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An award-winning Western Sahara independence activist who has been on a nearly two-week hunger strike since Morocco expelled her from the disputed territory is so weak she can hardly stand or speak, supporters said Saturday.
Lawyers for Juan Carlos' eldest child, Princess Elena and her husband Jaime de Marichalar say the two have agreed to divorce.
A Swiss adventurer trying to soar from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings ditched safely into the Atlantic on Wednesday after hitting turbulence and clouds so thick he could not tell if he was flying up or down.
Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.
Spanish airline Iberia SA, poised to merge with British Airways PLC, reported Friday a loss of euro16.4 million ($24.5 million) in the third quarter, compared to a profit of euro30.4 million a year earlier, as the economic crisis sapped demand for air travel.
Iberia and British Airways have approved an agreement establishing the basis for a merger, the Spanish carrier said late Thursday.
Spanish telephone company Telefonica SA said Thursday its 3rd quarter net profit dipped 0.6 percent compared to the same period of last year as the company took in less revenue in a recession-plagued economy.
Three men of Pakistani origin denied any wrongdoing Thursday as they went on trial over an alleged plot to stage suicide attacks in Barcelona on orders from the Pakistan Taliban.
Swine flu has forced the Spanish basketball league to postpone a game for the second time this season.
Francisco Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, died Tuesday at age 103 after outliving the dictatorship that led him to flee into exile.
A Spanish judge on Monday indicted seven people for allegedly helping several of the suspected Madrid train bombers flee after the 2004 terror attacks.
African countries ended a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations on Tuesday, after winning promises for more in-depth talks on how much rich nations need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Relatives of men believed to have been executed and buried along with the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca said Thursday they are delighted that work has begun to exhume the civil-war era grave.
The European Union has launched an investigation into a prized Spanish wetland that has turned bone dry through mismanagement of water resources and is now on fire underground, white smoke now rising from areas where fish once swam.
Spain's foreign minister met with Cuban leader Raul Castro and other government leaders Monday during an official visit that has caused a stir for who he wouldn't see: top political opposition leaders on the island.
A Spanish labor representative says unions have rejected Magna's latest offer concerning the future of an Opel plant targeted for job cuts and will vote on calling a strike.
A huge crowd rallied in Madrid Saturday against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion — a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country.
Spanish writer and journalist Angeles Caso has won the country's most lucrative literary award for a novel about the ordeals of women from poor countries who emigrate in search of a better life.
Spain's Parliament approved a law Thursday narrowing the scope of a cross-border justice doctrine which had allowed judges to indict people like Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden.
Boyzone star Stephen Gately, whose body was found in a house on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, died of natural causes, according to autopsy results released Tuesday.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was to fly to Washington on Monday to meet President Barack Obama, a visit that comes after years of strained relations with George W. Bush's administration over the Iraq war.
Luis Aguile, an Argentine singer-songwriter whose career blossomed after he moved to Spain, died in a Madrid hospital on Saturday, his manager said. He was 73.
A Spanish fishing company says one of its ships has been attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean and it has lost contact with the vessel.
Spain's Catalonia region has started charging mountain climbers, skiers and other outdoor adventurers who get into trouble through negligence and need to be rescued.
A Spanish Civil War-era grave believed to hold the remains of the acclaimed poet Federico Garcia Lorca will be dug up in two to three weeks, an official said Monday, in the most high-profile step yet in a drive for Spain to address atrocities committed against civilians during that ruinous conflict.
Trial starts into murder of mayor where entire village were suspects It was a crime straight from the pages of an Agatha Christie novel – a murder in a village where almost every resident had a motive.
Spain: Teen Masturbation Sex Ed Workshops Spark OutrageBetween gay marriage, decriminalized abortion and all that pornography on TV, you'd think that the Spanish would be impossible to shock.
Spanish 'self love' lessonsThe government of Extremadura launched a campaign based around the slogan "pleasure is in your own hands", which gives advice on masturbation. ROTF - That a government would get so involved, just cracks me up. Government controlled sex... - H2
Spanish region teaches kids how to crack one offSpain's autonomous region of Extremadura has sparked a bit of a rumpus by issuing an educational leaflet entitled Pleasure is in your hands, detailing the best way to achieve solo satisfaction.
Spanish region takes hands-on approach to sex education: 'self-exploration and self-pleasure' to be taughtIt is a subject that would make most governments blush, but officials in the Spanish region of Extremadura have launched a major programme to encourage what could be described as a more hands-on approach to sexuality.
