against Real Madrid.”)
Online Sources- Voice of America, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor, CNN
Monday, November 29, 2010
World Watch: Barca blitz
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It is a Spanish professional football club, based in Barcelona, Spain. They play in La Liga, and is one of the only three clubs to have never been relegated.
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