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Smoke cloud from British blast toward the Basque Country

A huge smoke cloud from a British fuel depot fire has drifted over Brittany and Normandy in northwestern France and is headed toward the Basque Country, and could reach it in 48 hours; France's national weather service said on Monday.

Some smoke also passed over Belgium, officials said. The main cloud is expected to pass through western France and head out over the Atlantic Ocean, though some fumes will likely also reach the Basque Country in 48 hours, said Francoise Benichou, chief deputy of forecasting at Meteo France.

Two Basque mountaineers killed in avalanche in eastern Spain

Spanish police found Monday morning the corpses of the two Basque mountaineers missing Unai Otamendi Otegi, aged 32 years old, and Joxean Azkue Arrastoa, aged 38 years old, buried by an avalanche, some kilometers far from the mountain pass of El Portalet in the Spanish region of Huesca.

Spanish police started searching for the mountaineers on Monday early in the morning after the wife of one of the mountaineers reported them missing Sunday night. Both had left for the mountain pass of El Portalet in Huesca, Eastern Spain, last December 8 to practice ski mountaineering, the Spanish government's office in Huesca said.

Liverpool in Japan for the title not the yen

European champions Liverpool arrived in Tokyo on Monday, tired but determined to add the FIFA Club World Championship to the trophy cabinet at their ground, Anfield. Basque midfielder Xavi Alonso, still injured, is likely to drop off.

Liverpool are hoping their involvement in the six-team competition will attract investment in the club, although Parry kept talk of business to a minimum upon the team's arrival. "First and foremost, this is a competitive trip and not a commercial trip," Parry told reporters. "It's not about raising revenues. It's not about money. It's about trophies."

Trial against Basque left-wing organizations resumes Monday evening

The hearing in the 18/98 case is to be resumed Monday evening with the suspects responsible for the closed newspaper Egin -accused of being the front for fund-raising and other support for ETA- taking the stand this week.

The first suspect to take the stand is Jesus Maria Zalakain Garaikoetxea, who is facing a sentence of 48 years in jail. Nine suspects will follow Zalakain, all of them responsible for the closed newspaper Egin. Xabier Alegria, main responsible for the newspaper, facing 51 years in jail and charged with membership of ETA and tax fraud, will be last of the suspects to take the stand.

Osasuna extend perfect home record this season

Javier Aguirre's Osasuna made it eight wins out of eight at El Sadar to equal their best home run in 22 seasons thanks to an early goal from Pierre Webo. The Cameroon striker clipped the ball over Toni Prats after the Mallorca keeper scuffed a clearance into his path with just five minutes on the clock.

Osasuna dominated throughout and regularly threatened with their slickly worked counter-attacks, but despite a host of clear scoring chances they were unable to extend their lead.

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