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Madrid, Jan 16, 2010 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Spanish politician Gaspar Llamazares, spokesman for the small United Left coalition, denounced the use of his picture for an updated wanted poster for Osama bin Laden. The FBI distributed on Friday some "digitally enhanced" photos of the Al Qaeda leader in which he appears older and with a shorter beard, in one of which the upper part of Llamazares' face was used, according to a news story published in the Spanish daily El Mundo. In a statement to the media, the Spanish politician said Saturday that what happened would be "funny" if...

A Spanish citizen has been arrested in Chile after officials said they found a large cache of explosives in his house, the Telam news outlet reported Friday. The explosives matched material used in four bombings in the region in 2009, said Telam, the government-run news agency in neighboring Argentina. Chilean media reported the arrest, but the official state-run CAN news agency did not.

Note: Photos included. MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Spanish police Tuesday arrested a Spanish soldier and his Russian girlfriend for allegedly posting videos on the Internet promoting Islamic extremist views and calling for attacks in Spain, a Ministry of Interior statement said.

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A former baggage handler for Qantas Airways has been identified by the CIA as an al-Qaida member. Government officials told The Australian newspaper they are aware of claims that Bilal Khazal of Sydney and Melbourne cleric Sheikh Mohammed Omran have been linked to an al-Qaida detainee known as Abu Dahdah. The allegations, made public this week by the Australian Broadcasting Corp., reportedly stem from telephone intercepts revealed recently in a Spanish court. The newspaper said the intercepts suggest repeated contact between the two Australians and the Spaniard. The Australian said, among other things, Abu...