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Madrid  - Police in the northern Spanish cit

Washington  - US car sales tumbled by more than 30 per cent in January, with struggling domestic carmakers continuing to lead the way as consumers cut back sharply on spending.

The US "Big Three" all reported declines of 40 per cent or more compared to January 2007. General Motors Corp dropped 49 per cent, Ford Motor Co fell 40 per cent and Chrysler LLC declined 55 per cent.

Japanese makers did only a little better. Toyota Motor Corp fell 34 per cent in January from the year before, while its rival Honda Motor Co was down 31 per cent. Nissan Motor Co fell 30 per cent.

London  - Championship side Burnley progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup, as they beat West Bromwich Albion of the Premier League 3-1 on Tuesday.

Wade Elliott gave them the lead just before half-time, and Steve Thompson added a second goal just after the break.

Gianni Zuiverloon pulled one back on the hour, but Burnley responded positively and, with three minutes remaining, Thompson added his second.

Tehran  - Iran launched into orbit its first domestically produced satellite Tuesday morning, the official news agency IRNA reported.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered the launching of the satellite called Omid, or hope, on a domestically produced Safir 2 rocket, IRNA said.

The United States is concerned about the satellite launch because it could be a precursor to the development of ballistic missiles, US State Department spokesman Robert Wood said.