Spanish and Somali Governments Work Against the Clock to Free Ship's 36 Crew-members Held by PiratesSpanish ambassador in Kenya, Nicolás Martín Sinto, and Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke held an urgent meeting in Nairobi on Sunday, November 8, to find a way out of the tense situation over the hijacked Spanish boat, Alakrana.
Spiritus Legis & the Larrañaga Prison-Exchange-with-Spain Case[Manila, Philippines] In respect of the 1997 rape-slaying of two sisters which saw the conviction of Francisco Larrañaga and six others, you raise the point that Larrañaga's transfer of confinement to some penitentiary in Spain was not a miscarriage of justice because it was …
Dutch 'among lowest cannabis users'THE Dutch are among the lowest users of marijuana or cannabis in Europe despite the Netherlands' well-known tolerance of the drug, according to a regional study.
Spain Arraigns Somalis Suspected of PiracyMADRID — Two Somali men were arraigned on kidnapping charges in a Spanish court on Tuesday in a case that underscores the legal ambiguity of trying people suspected of piracy in international waters.
Where are the Filipino nationalists, anti-rapists & anti-murderers?[Manila, Philippines] Where are all of those organizations and nationalist who were out for the blood of Daniel Smith, the American Marine who was accused of raping a Pinay? Why are they not out in the streets protesting the fact that Spaniard Francisco "Paco" Larrañaga, a …
Somali pirates demand Spain frees two before talksMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat will not negotiate its release until their colleagues facing hijacking charges in Madrid are freed, a member of the gang said on Tuesday.
Study: Britain and Ireland the worst places to live in Europe - France and Spain the bestBritain is the worst place in Europe to live despite offering the biggest salaries, a study revealed today. High incomes in the UK are cancelled out by long working hours, poor annual leave, rising food and fuel bills and a lack of sunshine.
Bluefin tuna in danger of extinction - 5 Sep 09For millions of years the giant bluefin tuna has been one of the most successful predators in the ocean. But serious overfishing is threatening to wipeout the species. Stocks in the Mediterranean have now fallen close to a level at which the tuna will be unable to breed.
100,000 protest for press freedom in RomeThe masses gathered today in Rome to protest for the freedom of the press! "Accusations of an anti-Berlusconi bias have spiked since Rai 2 twice invited to its studios a call girl who claims to have accepted money to spend the night with the prime minister.
How Young Is Too Young? - The Daily BeastThe Polanski case revives debate about the age of consent—and how America stacks up against other countries when it comes to sexual permissiveness.
How Young Is Too Young? [ to consent to have sex ] The Polanski case revives debate about the age of consent—and how America stacks up against other countries when it comes to sexual permissiveness.
Spain Increases Taxes to Tame Deficit Amid Recession Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Spain will raise value-added tax and levies on savings as the government seeks 11 billion euros ($16.2 billion) to tame one of the euro region's largest budget deficits even as the economy is still mired in recession.
the largest commercial solar tower plant in the worldTRH the King and Queen of Spain inaugurate Abengoa's PS20 solar plant, the largest commercial solar tower plant in the world
Haqqani urges US not to walk away from region againWASHINGTON: Sounding a note of caution, Islamabad's envoy to Washington has said the United States suffered serious consequences as a result of walking away from Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Soviet pullout in 1989 and urged that the mistake should not be repeated.
Spain Throws Out Israeli University From Int'l ContestThe Spanish Government has disqualified the Israeli team from the bi-annual Solar Decathlon because the team is located in "occupied territory" - Samaria.
Spain boycotts İsraeli college on occupied territory..."The "University Center of Ariel in Samaria" (AUCS) has been excluded from a prestigious university competition about sustainable architecture in Spain.
The Trains in Spain: country to become world's leader in high-speed trains Spain is tipped to become the world's leader in high-speed trains next year, surpassing Japan and France for the most kilometers of track.
Doctor jailed over former first lady's lipo deathA Spanish doctor has been sent to jail for a year over the death of the former Nigerian first lady.
Leonard Cohen collapses on stageSinger-songwriter Leonard Cohen was forced to cut short a concert in Spain on Friday (local time) after he became ill and collapsed on stage.
Media Mud Pies: CNN's Embarrassing Response To FOXFor eight years CNN & corporate media have ignored the Left. When challenged by FOX that it failed to cover the Right, CNN is apoplectic to prove it covers the Right extensively. Shameful bias and hypocrisy.
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