Barcelona - The families of 30 Russian children who were among the 71 victims of a mid-air collision in 2002 are seeking 600 million dollars in damages at a Spanish court, judicial sources said Wednesday.

The Tupolev 154 passenger jet of Bashkirian Airlines and a Boeing 757 cargo plane collided over Germany, killing the 71 people aboard both aircraft.

The victims included 45 children who were going on holiday in Spain as a reward for their achievements at school.

On the Energy sector, Patil said in India there is a requirement of 90,000 Megawatts of generation capacity for coming seven years and the country seeks to benefit from Spain’s expertise.

Madrid, April 22: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the growing trade relations between India and Spain and spoke about a wide spectrum of issues on which both the countries can benefit through mutual cooperation.

President Patil, on this occasion, addressed a joint business meet, comprising leaders of the business delegation from India and businesspersons from Spain and India.

Madrid - Spain and India on Wednesday agreed on the need to reinforce multilateral financial institutions and to increase the contributions of their member countries, Spanish government sources said.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Indian President Pratibha Patil also agreed to step up cooperation against international terrorism.

The two signed cooperation agreements on renewable energy, tourism and agriculture during the first visit of an Indian head of state to Spain.

Madrid - Twenty years after internet technology was invented, the web was hailed as being vital for human progress at the 18th annual international World Wide Web Conference on Wednesday.

The four-day congress brought together about 1,000 experts in the Spanish capital Madrid.

Tim Berners-Lee, one of the inventors of the internet, said it would still continue developing for a long time.

Barcelona - Clay-tough Spaniard Tommy Robredo ended the Barcelona Open dream of Gaston Gaudio as he hammered the former French Open champion out of the second round on Wednesday.

Sixth seed Robredo, who trailed 4-3 in a series with the last match played in 2006, piled on a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 win after being made to work in the opening set.

Gaudio, 30 yearf age and ranked 966th, was on a high after winning his first match since 2007 and now pointing at a wild card request for Roland Garros after claiming the Grand Slam there in 2004.