Code:
NSString *param = image.URL; // the URL from the XML
NSString *encodedParam = [param stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@", param];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
UIImage *image = [[UIImage imageWithData: [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL: url]] retain];
finalImage = image;
