Madrid - A trial began in Spain on Tuesday of three military officers accused of falsely identifying 30 of the 75 victims of the worst air crash in the history of Spanish peacekeeping missions in May 2003.

The Yakolev 42 was en route from Afghanistan to Spain when it crashed in Turkey, killing the 62 peacekeepers and 13 mainly Ukrainian crew on board.

Thirty Spanish families were given the wrong bodies, which were exhumed later on for their correct identification.

Valladolid, Spain  - The lowly Vuelta of Castilla and Leon cleared up more issues than expected in the duel between US cycling legend Lance Armstrong and young Spaniard Alberto Contador for leadership of the Astana team.

Armstrong, 37, crashed in the first stage of the race and withdrew with a broken collarbone.

With the injury, he leaves team leadership to his challenger without a great show of force by either. More importantly, Armstrong's training is greatly jeopardized ahead of the Tour de France in July.

Valladolid, Spain  - Lance Armstrong broke his right collarbone when he fell Monday in the first stage of the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon cycling race, the race's organizers confirmed.

The US cycling legend, 37, underwent tests at the Hospital Clinico in the northwestern Spanish city of Valladolid, but was set to leave hospital later Monday, after receiving treatment and painkillers to alleviate his condition, organizers added.

Valladolid, Spain  - Lance Armstrong broke his right collarbone when he fell Monday in the first stage of the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon cycling race, the race's organizers confirmed.

The US cycling legend, 37, underwent tests at the Hospital Clinico in the northwestern Spanish city of Valladolid, but was set to leave hospital later Monday, after receiving treatment and painkillers to alleviate his condition, organizers added.

Madrid  - Forty-four Basque separatists face trial in Spain after a judge accused them of links with the militant separatist group ETA, judicial sources said Monday.

Judge Baltasar Garzon launched proceedings against 44 members of the banned Basque parties Batasuna, Basque Nationalist Action (ANV) and Communist Party of Basque Lands (PCTV).

The parties have been barred from elections on grounds of being related to ETA, which has killed more than 800 people since 1968.

Baltanas, Spain  - Lance Armstrong fell during the first stage of the Vue