Barcelona, Spain  - Thirty-five per cent of the world's birds are likely to be particularly susceptible to climate change, which could accelerate the extinction of threatened species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Wednesday.

Barcelona  - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Monday made public a red list of threatened species, compiled by 1,700 experts, which is regarded as the global standard for conservation monitoring.

Some of the animals on the list include:

Reptiles: La Palma giant lizard (Gallotia auaritae), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)

Groupers: squaretail coral grouper (Plectropomus areolatus)

African freshwater crabs: purple marsh crab (Afrithelphusa monodosa)

Amphibians: Holdridge's toad (Incilius holdridgei)

Indian Tarantulas: Rameshwaram parachute spider (Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica)

The commission investigating the August 20 air crash in Madrid, which killed 154 people, was Wednesday accused of delays in investigating other accidents, which could jeopardize air safety.

The commission had not yet issued the results of 51 investigations on accidents which occurred more than 12 months ago, the time limit set by the European Union and other international organizations, the daily Periodico de Catalunya reported.

Barcelona, Spain - A Spanish opponent of capitalism defrauded 39 banks of 492,000 euros (699,820 dollars) to "denounce the banking system," media reported Wednesday.

Enric Duran, 32, sought credits for buying a flat, a car or for investments by companies which only existed in name.

He gave false information about his profession and income without being discovered by the banks' security filters, the daily El Mundo reported.

Duran used the credits to launch a magazine called "Crisis. Free publication to survive economic turbulences," which was being distributed Wednesday in the Barcelona area.

Barcelona  - The Barcelona home of Infanta Cristina, younger daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos, had a Molotov cocktail thrown at it by a lone attacker during the night, police said Saturday.

The attack caused only limited damage, and the 43-year-old princess, her husband and their four children were not there.

Police arrested the suspected arsonist Saturday evening. There were no immediate details about his identity or the motive behind the attack.